So I went on my first ever tuk tuk/rickshaw which was an amazing experience. To start with it needed to be physically pushed back and front by 3 others to get out of such a small space. Then theres the manic driving and squeezing into small gaps. With no seatbelts or doors you just have to hold on to each other, have a blast and hope for the best.
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Airplane Food
I must admit I have a secret obsession with airplane food. I’m not entirely sure why. It could be because for the price of the ticket the food is the main thing you’re paying for! But without getting deep into a conversation about such a topic… I basically have previously gone MENTAL knowing that I have overslept on a plane and thus missed a meal! (Shock horror) You will be reassured to know that since this awful incident, I have never missed an airplane meal. (Phew!)
Of course flying to Read more [...]
Stopover in Muscat, Oman.
After a very tiresome journey to Muscat, I was very excited about getting onto my next flight to Delhi after a tiny 90 minute wait. After waiting for 10 minutes for a bus to collect myself along with the other passengers, I realised that I was the ONLY female and the ONLY white traveller to board the plane. I probably wouldn’t have even noticed this fact if it wasn’t for all of the pointing, pictures and obvious glares!
Goodbye England!
Seeing as I only gave myself 4 weeks to plan this trip, it's quite fantastic that I was actually able to get a visa and everything sorted in time.
For the 4 weeks prior to me getting on the plane I wasn't AT ALL nervous, which appeared to bother both my parents. I certainly felt some butterflies when I arrived at Heathrow Airport though!!
But as soon as they take your bag and you cross 'to the other side', any worries simply disappear. It's at this point you realise an adventure is about to take Read more [...]