http://blogs.BootsnAll.com/dw/ Contact Daniel: noplaceashome at yahoo.co.uk en-us 2005-01-01T23:06:03+07:00 http://blogs.BootsnAll.com/dw/archives/006952.shtml Hi, the journey that this travel diary describes started in July 2003 and finished in October 2004. Since then I've started a new diary, Suitcasing, but there are a lot of good stories here in No Place As Home -... Conclusion Daniel 2005-01-01T23:06:03+07:00 http://blogs.BootsnAll.com/dw/archives/005232.shtml Well, wow, it's been a long journey. This is the concluding piece to the story that began in July 2003, in "A Year and a Day"; I'm surprised at how forceful this last post has turned out, but wanted to... Conclusion Daniel 2004-10-24T19:44:41+07:00 http://blogs.BootsnAll.com/dw/archives/005080.shtml Hi everyone, my last few days in England. My flight is booked for Wednesday night, I'm feeling happy. Leaving family and friends once more is going to be desperately sad; leaving London behind will not be. In the mean time,... England Daniel 2004-10-17T19:02:59+07:00 http://blogs.BootsnAll.com/dw/archives/004981.shtml It's noticable how little London is clinging to me. There's been no collapse into depression (yet), I'm quite enjoying being here - but with no sense I should stay. I just don't know what I would do in London. I... England Daniel 2004-10-13T19:33:03+07:00 http://blogs.BootsnAll.com/dw/archives/004811.shtml Back in England, it is a mixture of the instinctively familiar and the disorientating. Being able to drink and brush my teeth in tap water was quite a shock; not being afraid of the midday sun (and needing a siesta)... England Daniel 2004-10-08T03:02:41+07:00 http://blogs.BootsnAll.com/dw/archives/004710.shtml My last night in India, Gari's flight was very early the next day so we decided to stay up until dawn. We sat on the rooftop bar of our guesthouse all through the dry warm night, at 4.30am Gari left... India Daniel 2004-10-04T03:29:25+07:00 http://blogs.BootsnAll.com/dw/archives/004593.shtml Today I am to buy a ticket back to England - if everything goes to plan, my round the world trip will end with a return to my home country in a few days time. I'm ready to stop now;... India Daniel 2004-09-28T19:56:41+07:00 http://blogs.BootsnAll.com/dw/archives/004592.shtml Early evening in Varanasi, pinkish-grey dull sky stretches out over the wide brown Ganges. India is very unusually subdued, nature seems old here, like a weary god reflected in a sickening world. Our cheap hotel is south of the old... India Daniel 2004-09-28T19:49:41+07:00 http://blogs.BootsnAll.com/dw/archives/004544.shtml The countryside town of Bolpur in West Bengal has been showing us a slightly more relaxed version of India for the last few days.... India Daniel 2004-09-25T20:33:01+07:00 http://blogs.BootsnAll.com/dw/archives/004505.shtml Hello everybody, hope you enjoyed Gari's time as guest writer on the site; it's been great to come back after a few days and read everyone's comments. I spent the time in Darjeeling thinking about when I should finish this... India Daniel 2004-09-23T18:18:08+07:00 http://blogs.BootsnAll.com/dw/archives/004467.shtml After four days it was time to leave Darjeeling. The town has been a friend to us; in the heat, noise and clamour for money that is the rest of India, Darjeeling has afforded us some respite. We have also... India Daniel 2004-09-21T23:14:38+07:00 http://blogs.BootsnAll.com/dw/archives/004387.shtml Darjeeling is the jewel in India's crown, but in truth, India can lay little claim to this magical, almost impossible to believe mountain village. Set at a crossroads between Tibet, Nepal and India this pass to another world on Earth... India Daniel 2004-09-17T18:18:20+07:00 http://blogs.BootsnAll.com/dw/archives/004358.shtml Knock! Knock! He gingerly taps on the inside of your computer screen with a hooked finger. "Maybe I should introduce myself. I'm Gari - Dan's friend. After some instruction from me, Dan has decided to take a bit of a... India Daniel 2004-09-16T14:19:59+07:00 http://blogs.BootsnAll.com/dw/archives/004357.shtml I knew leaving Delhi wouldn't be easy; nothing is easy about Delhi. And it did feel like an escape. It was as if we had to catch the city unawares.... India Daniel 2004-09-16T14:18:47+07:00 http://blogs.BootsnAll.com/dw/archives/004331.shtml The last few days have seen a huge amount of exploring from the back seat of rickshaws, and I feel a little bit better attuned to Delhi now - distances, neighbourhoods etc. Each day in Delhi generates so much fresh... India Daniel 2004-09-12T19:23:27+07:00