Day 7 in India
I’ve been having some challenges with sending blogs and posts through to social media, it’s annoying. The dodgy internet is worse here than Australia. Sometimes it works, sometimes it doesn’t. Same with the electricity. You’ll...
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Day 6 in India
Another rainy day to stay in bed and read….in my dreams that would be. There’s too much to explore…the beach is a definite one. And find some fresh fruit. After breakfast we start our exploration looking at the little village shops...
Day 5 in India
Goa…here we come!!! We come out of the hotel to meet our driver to the airport, and I’m so excited to see it’s Prakash again. Yayyy!!! I’m going to give a good plug for Prakash Singh, our awesome driver who valiantly drove us around...
Day 4 in India
Today was a hot and humid day, even by Indian standards, 35 degrees. So the morning tour around the Red Fort (or Amber Fort) in Jaipur was sweaty and thirsty. Built by the moguls back in the 1100’s to house army troops and the reigning king, now...
Day 3 in India
In order to see the Taj Mahal at its best, and to avoid the crowds, we were told a sunrise viewing is best, which meant leaving at 5.30am in the dark. It was rather an absurd notion really, because when we arrived, so had all the other thousands of tourists...
Day 2 in India
I woke up rather early and was quite refreshed, considering I’d only had about 5-6hrs of broken sleep. The excitement is growing I think, and I’m too keyed up to sleep. After a yummy breakfast at the hotel restaurant of fruit, and typical...
Day 1 in India
Sitting in the plane, late in the afternoon, at Ghangzhou airport, awaiting take-off, and the energy of the mostly Indian nationals onboard is suspicious yet playful. Peter was told by a friend to be aware that Indians will rip you off while smiling pleasantly...
A call for help from Jembaten Senang, Bali
In 2014 I began working in Bali where, as in many developing countries, disabilities are considered a stigma, a curse, bad karma, and those wretched souls who have the misfortune of having this condition are ostracised and ignored by family and the community....
Embarking on the Bangladesh Journey
Over half of Bangladesh’s children (70 million or 44 percent of the total population of 160 million) are living in poverty and there is widespread deprivation amongst them in the basic areas of food, sanitation and shelter, with limited ability to escape...
New review of our Bangladesh Project as we are gearing up to head off!!
Just as we are preparing to make our way to Bangladesh, I am happy to announce a new review of our project. Please do take a look! http://crowdfundingreviews.co/blind-walk-for-the-children-in-bangladesh/