This is part four of my travel log from India. Don’t forget to read parts one, two and three first.
Our third day in Sikkim was designated as our day off – a chance to see the sights and experience the nearby city of Gangtok. As it turned out James had planned a full itinerary for us, including trips to an art school, a flower show, a cable car and the city’s oldest and largest church. Continue reading
This is part three of my travel log from India. Don’t forget to read parts one and two first.
A view from our hike.
Our second day in Sikkim began early for small group of us, who decided to take a hike further up the mountain to see the views and get a better look at the people of Mangan and how they live.
Carol and a few others stayed behind to rest up after an exhausting first day, but I was game for a hike. We were told before we left Ireland that there would be a lot of hiking, and in my mind we’d be sleeping pretty rough and hiking from village to village. When we arrived at the lodge and realised that was going to be our base for the week I was anxious to get out and explore a bit more. Continue reading
Following on from Part One of my travel log, I wanted to give a more detailed insight into what we got up to during our seven days in Sikkim. The only way I can see to do that is in a journal format by day, so here goes Day One. Please note that I’m leaving out some important details that would be better not shared so publicly, so flag me down in person if you want to hear everything that went on. Continue reading
I’ve been trying to figure out how to feed back our trip to India without throwing a lot of photos and words at you, and I haven’t really come up with anything. So I’m just going to write and see what comes out. Consider this the first of a number of blogs on the subject. Continue reading
A couple of months ago my Dell XPS M1330 died after four years of faithful service, and despite my best attempts with a screwdriver and soldering iron I’ve yet to manage a repair. While I still hold out hope that it can be fixed, it made much more sense for now to make use of the tax benefits of a one off larger purchase and replace it.