Hippies, Hikers, Hookahs and Harems
After four months in Africa, Penny and Tom Raylott head for Sri Lanka, India, Nepal, Tibet and Myanmar in search of enlightenment. Will Asia's eclectic mix of unwashed humanity, ashrams, sacred cows, mystical temples, exiled Tibetans, mountain trekking and Bollywood blockbusters leave them spellbound or running to the nearest airport?
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India: Kerala
A sedate cruise through the Keralan backwaters, the 'Hugging Mother' roadshow and a talented, fortune-telling parakeet completed Penny's introduction to India.
Sri Lanka: Hikkaduwa, Galle & Ambalangoda
Squalid train travel, wailing blind beggars, the baby milk scam and lolling on the beach. The Raylotts finally make it to the chill out surf zone of Sri Lanka.
Sri Lanka: Up in the Hill Country, Kandy
Not quite as sweet as it sounds, the capital of the 'Hill Country' will leave you choking in a fog of exhaust fumes, and battered and bruised in the Temple of the Tooth.
Sri Lanka: The Ancient Cities, Sigiriya and Polonnaruwa
The 'pearl of the Indian ocean' or a pale imitation cast into the ocean's depths. Penny tries to unravel what makes the Sinhalese tick.
Introduction
Having completed their first leg in deepest, darkest Africa, Penny and Tom decided it was time to immerse themselves in an entirely different culture - Asia.
Read Penny's African travelogue: Big Brother's African Brother
