Mysore
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Farewell India
My Indian adventure is finally coming to an end after 7 months. I secured a seat on an Air France repatriation flight for London via Paris leaving on Monday 20th July. I’d hoped to continue my travels across Asia but most countries are still in lockdown or not issuing tourist visas. Hopefully I will return to India next year so I can continue my journey north up into the Himalayas and across into Nepal. I’m looking forward to seeing family and friends back home after 9 months away. My final week in India has been fairly hectic as I did not expect to get a flight so quickly. Most of…
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Lockdown week 16
It is now day 111 of the lockdown in India. Cases across the country are rapidly increasing with India now having the third highest number of cases in the world but the number of deaths is far lower than in other badly affected countries. Although there is a high number of cases is about to reach 800,000, the infection rate is relatively low when calculated per head of population as the country has over a billion people. This week I left Coorg and relocated back to Mysore. I was sad to leave the Manyana hostel after more than 3 months in the hills but the timing is good the heavier…
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Wayanad to Mysore
I left beautiful Wayanad to visit Mysore known as the city of palaces. To get to Mysore I had to ride through Nagarhole Nature and Tiger Reserve. I felt a bit vulnerable on the bike as there were many signs saying not to stop or get out of your vehicle and warning of wild bear, elephant, bison and large cat crossings. It was around 11 am when I reached the reserve and so most of the animals had gone deep into the forest. The only animals I saw were spotted deer along the roadside. I was disappointed not to see any wild elephants but it was a beautiful ride through…
