Train journeys and holidays

It's a Wednesday. I am on the train again. I have 20 minutes to post a
blog. For me, that's not a lot of time. I am far too verbose. My
essays as a child always started as if they were a
novel, ambitiously tackling the descriptive opening paragraphs
setting the scene for the reader... only to have to rush the ending as
I run out of time.

I don't have much spare time, so trying to research a holiday for val
and me is difficult, but I am having fun.

So far the three possible destinations have been India, peru/incas and
Thailand/Cambodia.

We have both decided we are a bit nervous of the altitude isssues in
Peru for differing reasons: walking at altitude and feeling unwell,
walking and not being able to keep up with the group, altitude and
blood clots. John Peel! So we have knocked it on the head through too
much alternate choice.

Have had some great itineraries suggested for India. Fortunately we
are of similar minds when it comes to what interests us. Culture,
lifestyle, scenery, mixed mode of travel, and the people. Val is
specially interested in doing a princess di, and visiting any
childrens charity projects, and that interests me too.

It is if course a question of how much we want to spend. Budget.
Deluxe. Delhi belly or perfect health and fitness throughout. I think
we will take a bucket load of hand sanitiser whichever destination we
choose.

One tour was a holiday along the Ganges. Great I thought. Reading
on ... Camping at night on the river banks ... Hmmmm, a screwed up
nose in thought, eyes to top left (visialising) ... Yup. Cautious. I
can cope with that. Uncertainty in voice... Reading on... In be
mornings we leave no trace of our having been there (that's good) ...
All rubbish is cleared... Uh ha.... And human waste buried...... Oooh
noo, I don't think so!!! ... Think again. Add to must list : private
shower and flushable toilet!!! One has ones standards!!!

Research to be continued.....

Nearly to Manchester time to leave the blog for another .... Oh, I
don't know how long... But I'll keep you posted.

Gill Butchard
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