Jake Stroudley Articles
A Round-the-World Journey to Find a New Home #10: Calcutta and the Andaman IslandsA hectic city and long white sandy beaches
Calcutta and the Andaman Islands
Calcutta has a reputation; at least it did in our minds. Guidebooks describe it as a place densely populated and polluted, with extreme poverty and a desperate feel to the city. Others have told us stories of the homeless children, the overcrowded orphanages that [...]
A Round-the-World Journey to Find a New Home #9: BodhgayaBuddhist temples in Bodhgaya
Unfortunately we have had two things go missing from our packs, one a Maglite torch that was lifted from our room in Nahan, and a camera, which we suspect but cannot be sure, was removed from our hotel in Varanasi. Both these rooms had key locks; the safer rooms are ones which [...]
A Round-the-World Journey to Find a New Home #25Jake and Eddie avoided the crowds visiting the backwaters of Kerala by hiring their own houseboat to cruise the ancient waterways.
A Round-the-World Journey to Find a New Home #26Traveling has made Jake appreciate the littler things in life, like the most amazing shave of his life by a frail, half blind old man.
A Round-the-World Journey to Find a New Home #23Hampi is one of India’s most holy of places and there’s still a magical quality about it, despite all the travellers.
A Round-the-World Journey to Find a New Home #24Mysore wins hands down for being the unfriendliest town in India. Its two saving graces are good food and plenty of places to get a cold beer.
A Round-the-World Journey to Find a New Home #22Despite the cramped conditions, over-attentive locals and unpredictable delays, train travel is the only way to go, in Jake’s opinion.
A Round-the-World Journey to Find a New Home #20Phil and Eddie were glad to experience the food capital (Malaysia) and the shopping capital (Singapore) of Asia, but they’re not places for budget travelers to hang out in for long.
A Round-the-World Journey to Find a New Home #21Thailand was losing its aura of Paradise, so Jake and Eddie headed back to the place that evoked a powerful feeling within them, India.
A Round-the-World Journey to Find a New Home #18Using Bangkok as a hub, Jake and Eddie explore Thailand and beyond. This update covers what they enjoyed about Bangkok as well as the Songkran festival they experienced in Chiang Mai.
