collage of india

sinai

hi all from the 1st of feb
i shall be arabia

http://lawrencestail.blogspot.com/


join me for more foolery and fun on the road

bo

the next instalment

hello all
i'm in the uk for a while
shall be back on the road in feb
egypt
jordan

look back for more

bo

ok uk what

hi all

so ive been back over a week
naaah
this western life is not the realisty we all
need. I ve been blown away that folk are still coming back to this site
thanks and i shall update it soon.

namaste

bo

sanitized tube

so i took my sanitized tube in the ether. crossing
towns i want to see and missing folk who may never know me.
all was quite, conditioned and quick. for a moment i was lulled into thinking it
is sanity but then again the sirens song always seems good to those that jump!


back in the uk it seems so quiet.
clean, controlled, spacious and controlled.

i must have done this thrity times and yet the marvel of
coming through the time zones and the strange
cultural portal never ceases to amase me.


in a way i ask,' did it happen?'
was it real so far, distant, mad and fantastic.?

its all out there waiting for you!

bo

cycle

well folks
this trip is almost over but the cycle goes on!
As most of you sleep i shall be winging my way across
the globe back to a similar time zone.

AS per usual its been a more than amazing trip.
I'd like to thank you all for taking the time and patience to read
this garbled script. All the typos and bad
grammer that really aren't a part of my literature
normally could be found here as i just sat and pored it out.

Also thanks to all the many thousands of folk who
were behind the scenes. The myriad indians that slaved to take this
silly fat white carcas overland.

the sound track for this trip cannot be found in any shops
but you can illegally download it all using some bit torrent clienb

let me know if you want the tracks

i may also be running travel tours in the future so stay tuned
if you fancy a go at the madness of asia or africa

the next posting should be the epilogue and also
some pictures for your fun viewing

cheers

bo
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rick shaw

yes my name is not rick shaw but if you have been to india then you know it could be
as everyone wants to know me as richard shaw
i guess you have to be an india traveller to get that one.

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Well folks
today i did something that i never do
i shopped. I have never wanted to nor do i want to again
as its such an empty rediculous thing.
i mst have used half the richshaw drivers and also
unbelievably i got them to use the meters.
my teeth nearly fell out on that one.

these guys are merciless when i gets to trying to barter
i guess im getting on a bit and know the ropes somewhat.,

but when it comes to shopping
well its a waste of energy
when all around have nothing

goodness knows how folk back home
with cash do it
they have the amount that i have in rupess in dollars
and they can have anything they want
talk about hollow

anyhow

im beat

more before i fly

bo

Ganges back

I've thought about rafting on the Ganges for many a moon
so for my b'day I decided to give it a whirl.

this lovely river is green here
strange how it glows
I can recall it from varanassi being dog shit brown
but over here it still has the charm of its source and
doesn't contain the pollutants that are found further down stream.
I found a very pro outfit who have a joint
venture with a western company
the equip is good and also the people seem to be very well prepared

it was just myself and a south African girl who were on the trip
so I liked the idea of some solace on the river away from the hoards.

we met in the morning and drove north for 45 mins
before dis embarking and being givend the basics for rafting.
they had a neat machine that worked off the battery to blow the
baby up so it was nice to just relax and see the guides
not have to blow it all by hand.

the boat was nice and the tow other folk besides us and the driver
were apprentice Indians who were new to the rafting trade.
so we got on and into the main current.

the Ganges has a strange kinda south American feel to it when you get away from the roads
and folk who inhabit it. Monkeys on the shore and all manner of birds.( I even saw some
hornbills on my way back which is a big first.)

the river is 23kms from our boarding point back to rishikesh
a few grade three rapids and also some shanti small stuff that you can chill on.
so we paddled
we got wet
we got cold
we got warm
we smiled
screamed with fun
hailed the river
got wetter
and eventually I decided to just get in and drift
this green river just let me in and I flowed with the current
for about half an hour.
half an hour of mellow observing and spending time
watching the greenery.

when I eventually got back in we found our way to
some rocks that folk jump off

I felt like a 12yr old again in the rivers of England
when I walked off a 20ft drop and screamed to the river
yummy. Very nice

when we eventually got to rishikesh
I could smell humanity in the river
smell the folk
the incense and they waste


time to have a chai and watch it all
from the banks

I have a cold now and a slight ache
but the price of being reborn and
anew is worth it

om

bo