Travelling with Traveller Inceptio – India – by Rob Shackleford

Travelling with Traveller Inceptio Read the other India Diary entries: Diary 1 Start in Mumbai Diary 2 Adventure Begins Diary 3 Up & Down Diary 4 Heading North Diary 5 Into the Desert Diary 6 Across Desert Diary 7 North to Rishikesh Diary 8 Joshimath Road Diary 9 Bike Dilemma Diary 10 Varanasi Insanity Diary 11 Kathmandu and Home   Traveller Inceptio is my first published book. There are a few others that are ready to rock and roll, but I have to get that first cab off the rank. The publishing industry is like music an art. it's constantly…
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India Journey – En Transit

Have you ever had that moment when you are travelling by air ...   I have become increasingly disillusioned with air travel. Sure, prices have come down, but services in many airlines have all but collapsed along with available passenger leg room. One small consolation is that there is, in most flights anyway, an entertainment system where you can catch up on movies you wouldn’t normally bother to see except when you are strapped like sardines into the mind-numbing tin can of international flights. I travelled alone, for my son Kyle is to meet me from Vietnam, having the honour…
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India Bound – Prelude

Ready to Ride India   The plan has changed, but it will still be crazy good!! This all began in a rather ordinary way. My son, Kyle, rang to ask if we could travel somewhere together, just the two of us. It was a terrific idea as we had travelled together, but never alone. “Sure!” I replied without any hesitation. It’s not often one of your kids want to share a holiday. I was honoured. “Where?” There was a pause. “Kazakhstan!” “Sure!” was my immediate reply, but inside I thought, “Kazakhstan!!! What the bloody hell is there in Kazakhstan?” To…
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