Midlife Crisis in Asia
Yoga In Goa I am getting used to life in Goa, it has a really laid back vibe. On Thursday I was asked to go along to a yoga class. As I do Pilates I thought it would be the same, only with a bit more heavy breathing. When we arrived I spotted an older white lady with big gold earrings and pink flip flops who had assumed a prune-like appearance from excessive sun worshipping. She was chatting outside, smoking a fag, and I was thrilled to hear she was a fellow Brummy, with the broadest Brummy accent. I got talking to her, and learnt she had done a Shirley Valentine. She came here on holiday 20 years ago, met an Indian guy, and never went home. Her love for the guy soon faded, but her love of Goa remained. As we chatted she lit one cigarette from another, and…
Visiting the elderly gentlemen Projects For Volunteers Since arriving in Goa I have been working on two community projects for volunteers. In the mornings…
My beautiful pupils Life As Solo Traveller In India Well I am halfway through my Midlife Crisis (trip), and I am celebrating this milestone…
Weather In Asia There is one big negative which is going to stick in my memory of this whole trip, and that is the…
Sunset from the beach on Naifaru Maldives Local Island On Friday I left the opulence of a 5* resort in the Maldives and headed…
Life on the Maldivian island of Naifaru, which I have nicknamed ‘Turtle Town’ moves at a leisurely pace, yet the days are flying by.…
Snorkelling In The Maldives As part of the application process for every volunteering project I chose, I had to write a short piece on…
Day off and chilling It was with a very heavy heart that I left the crazy concrete island of Naifaru last week. This curious…
Volunteering In Sri Lanka There are 40,000,000 (yes million) street dogs in Sri Lanka. When I decided to volunteer at a rescue centre here,…
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