Bikaner to Jaisalmer

In which tea comes in a plastic bag and we are the bone in the romantic kebab
Starring Kani the non-conformist camel

Mandawa to Bikaner

In which the white rat proves elusive and the silver is edible
Starring Mr Jain a 32nd generation priest with exceptional digital photography skills.

Delhi to Mandawa

In which we turn down two offers to dance
Starring Panchem who can create the most incredible things out of napkins

Delhi

In which there is a VIP moment and I learn to use Indian GPS
Starring Punit whose lessons in how to say 'no' turned out to be extremely useful.

Melbourne

In which there are no surprises about the coffee or the comparisons to Europe.

Starring reappearing Chris 

Sydney to Canberra

In which the pain of an epic delay is mitigated by ignorance.

Starring a real live person reading a broadsheet newspaper.

Perth to Sydney

In which everyone is disappointed with Cook and things get broken in Broken Hill

Starring Pat who got to Australia the really, really long but extremely cheap way

Perth

In which whale sharks are once again the star performers

Starring Jack the jellyfish killer

Brisbane

In which I have to pretend to be a tree

Starring Minty the reluctant hugger and Smiggins who had completed a basic obedience and behaviour course. 

Puerto Princesa to El Nido and back again

In which the small lagoon is actually rather large and the secret lagoon isn’t that secret

Starring a lady with a mirror ball on her head and an apparently dying man getting it on next door

Bohol to Puerto Princesa

In which we flee the police and have to assume a false identity to go underground

Starring Joey who was not our friend

From Siquijor to Bohol

In which the hills are chocolate and the trees are carpeted. 

Starring German the German and a bunch of knife wielding Russians.