Sign up for my newsletter

Unsubscribe

Finish the Sentence: India

« Return to Finish the Sentence    « Return to India

It’s a given I could only hope to scratch the surface of the surface in a country with this much diversity. Wherever I went, you could be sure there were loads of travellers, and locals eager to share their experiences and thoughts. Here are just the very few I was fortunate to come across. As usual, country codes for foreigners.



Dennis (ISR)
I am inspired by: Nature
I regret: Coming to India too late in life
Today I am grateful for: Existing

Ashi (SPA)
I am inspired by: The moon
I regret: Accepting my girlfriend leaving me to have our son
Today I am grateful for: Having a jam

Gaz (ENG)
I am inspired by: Life
I regret: Shooting a goose
Today I am grateful for: Today


Laurie (ENG)
I am inspired by: Music, mountains, Chelsea, challenge
I regret: Being lazy in my life
Today I am grateful for: Waking up, doing what I wanted to do, and saying goodbye to one friend, and hello to another

Greg (SA)
I am inspired by: Honesty
I regret: Hurting people
Today I am grateful for: My equanimity

Penny (SING)
I am inspired by: Passion
I regret: Having a job that doesn't allow me to travel more
Today I am grateful for: Not being born as the little Indian beggar girl, who the taxi drive hit today.


Murali
I am inspired by: Anyone who achieves something, against the odds
I regret: Not doing more sport when I was younger
Today I am grateful for: Being more content than I was a few years ago, despite these gray hairs!

Rachna
I am inspired by: An educated man, who visits a village and takes it upon himself to educate five children
I regret: Not thinking through the process enough before having a baby
Today I am grateful for: All the things I've regretted

Matt (IRL)
I am inspired by: Loyalty and honesty
I regret: Screwing things up with my ex-girlfriend
Today I am grateful for: The reliable friends that I have


Martin (AUT)
I am inspired by: Girls with conviction
I regret: Having become an engineer
Today I am grateful for: The company and great day

Daniel (ISR)
I am inspired by: The resilience of the human spirit
I regret: Eating that briyani in Varanasi
Today I am grateful for: The resilience of the human digestive system

Gili (ISR)
I am inspired by: My mood
I regret: All the things I'll mention next week during Yom Kippur
Today I am grateful for: The opportunities I have


Search Modern Gonzo

Latest Reports

  • Flying Doctors and the Migration of the Wildebeest

    This week in East Africa, I discover two sides to a coin. The luxury, beauty and exotic wildlife of the ultimate safari, complete with butlers, five-star tents, and the migration of the wildebeest. In Nairobi, a different story, as I take to the air with the Flying Doctors, participating in a medical evacuation, and seeing the human cost of violence. This is Africa, and there is nowhere else like it.

  • Heat, Dust and Dirt Bikes in Egypt

    The traffic, chaos and 3000 years of bureaucracy take their toll, but I manage to Belly Dance over the Nile anyway. After clocking in at the pyramids, it’s off to the Sinai to rock the desert by ATV, dirt bike and dune buggy. Egypt has stayed much the same since my last visit 16 years ago. I haven’t.

  • A Revolution in Cuba

    Plenty of thoughts about this controversial island in the Caribbean, where tourists are herded into all-inclusive resorts while the songs of Revolution still stir. When you add a large group of journalists, expect something in the middle in this gonzo-fuelled rant about the beating heart of change.