stamaheep
"If somethings worth doing do it right?"
About stamaheep
Budding Member | Member since 8th Nov 05
Citizenship: ScotlandMarital Status: Engaged
Occupation: Civil Servant
Hobbies:
Travelling, Seeing new places and meeting new people, drawing, photography and painting and living like the locals.
Favourite places:The River of Kings- Bangkok
Mandrem Beach- Goa
West Highlands- Scotland
Minamisenju- Tokyo
New York- US
Activity : photos (29) forum (2) guide (0) blog (1) diary (0) trips (11)
Latest Blog Entry
India in 1 week
Posted by stamaheep | 2nd February 2006
Nothing prepared us for Mumbai, reading various books and internet blogs left us feeling like we had enough knowledge to survive this chaotic part of the world! Unfortunately we were wrong and even though we stayed away from meat, salads and tap water, nicky became worryingly ill, fortunately it was on the last day and she could hold out till singapore to go to the hospital. Be very careful of what you eat! my advice would be stick to restaurant and hotel grub and dont eat local packaged produce like hand picked cashews and street vendors are an absolute no!
Once out of Mumbai the Konkan railway provided us with the 12.5 hour journey to magical goa, be sure to get a minimum of ac 3 tier as anything lower means a mad scramble at the station to get on and find a decent seat!!!! its crazy the train hasnt even reached the platform and people are falling over each other to get on.
Mumbai and goa are worlds apart, the goans are used to foreigners and dont stare as much, mumbai can get stre
Continued | Mumbai, Goa, Bangkok
Travel Blogs stamaheep runs
- Mumbai, Goa, Bangkok - 2 week trip
Latest Posts in the Travel Forums
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Most Recently Visited
Italy
31 Jul 2006 - 31 Aug 2006
Travelled around the south and stayed with friends in Bari and Termoli, Slept in a derelict castle in Monte Cassino, Bonfires and cheap Peroni, Living rough like wandering minstrels and surprisingly surviving on less than 20 Euros a day. Stayed in Rome for 1 week also doing the tiring tourist thing, but enjoyed it all the same.
Trips
Italy August 2006
Aug 2006 - Sep 2006
Visiting: Italy.
USA March 2006
Mar 2006
Visiting: USA.
Japan March 2006
Mar 2006
Visiting: Japan.
Travel Help
Scotland
I have extensive knowledge of the south west and central belt of scotland, i have lived in Ayr and Glasgow and the West Highland Way and Loch lomond are my strong points. I can also give detailed information on where to find sites of prehistoric interest, standing stones and rock art in the area.
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