Comments on: A Royal Return http://www.trailofants.com/a-royal-return A lively RTW travelogue with a dash of inspiration, a twist of English wit and a coup de grace of charm. Ant combines travelling the world, with live, humorous travel-writing and priceless up-to-date information for the fellow backpacker. He also offers 6% discount with World Nomads Travel Insurance, via the promotion code TRLANT, simply, because you seem like a nice person. Thu, 03 Jul 2008 23:14:13 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.2 By: Ant http://www.trailofants.com/a-royal-return#comment-362 Ant Sun, 06 Apr 2008 05:05:23 +0000 http://www.trailofants.com/a-royal-return#comment-362 haha, Iceland! That is in my 'Top 3 Places to Go List that Doesn't Exist Anywhere But In My Head'! We're in Coimbatore with a busted chain, back brake and a loose clutch... but heading up into Ooty soon enough. Same with us for the Western Ghats, the ride from Kodai to Kochi was sublime, a top memory... cue the next blog! As for <a href="http://www.trailofants.com/photos" rel="nofollow">PHOTOS</a>, yes there is a slight hiccup there at the minute, but when I return the bike and recover all my electronic spanners I'll be fixing it right back up again so I can prove that my couch is nowhere to be seen...! Iceland mate, great idea... stop by the Faeroe Islands too! haha, Iceland! That is in my ‘Top 3 Places to Go List that Doesn’t Exist Anywhere But In My Head’! We’re in Coimbatore with a busted chain, back brake and a loose clutch… but heading up into Ooty soon enough. Same with us for the Western Ghats, the ride from Kodai to Kochi was sublime, a top memory… cue the next blog!

As for PHOTOS, yes there is a slight hiccup there at the minute, but when I return the bike and recover all my electronic spanners I’ll be fixing it right back up again so I can prove that my couch is nowhere to be seen…! Iceland mate, great idea… stop by the Faeroe Islands too!

]]> By: Andrew http://www.trailofants.com/a-royal-return#comment-361 Andrew Sat, 05 Apr 2008 12:38:12 +0000 http://www.trailofants.com/a-royal-return#comment-361 Hi guys, Er yes a little more than I wanted to know about your feelings for the bike but can understand having straddled an Enfield myself. The best idea you could possibly have made - South India on two wheels (even it does have a motor). Where are you now? If you haven't already ticked off the Western Ghats you can easily spent half your time up above 1000 meters, those winding quiet roads amongst the tea plantations were the best of India for us. Top tip: Kodaikanal and staying at the Green-something-or-other hostel. It floats above the clouds in almost Tibet-coloured sky - a rare thing in the country of smog. The rest's on the blog. The only other snippet I can offer is village roads all the way. On top of the other benefits of getting off the highway you don't end up with a coal-miner's face by the end of each day. So where's the photographic proof of your latest exploits? Since we saw you last you may as well have headed home and are writing this from your couch (though have to admit that description of you and the Enfield was rather vivid) Well, as I couldn't convince you to cycle over the Himalayas again with me I'm not going to do it either. So we're off to Iceland. I know, that's what I said. Hi guys,

Er yes a little more than I wanted to know about your feelings for the bike but can understand having straddled an Enfield myself.
The best idea you could possibly have made - South India on two wheels (even it does have a motor). Where are you now? If you haven’t already ticked off the Western Ghats you can easily spent half your time up above 1000 meters, those winding quiet roads amongst the tea plantations were the best of India for us. Top tip: Kodaikanal and staying at the Green-something-or-other hostel. It floats above the clouds in almost Tibet-coloured sky - a rare thing in the country of smog. The rest’s on the blog. The only other snippet I can offer is village roads all the way. On top of the other benefits of getting off the highway you don’t end up with a coal-miner’s face by the end of each day.

So where’s the photographic proof of your latest exploits? Since we saw you last you may as well have headed home and are writing this from your couch (though have to admit that description of you and the Enfield was rather vivid)

Well, as I couldn’t convince you to cycle over the Himalayas again with me I’m not going to do it either. So we’re off to Iceland. I know, that’s what I said.

]]> By: Jeff http://www.trailofants.com/a-royal-return#comment-355 Jeff Tue, 01 Apr 2008 17:43:18 +0000 http://www.trailofants.com/a-royal-return#comment-355 Alright dude? You turned me on with that opening paragraph...here I was thinking you met your 'Cleopatra'?! It's been a long time since I've heard (or read!) those kind of words from you and you still do it to me, you still know how to turn me on! Ah, the day you return, the day you whisper those sweet nothings, the day we are once again one...is the day I long for! Anyway, great reading, Colin also enjoyed it but he asked me to leave a message for you this time! x Alright dude? You turned me on with that opening paragraph…here I was thinking you met your ‘Cleopatra’?! It’s been a long time since I’ve heard (or read!) those kind of words from you and you still do it to me, you still know how to turn me on! Ah, the day you return, the day you whisper those sweet nothings, the day we are once again one…is the day I long for!

Anyway, great reading, Colin also enjoyed it but he asked me to leave a message for you this time! x

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