Asia – The Travelogue.

The Mae Salong Loop, Thailand

Gavin Greene — Sat, 22 Nov 2025 11:11:16 +0000

We picked up our rental car in Chiang Mai, took about 2,500 photos of any minor scratches, and headed north along the fairly nondescript route 107. This wasn’t meant to be the scenic part of the journey. Our first stop was the tiny village of Chiang Dao, where we’d be staying at Chiang Dao Nest 2. We arrived at our little lodge in the early afternoon and asked the man at reception what he…

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Chiang Mai, Thailand

Gavin Greene — Sat, 15 Nov 2025 10:57:35 +0000

We arrived and checked into the Sri Pat Guest House; we’d treated ourselves to a slightly more luxurious hotel than normal, paying something like £30 per night. It had a pool and a good location just on the edge of the old walled city of Chiang Mai. We got cracking with our usual travel jobs – getting our clothes into a nearby laundrette, checking our budget was on track, as well as a new…

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Kerala, India

Gavin Greene — Sat, 08 Nov 2025 14:36:06 +0000

It was early December, and we were planning to stay in a couple of different areas, spending some time in the backwaters, and some time in Kochi, the Keralan state capital. Our first stop was at a little guest house in Kumarakom, on the edge of the backwaters. The humid evening had turned into a stormy night by the time we checked into our room, and we settled down to plan our time in Kerala.

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Udaipur, India

Gavin Greene — Sat, 01 Nov 2025 14:25:12 +0000

One of the biggest sights in Udaipur is the City Palace. A vast complex of buildings, courtyards, museums and gardens, it’s sprawling and opulent, and I loved it. Every corner you turn reveals more beautiful carvings, framed paintings, or walls inlaid with gemstones. There are turquoise rooms, mirrored rooms, and some of the most beautiful ornate tiles you’ll ever see. Many of the rooms have…

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Pushkar, India

Gavin Greene — Sat, 25 Oct 2025 13:24:06 +0000

The train arrived into Ajmer and we hopped in a transfer laid on by our hotel in Pushkar, a minivan with a wonderfully carpeted interior. After about an hour we arrived in Pushkar, where our bags were transferred onto the back on a moped, which then zipped off straight into the alleyways of Pushkar without a pause. I didn’t necessarily think they were being stolen, but I thought there was a…

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Jaipur, India

Gavin Greene — Sat, 18 Oct 2025 12:07:04 +0000

We were staying at the Hotel Pearl Palace, a steal at £20 a night. We had a spotless little room, the walls embellished with murals and carved hardwoods. On its roof, a little restaurant which serves up a delicious dinner, where we headed there for dinner on our first night in Jaipur. It sounds blindingly obvious, but the curries in India are on another level. We’re fairly spoiled in the UK with…

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Ranthambore National Park, India

Gavin Greene — Sat, 11 Oct 2025 12:04:26 +0000

Our train rolled into Sawai Madhopur Station in the early afternoon, and we decided to get some snacks as we weren’t sure of the food situation at our out-of-town hotel. Laden with our backpacks, we wandered along the dusty streets of Sawai Madhopur, weaving through mopeds, cows, cars and market stalls to the food store. We arrived, to find it completely derelict. Not a great start.

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Delhi & Agra, India

Gavin Greene — Sat, 04 Oct 2025 11:20:47 +0000

We landed at Delhi airport early and took the metro into New Delhi station. After a smooth journey, we slung on our bags and headed for the station exit – our hotel looked like it was just a short walk away. Perhaps lulled into a false sense of security, we walked out of the station and into complete chaos. It was boiling hot, the air was thick and we were instantly surrounded by a cacophony of…

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