ideas for cheap stuff

Kay, maybe not all that dramatic but its raining so much here in Kolkata since we’ve arrived that sone roads, and ours in particular, are almost continually flooded. The first night it was a bit of an adventure coming home from the pub where we met Lisa and Kathleen for drinks, especially after Lisa told […]

Lids ain’t feeling so hot today so I’m updating the site and fiddling around with my mail and bank. The weather here ain’t too hot so it may be the cause but I think its more food poisoning. We were taking it easy today on account of the hard rain and we got some soup […]

Its been a thing of mine to find out how to say cheers in 47 languages for years, 47 being my favourite number. I have a book back in Ireland with about 16 languages in it but here’s a few I remember now and if anyone has more to add just add comments and then […]

There seems to be thieves everywhere. First off I am so sorry to hear about your house being broken into again Laura. That is just so awful. How did ya get back your bass though? Ya must have found out for certain who did it? How did they get in this time? Sorry to everyone […]

Well we’re in Varanasi. Its one of the holiest spots in India for Hindus and Buddists. There’s quite a lot of old folks here cos if you die here you purportedly go straight to heaven. Left Jaipur the other day and didn’t think I’d have time to update the site till next week but now […]

Stomach not the may westest for 2 days but I’m alright now. Mild Dehli Belly case only, thank god. The evening before you’re off to see the Taj Mahal is possibly the worst time to get it, especially when the train toilet facilities are less than satisfactory and the fact that there aren’t many public […]