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On an epic cycle ride from the UK to a village in southern India, David Bent keeps a blog. In this extract he visits Amritsar and finds bugs too big to battle with and wakes up with maggots in his beard.

There's more to Kerala than the backwaters says Karen Dabrowska. But you don't need to take her word for it: she asks a bloke called Batu and writes down what he says.

For Brian Fisher planning his own holiday is a key part of the travel experience. Here is a meticulous report of his journey through India.

Thirty years of pious travel sanctions have done nothing to discourage Southeast Asia's most brutal regime. Adam Smith finds its international isolation only adds to Myanmar's appeal.

Cochin and the surrounding state of Kerala offers a welcome change of pace for Katharine Gilmour on her solo tour of southern India.

On an epic 22-day motorcycle journey across China, Duncan McCombe finds the province of Xinjiang presents some particular challenges. This extract from his blog illustrates his brushes with authority.

Andy Pag's pioneering biofuel overland trek is, as far as I know, currently bogged down in antiterrorism paperwork somewhere in India. This gives his blog, from the happy days when he cruises from Iran to Pakistan, a certain poignancy.

On a teaching gig in China, Owen Tucker finds he's being used as a recruitment aide for his local school. At the 'Sunshine English Festival' his role becomes even more surreal.

On his journey through the 'Stans, Charlie Weatherill dismounts his trusty Landcruiser and takes to horseback to get a taste of endangered lifestyle of a nomadic culture.

High in the Himalayan foothills, India's most spiritual retreat provides quiet moments and insights for a tranquil and meditative Sezgi Yalin.