Mysuru, Monday, 13th May   We spent today exploring Mysuru, the local name I have preferred to use in my writings. That name can be seen...

Mysuru (previously Mysore), Sunday 11th May.   Travelling in India is an intense experience. I can understand how some folk who’ve never...

Friday 9th May - Ooty (full name Udhagamandalam), South India   I will start with a bit of social commentary, well, social observation...

Wednesday 7th May, Bengaluru, South India We’ve actually left Bengaluru after 4/2 days (4 days me/2 days J) of very gentle exploration of...

Bengaluru, South India, Monday 5th May 2025 I start today's post with much happiness that I will see J this afternoon for the first time...

In times gone by I have attempted to write a daily blog - at the very least to do a catch up every other day. This journey has been very...

Monday 21st April, Darjeeling, West Bengal Today was an explore day around Darjeeling. Structured in the morning, and free in the...

In under 2 weeks I hop a bus to Perth, and then via a slightly convoluted route, a plane to Delhi, arriving into the Indira Gandhi...

Some of you will know my fascination with my great grandfather, the Hon James Campbell MLA. At the time of his death in 1893 at age just...