'One of the gladdest moments of human life, methinks, is the departure upon a distant journey into unknown lands. Shaking off with one mighty effort the fetters of habit, the leaden weight of routine, the cloak of many cares and the slavery of home, man feels once more happy'
-- Sir Richard Burton
Welcome to my travel blog for my trip from Chennai in the south of India up the lenght of India into Nepal, Tibet, China, Krygyzstan, Tajikistan, Uzbekistan, Turkmenistan, Azerbaijan, Georgia, Turkey, Bulgaria, Romania, Hungary, Austria, Germany, France, England. The expedition will take just over 5 months and I am due back in the UK on the 26th August 2006. I will be leading this expedition and we will use a custom designed overland truck to travel back to the UK, other than two ferry crosings across the Caspian Sea and the Channel back to the UK we will drive. Hopefully over the coming months you will meet my fellow travellers as we explore this amazing route! See and experience so many things you will never read about in a guide book. Our style of travel in my opinion is one of the best ways to really experience the places we visit.
