How to read the Lonely Planet

  Nearly 70 countries later I still sometimes read guide books wrong. In Morocco for 9 days, a few years ago, after researching a bit I decided on a rough plan round quieter desert oasis’ and the surrounding mountains. As generally happens, I changed my plans about 3 times on the plane over, and again…

2 weeks adventure in West Bengal, from the mouth of the Ganges to the Himalaya.

The incredible state of West Bengal provides more geographical and cultural variety than most countries, along with India’s best, freshest food. Before the East India Company arrived Bengal was one of the wealthiest regions on the planet, rich in produce, famous for textiles and an extremely significant centre of trade.  Bengal is famous today for…