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That’s all folks!

March 27, 2014by asiaandbackagain 3 Comments

So the day I thought – or maybe it was just hoped – would never come, has come. So it is that these few meagre words constitute the final post […]

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Goa, India

Lost in colour. Found in heart

March 19, 2014by asiaandbackagain 2 Comments

The sound of drums thrum through the walls. The happy screams, yells and taunts of children rattle the windows as the morning sun streams through. Jaipur has awoken and it […]

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India, Rajasthan

Udaipur-fect

March 13, 2014by asiaandbackagain Leave a comment

I look down at my hand and the train ticket flapping in the wind. Just a ticket, no seat. I look up at the platform and the swarms of people […]

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India, Rajasthan

A time of forts and faith

March 6, 2014by asiaandbackagain Leave a comment

My head cranes back, higher and higher it goes until it can go no further. Below the lights of the city glow bright, illuminating the painted concrete walls of this […]

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India, Rajasthan

Sand and stars

February 28, 2014by asiaandbackagain Leave a comment

My head lolls back and forth. My body follows suit. The camel beneath me forces my legs to part in a painful way; it gets more painful with time. He […]

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India, Rajasthan

Delhi: Heed at hyperspeed

February 24, 2014by asiaandbackagain Leave a comment

Delhi. One of India’s two mega metropolises. One of India’s iconic cities. India’s capital. So many things we expected: the sights, sounds and smells. From elegant ladies tiptoeing gracefully along […]

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Delhi, India

Ministry of silly walks: the silly border crossing

February 21, 2014by asiaandbackagain Leave a comment

A fanfare. A cheer. Sitting on the rough concrete, inches from the road we gaze around us at the crowd encircling us, looking down from high above. Patriots. Families. Schoolchildren. […]

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India, Punjab

Abandoned shadows of a forgotten dawn

February 19, 2014by asiaandbackagain Leave a comment

A rocky ridge. Elegant splinters amidst an untempered dawn. A city of sand and stone lies empty. The sun still heats its stones. The rain still wets its roofs. Birds […]

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India, Uttar Pradesh

In the mists: magic

February 17, 2014by asiaandbackagain Leave a comment

The mists seemed as impenetrable as the darkness before the sunrise. Even the twists and turns in the streets before us hidden behind the smoky facade. But we knew the […]

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India, Uttar Pradesh

Mother. Where it all began.

February 14, 2014by asiaandbackagain Leave a comment

As has been the norm for well over a year now, the journey to our next destination – this time India – began with tedium, boredom and a monumentally trying […]

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India, Uttar Pradesh

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I'm Cliff. This is Joyce. We've left our jobs and gone to Asia. This blog will tell the story of our time on the other side of the world. Hopefully we'll succeed and you'll enjoy it.

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Where we’ve been…

  • Cambodia (7)
    • Banlung (1)
    • Kampot (2)
    • Kep (1)
    • Koh Rong (1)
    • Phnom Penh (1)
    • Siem Reap (2)
  • China (28)
    • Anhui (2)
    • Beijing (2)
    • Fujian (2)
    • Guangxi (1)
    • Henan (2)
    • Hunan (2)
    • Shaanxi (3)
    • Shandong (1)
    • Shanghai (2)
    • Shanxi (2)
    • Sichuan (4)
    • Yunnan (5)
  • Hong Kong (1)
  • India (10)
    • Delhi (1)
    • Goa (1)
    • Punjab (1)
    • Rajasthan (4)
    • Uttar Pradesh (3)
  • Indonesia (19)
    • Bali (3)
      • Tulamben (1)
      • Ubud (1)
    • Flores (5)
      • Labuanbajo (4)
    • Java (5)
      • Batu Karas (1)
      • Jakarta (1)
      • Kawah Ijen (1)
      • Solo (1)
      • Yogyakarta (1)
    • Lombok (2)
      • Gili Islands (1)
    • Sulawesi (6)
      • Makassar (1)
      • Manado (2)
      • Tanah Toraja (2)
      • Togean Islands (2)
    • Sumbawa (1)
  • Japan (12)
    • Fuji (1)
    • Himeji (1)
    • Hiroshima (1)
    • Kamakura (1)
    • Koya-san (1)
    • Kurashiki (1)
    • Kyoto (1)
    • Matsumoto (1)
    • Miyajima (1)
    • Nagoya (1)
    • Tokyo (2)
    • Tsumago (1)
  • Korea (2)
    • Mokpo (1)
    • Seoul (1)
  • Kuta (1)
  • Laos (5)
    • Luang Prabang (1)
    • Vieng Xai (1)
  • Macau (1)
  • Malaysia (5)
    • Kuala Lumpur (1)
    • Kuala Selengor (1)
    • Malacca (1)
    • Palau Pangkor (1)
    • Penang (2)
  • Nepal (7)
    • Annapurna (4)
    • Kathmandu (1)
    • Nagarkot (1)
    • Pokhara (1)
  • Preparation (3)
  • Singapore (2)
  • Thailand (8)
    • Bangkok (1)
    • Chiang Mai (1)
    • Chiang Rai (1)
    • Kanchanaburi (1)
    • Khao Sok (1)
    • Koh Lanta (1)
    • Koh Tao (2)
    • Krabi (1)
    • Tonsai (1)
  • Uncategorized (1)
  • Vietnam (14)
    • Dalat (1)
    • Ha Giang (1)
    • Halong Bay (1)
    • Hanoi (2)
    • Ho Chi Minh City (2)
    • Hoi An (2)
    • Hue (1)
    • Mui Ne (1)
    • Nha Trang (1)
    • Ninh Binh (1)
    • Phong Nha (1)
    • Sapa (1)
    • Vinh Long (1)

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