Feeling India

“One of the great things about travel is that you find out how many good, kind people there are.” ~Edith Wharton We have been in India one week, but it wasn’t until we took a simple 3 hour train journey that I really felt the satisfaction of traveling in India.  Our time in the old fort city of Cochin and …

From the Beach to the Highlands

We have been in Nicaragua for over 3 weeks now and although we are enjoying our time here, we have struggled to get into a groove.  We are not sure if it is because we are on the tail end of our 6 months away, the nature of travel in Central America, travelling with 3 young kids, or the stress of trying to …

Lonely in the Desert

Greetings from Egypt! We left London in the same fashion as when we arrived, in rain. We arrived into Cairo late in the evening and had pre-arranged to have a pickup to our hotel. Egypt is very overwhelming for the senses – the sounds, the smells, the dust… Cairo Cairo is one of the most densely populated cities in the …