This Is India Podcast 2

This Is India Pod­cast 2

Wel­come back! This is the second pod­cast in the This Is India col­lec­tion. It tells of Cesca and my jour­ney high more

Mysore

Mysore

“Can you take us to this hotel please?” I asked the tuk tuk driver. He shook his head, “No, that hotel more

Basho and Cesca visit Bangalore, and kind of wish they hadn't

Basho and Cesca visit Ban­galore, and kind of wish they hadn’t

Ban­galore is a strange place because it is just like cit­ies at home. Almost slap bang in the middle of more

This Is India Podcast

This Is India Podcast

Hello and wel­come to an exper­i­ment! Cecsa and I have sat down and recor­ded a pod­cast of our time in Ane­gundi more

Outside Context New Zealand articles now on iPhone

Out­side Con­text New Zea­l­and art­icles now on iPhone

The most com­mon ques­tion I have been asked by people after return­ing home is, “which was your favour­ite coun­try to more

Goa: The Beach Life

Goa: The Beach Life

I lay on my back and tried to relax. The sound of rolling waves crashed back and forth in the more

The Ellora Caves

The Ellora Caves

One of the unique things about India, and one that you never quite come to terms with, is the trains. more

Sunset in Mumbai

Sun­set in Mumbai

The Novem­ber ter­ror­ist attacks on Mum­bai was some­thing we had wor­ried about before land­ing in the city, but to look more

Wudang Mountain: A Basho Film

Wudang Moun­tain: A Basho Film

In 2009 Cesca and I vis­ited the amaz­ing slopes of Wudang Moun­tain. The moun­tain is loc­ated roughly in north­west­ern part more

This is India

This is India

I flipped out my phone and called the hotel. We were wait­ing out­side the Mum­bai air­port, it was late, dark more

Our Pilgrimage to Gandhi

Our Pil­grim­age to Gandhi

**UPDATE – LOTS OF NEW IMAGES!* Wel­come back to the travel blog­ging. Our amaz­ing, 12 month, around the world jour­ney had more

Bangkok and the Railway of Death

Bangkok and the Rail­way of Death

Many people speak of trekking in the north of Thai­l­and, but such over-popular options are not the fla­vour we go more

Bangkok, city of a thousand names

Bangkok, city of a thou­sand names

Thai­l­and, again we arrived in Thai­l­and, but this time by air. The siege of Bangkok air­port, which had messed us about more

Hanoi, Halong Bay and Tet New Year – Part Three!

Hanoi, Halong Bay and Tet New Year – Part Three!

The travel blog­ging is back! Note: This is the third part of a com­plete three part art­icle that com­pletes our time more

Basho's 5 Amazing Spider Encounters From Around The World

Basho’s 5 Amaz­ing Spider Encoun­ters From Around The World

Trav­el­ling in the hot­ter parts of the world brings you face to face with all sorts of creatures that you’re more

Hanoi, Halong Bay and Tet New Year – Part Two

Hanoi, Halong Bay and Tet New Year – Part Two

Note: This is the second part of a com­plete three part art­icle that com­pletes our time in Viet­nam. We con­tinue more

Hanoi, Halong Bay & Tet New Year: Part One

Hanoi, Halong Bay & Tet New Year: Part One

The travel blog­ging is back! Note: This is the first part of a final three part art­icle that com­pletes our time more

Rohan pillow talk: Guest Post 3 for Rohan Clothing

Rohan pil­low talk: Guest Post 3 for Rohan Clothing

This is a cross post writ­ten by Basho, ori­gin­ally pos­ted on www.rohantime.com Why this train? This night on this train? The Cal­cutta more

Rohan Anywear Always – Guest Post 2 for Rohan Clothing

Rohan Any­wear Always – Guest Post 2 for Rohan Clothing

This is a cross post writ­ten by Basho, ori­gin­ally pos­ted on www.rohantime.com Shimla, Himachal Pra­desh, North­ern India. Escap­ing to the cool more

Varanasi: City of Gods – A Basho Film

Varanasi: City of Gods – A Basho Film

How does it make one feel to be in one of the most “holy” cit­ies in the world? more

The Buddhist Wallpaper Collection: Free To Download!

The Buddhist Wall­pa­per Col­lec­tion: Free To Download!

Donate to orphans and down­load now! more

Vietnam: Co Chi, the Mekong and Nha Trang

Viet­nam: Co Chi, the Mekong and Nha Trang

We meet with the crazy Cao Dai! more

Hong Kong City Blues : A Basho Film

Hong Kong City Blues : A Basho Film

The magical night sky­line of Hong Kong more

Vietnam – Cambodia to Ho Chi Minh city

Viet­nam – Cam­bodia to Ho Chi Minh city

Our men­tal his­tor­ical maps get changed forever more

Laos, the gem of Indochina - a cultural connection

Laos, the gem of Indoch­ina — a cul­tural connection

The miss­ing Laos post by Cesca is found more

Guest post for Rohan clothing

Guest post for Rohan clothing

A few weeks ago the CEO of Rohan cloth­ing emailed me and asked if I would write them a guest post about for their new web­site Rohantime.com. more

Cambodia – devils and angels

Cam­bodia – dev­ils and angels

Des­pair and hope in the Cam­bod­ian cap­ital more

Khmer Temple Photo Special

Khmer Temple Photo Special

Khmer temple images from our col­lec­tion more

Cambodia – Journey to Angkor

Cam­bodia – Jour­ney to Angkor

Spiderville stands between us and the wats, can we escape the 8 legged freaks? more

Temples of Angkor : A Basho Film

Temples of Angkor : A Basho Film

We visit the amaz­ing Angkor Wat, Cam­bodia more

Laos P.D.R. – Mekong meanderings

Laos P.D.R. – Mekong meanderings

“Life is a musical thing and you’re sup­posed to sing or dance along the way” more

Tracking the Predator : A Basho Film

Track­ing the Pred­ator : A Basho Film

Get up close with a wild Tiger! more

Laos PDR – history & heart

Laos PDR – his­tory & heart

Our Jour­ney con­tin­ues into the Heart of South East Asia: Laos! more

The American War

The Amer­ican War

The after effects of the war in South East Asia more

An Island Nation

An Island Nation

Exist­ence by vir­tue of land and sea more

Lets go tubing!  A Basho Film

Lets go tubing! A Basho Film

“Lets go tubing!” This video high­lights the crazy day my friends and I had while tubing the legendary Mekong river in Vang Veng, Laos, South East Asia in Novem­ber 2008. more

Malaysia: Highlands to Langkawi

Malay­sia: High­lands to Langkawi

Heaven is but a boat jour­ney away… more

Singapore: Gateway to SE Asia

Singa­pore: Gate­way to SE Asia

The hot­test cold city in the world! more

New Zealand WWOOFing at Furneaux Lodge

New Zea­l­and WWOOF­ing at Fur­neaux Lodge

Will the second time be any bet­ter than the first? more

New Zealand : A Basho Film

New Zea­l­and : A Basho Film

A short (10 minute) film high­light­ing New Zea­l­and. Includes whales in Kaikoura, Fjords, Gla­ciers by Heli­copter, The far north, the Vol­canic heart, the sounds and a trip through the forests of this magical coun­try! more

The Volcanic Heart

The Vol­canic Heart

Cent­ral North Island sim­mers and steams, bubbles and spews… more

Mountains of New Zealand

Moun­tains of New Zealand

Bilbo: “I want to see moun­tains again, moun­tains Gan­dalf! more

Northland: Part Two

North­land: Part Two

Basho and Cesca meet Tane Mahuta — The God of the Forest more

North to Cape Reinga

North to Cape Reinga

We visit New Zealand’s great beach — 90 miles of free­dom! more

Fear is the mind killer

Fear is the mind killer

Cesca sky­dives 15,000ft and Basho jumps the 134m high­wire Nevis bungy! more

Auckland

Auck­land

Basho and Cesca visit the largest city in New Zea­l­and more

Welcome to New Zealand

Wel­come to New Zealand

We fall in love in the real MiddleEarth! more

Travel Blogging Kit List

Travel Blog­ging Kit List

A writers guide to what to take! more

Melbourne

Mel­bourne

Victoria’s mighty city of lights! more

The Great Ocean Road: from Adelaide to Melbourne via the Grampian Mountains

The Great Ocean Road: from Adelaide to Mel­bourne via the Grampian Mountains

A driv­ing jour­ney of great beauty more

The Ghan train, finding Franco and Adelaide

The Ghan train, find­ing Franco and Adelaide

A train ride to remem­ber! more

A Basho Film : Australia

A Basho Film : Australia

A short fun film high­light­ing our trip to Aus­tralia, show­ing some of the fant­astic things we saw in this won­der­ful more

Kangaroo Island WWOOFing

Kangaroo Island WWOOFing

WWOOF­ing for the 1st time on KI more

A Basho Film: Colours of Uluru

A Basho Film: Col­ours of Uluru

Wel­come, Here is the latest short film for your enjoy­ment.  This one shows our amaz­ing time at Uluru over sun­set and more

The Sanctuary

The Sanc­tu­ary

We find bliss in the rain forests of Aus­tralia more

Uluru and The Outback

Uluru and The Outback

Beat­ing about the bush! AKA: “A dingo stole my marsh­mal­lows!” more

Byron Bay

Byron Bay

The won­der of Byron Bay! more

A Basho Film: Blue Hunter

A Basho Film: Blue Hunter

Here is the next in the line of Basho Films. I am work­ing hard on the next one and have some­thing more

The Great Barrier Reef

The Great Bar­rier Reef

Diving on the PADI Advanced course! more

Australia Zoo

Aus­tralia Zoo

We visit the home of The Cro­codile Hunter, Crikey! more

The Hunter Valley

The Hunter Valley

All praise the god of wine! more

A Basho Film: San Francisco!

A Basho Film: San Francisco!

I finally found enough band­width to upload my first travel film; San Fran­cisco! I hope you like it and all more

The Blue Mountains

The Blue Mountains

I can see my house from here! more

Sydney

Sydney

Fant­astic! Yeah, that’ll be right! more

San Francisco

San Fran­cisco

24 hours in “The City!” more

James' Travel Packing

James’ Travel Packing

What do you need for a year long adven­ture?  Don’t ask me, it’s my first time!  Nev­er­the­less, I am tak­ing more

Leaving on a Jet Plane - don't know when I'll be back again!

Leav­ing on a Jet Plane — don’t know when I’ll be back again!

The flat is empty — everything is in stor­age. I leave work tomor­row for good — can’t wait! The bags are packed more