06/09/2010Optimism betrays all . . .Early morn run watching the sun rise, beautiful, first run since being ill, so refreshing I sweat more during the day than I do running. It's so hot , followed running caked in sweat with yoga, where a Chinese guy watched (I was in the little courtyard of temple view hotel where I'm staying) and I was doing the headstand into scorpion without the safe guard of a wall and of course due to being eaten by flies and ants I flinched...

05/09/2010Assaulting children is the only way . . .Morning walk round the rest of the temples with the sunrise and begging children, who I just push with a firm no. I can't afford more bruises from their nips!Two buses to Orcha, where I'm so pleased I came, it is gorgeous, so I've walked all over and had tea with a woman named Aggie who like many others travelling buys art and sends it home to sell.The square here is packed with all the people going to the temple...

04/09/2010At one with the pigs . . .My day begun watching my poo go down the hole onto the train track, a first time for everything, I must say I was very satisfied by the whole thing!.I will pee anywhere, when nature calls, which we all know with my bladder is a constant calling, I end up having all sort of peeing experiences. Today was with the pigs next to the bus stand, makes a change to the Indian guys staring.Shared taxi to bus with two guys from Brussels t...

03/09/2010Plasters and wipes, never think twice . . .Morning walk to watch all the Indians bathe in the Ganges, pretty disgusting really when you think about it. Well more than pretty. I had a good wander through all the nooks and crannies in Varnassi streets quite often ending up in random temples where I get offered to join.So after checking out I found an amazing. Cafe called Om, a dream come true, wi-fi, herbal teas and the menu had a huge section on auyverdi...

01/09/2010Whisky cheese sweats . . .Sweating out too much food and drink, 8am morning walk with Vikram, we drove up one of the mountains and power walked, followed by chai and biscuits in a friends hotel, overlooking the lake (mainly covered by fog). On the walk we went to the site where his dog was buried and put some flowers down.Brekkie at Vikrams restaurant, where they won't let me pay for anything, I think as they have daughters a couple years younger than m...