Monthly Archives: October 2014

Lewis looks back at his incredible worldwide itinerary

Just out of interest, Lewis the Lion decided to compile a list of all the modes of transport that he had taken during his epic worldwide adventure. He’d like to share that list with you now. Lewis the Lion’s Incredible … Continue reading

Posted in Lewis' Blog | Tagged , , , , , , , , , , , | 1 Comment

Lewis the Lion is homeward bound

A wave of contentment spread over Lewis the Lion as he left Palolem in the taxi. What a truly spectacular adventure he had on his worldwide journey but now it had seemed to have come to an end all too … Continue reading

Posted in Lewis' Blog | Tagged , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , | 2 Comments

Lewis the Lion waves goodbye on his final sunset

The moment had come. Lewis the Lion’s adventure was almost drawing to a close. He’d savoured and relished each moment of his last few days in Palolem and had already taken in the sunset on most evenings from different vantage … Continue reading

Posted in Lewis' Blog | Tagged , , , , , , , , , , , , , | Leave a comment

A Yoga-tastic way to end his world journey!

Lewis the Lion was in the final week of his adventure around the world and he just couldn’t believe it; just where had the time gone? Whilst in one respect it did almost feel like a year ago since he … Continue reading

Posted in Lewis' Blog | Tagged , , , , , , , , , , , , | Leave a comment

Flying South to Goa and Palolem

So Lewis the Lion’s ‘Essential India’ trip had come to an end with the G-Adventures gang and what an incredible time he’d had! He couldn’t believe that he still had another week to go before he returned home to the … Continue reading

Posted in Lewis' Blog | Tagged , , , , , , , | Leave a comment

Helen takes the holy dip at the Kumbh Mela!

As a Hindu, Dushyant felt very lucky to be in Allahabad during this auspicious time on the calendar. Normally his work could take him all over India so he saw this as an extremely lucky coincidence that he’d ended up … Continue reading

Posted in Lewis' Blog | Tagged , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , | Leave a comment

The Kumbh Mela: the largest human gathering on the planet ever!

Considered to be the oldest “living” religion in the world, Hinduism was started at least four thousand years ago and today it is classed as the third largest world religion with about 900 million Hindu followers worldwide. By chance, it … Continue reading

Posted in Lewis' Blog | Tagged , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , | Leave a comment

Sunrise over the River Ganga, India

Lewis the Lion was up before the sunrise the next day. In his sleepy state, he was up at 5:30 am and ready to take a tuk-tuk into town for 6 o’clock. Again, he headed down to the River Ganga … Continue reading

Posted in Lewis' Blog | Tagged , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , | Leave a comment

A sunset, candle flower ceremony in Varanasi

When Lewis the Lion’s hair-raising rickshaw ride had come to an end, the G-Adventures group then headed down towards the ghats (the riverside steps) of the River Ganga. Varanasi is one of the holiest cities in India for Hindus as … Continue reading

Posted in Lewis' Blog | Tagged , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , | Leave a comment

India’s street life gets under Lewis the Lion’s skin!

From the moment that Lewis the Lion had arrived in India, he knew that the streets were simply crazy…but he loved it! The place was just so alive and he found that it just got under his skin! There was … Continue reading

Posted in Lewis' Blog | Tagged , , , , , , , | Leave a comment