Bilal’s family live in Yordu. In order for one  to get to Yordu it is necessary to cross the Mawau River either via the old bridge or via the newer suspension bridge which takes a larger load. Then a short … Continue reading →
Last year I was fortunate enough to visit the Marwah Valley as part of my trek from Sonder to Baital . This was a great adventure but the need to return even if only to see parts of it again … Continue reading →
[CU3ER slider=’16’] After GuHyun left it was time to visit Musood who lives in Soura, an eastern suburb of Srinagar. 13th July however turns out to be Martyr’s Day . So the town was in a shut down stage with nearly … Continue reading →
[wowslider id=”4″] It took me a while to make my way back to the Marwah Valley. In order to get you guys interested in this story as much happens I am breaking it up into segments. In this note I … Continue reading →
a letter to the English Kasmeri papers in Srinagar submitted 31/7/2012: Isn’t it time Kashmir changed its approach to confrontation…… I am writing this short article as an independent traveler from Australia who has fallen in love with … Continue reading →
. The Annapurna’s Beckons – the beginning It took a day to get to Pokhara. I decided to hire a taxi as we had quite a bit of medical equipment for Rob. Bruce my son wasn’t due to arrive before … Continue reading →
 After the overnight flight to Hong Kong with Cathay Paciific where I had a window seat and sat with re-emerging aching tooth. Whilst I was squirming in my seat from pain my next door neighbour must have wondered what was … Continue reading →
The start of my  2012 trip to Nepal and then India Posted on June 12, 2012 by Denis Buchanan I am now at Sydney  airport now writing my first note (using Evernote on my Acer notebook which I have … Continue reading →