{"id":771,"date":"2020-04-13T14:14:41","date_gmt":"2020-04-13T14:14:41","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.globalwanderings.co.uk\/new\/?page_id=771"},"modified":"2024-01-12T22:51:43","modified_gmt":"2024-01-12T22:51:43","slug":"globalwanderings-2","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.globalwanderings.co.uk\/new\/","title":{"rendered":""},"content":{"rendered":"\r\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<p><strong>Globalwanderings <\/strong>is the personal photoblog of Richard Cain showcasing some of the amazing places I have experienced while living and working throughout Asia and more recently, Europe. In 2009, me and my wife Jackie left Asia to renovate a farmhouse and live a new life in deepest Portugal. We are now renovating our second house and that story is told on a blog called <a href=\"https:\/\/globalwanderings.co.uk\/lima\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">The House on a Hill<\/a>. We also run the podcasting site <a href=\"https:\/\/www.podcastsinenglish.com\">podcastsinenglish.com<\/a> for learners and teachers of English as a foreign language.<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<p>Latest posts:<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\n<!-- NOTE: If you need to make changes to this file, copy it to your current theme's main\n\tdirectory so your changes won't be overwritten when the plugin is upgraded. -->\n\n<!-- Post Wrap Start-->\n<div class=\"post hentry ivycat-post featured-image\">\n\t<h3><\/h3>\n\t<!-- \tThis outputs the post TITLE -->\n\t<h2 class=\"entry-title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.globalwanderings.co.uk\/new\/2026\/02\/25\/diu-the-end-of-the-line\/\">Diu &#8211; the end of the line <\/a><\/h2> 25 Feb 2026 \n\n\t<!-- \tThis outputs the post EXCERPT.  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To display full content including images and html,\n\t\treplace the_excerpt(); with the_content();  below. -->\n\t<div class=\"entry-summary\">\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t<!--\tThis outputs the post META information -->\n\t<div class=\"entry-utility\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"cat-links\">\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"entry-utility-prep entry-utility-prep-cat-links\">Posted in<\/span> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.globalwanderings.co.uk\/new\/category\/india\/\" rel=\"category tag\">India<\/a>\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t<span class=\"meta-sep\">|<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"comments-link\">\n\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.globalwanderings.co.uk\/new\/2026\/02\/22\/the-gir-lions\/#respond\">Leave a comment<\/a>\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<!-- \/\/ Post Wrap End -->\n\n<!-- NOTE: If you need to make changes to this file, copy it to your current theme's main\n\tdirectory so your changes won't be overwritten when the plugin is upgraded. -->\n\n<!-- Post Wrap Start-->\n<div class=\"post hentry ivycat-post featured-image\">\n\t<h3><\/h3>\n\t<!-- \tThis outputs the post TITLE -->\n\t<h2 class=\"entry-title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.globalwanderings.co.uk\/new\/2026\/02\/20\/jamnagar-and-jumnabad\/\">Jamnagar and Jumnabad <\/a><\/h2> 20 Feb 2026 \n\n\t<!-- \tThis outputs the post EXCERPT.  To display full content including images and html,\n\t\treplace the_excerpt(); with the_content();  below. -->\n\t<div class=\"entry-summary\">\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t<!--\tThis outputs the post META information -->\n\t<div class=\"entry-utility\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"cat-links\">\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"entry-utility-prep entry-utility-prep-cat-links\">Posted in<\/span> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.globalwanderings.co.uk\/new\/category\/india\/\" rel=\"category tag\">India<\/a>\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t<span class=\"meta-sep\">|<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"comments-link\">\n\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.globalwanderings.co.uk\/new\/2026\/02\/20\/jamnagar-and-jumnabad\/#respond\">Leave a comment<\/a>\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<!-- \/\/ Post Wrap End -->\n\n<!-- NOTE: If you need to make changes to this file, copy it to your current theme's main\n\tdirectory so your changes won't be overwritten when the plugin is upgraded. -->\n\n<!-- Post Wrap Start-->\n<div class=\"post hentry ivycat-post featured-image\">\n\t<h3><\/h3>\n\t<!-- \tThis outputs the post TITLE -->\n\t<h2 class=\"entry-title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.globalwanderings.co.uk\/new\/2026\/02\/16\/bhuj-and-about\/\">Bhuj and about <\/a><\/h2> 16 Feb 2026 \n\n\t<!-- \tThis outputs the post EXCERPT.  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Dhamraj had kindly made arrangements for me to be picked up by the side&#8230;<\/p>\n<p class=\"read-more\"><a class=\"btn btn-default\" href=\"https:\/\/www.globalwanderings.co.uk\/new\/2026\/02\/16\/bhuj-and-about\/\"> Read More<span class=\"screen-reader-text\">  Read More<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n\t<\/div>\n\n\t<!--\tThis outputs the post META information -->\n\t<div class=\"entry-utility\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"cat-links\">\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"entry-utility-prep entry-utility-prep-cat-links\">Posted in<\/span> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.globalwanderings.co.uk\/new\/category\/india\/\" rel=\"category tag\">India<\/a>\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t<span class=\"meta-sep\">|<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"comments-link\">\n\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.globalwanderings.co.uk\/new\/2026\/02\/16\/bhuj-and-about\/#respond\">Leave a comment<\/a>\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<!-- \/\/ Post Wrap End -->\n\n<!-- NOTE: If you need to make changes to this file, copy it to your current theme's main\n\tdirectory so your changes won't be overwritten when the plugin is upgraded. -->\n\n<!-- Post Wrap Start-->\n<div class=\"post hentry ivycat-post featured-image\">\n\t<h3><\/h3>\n\t<!-- \tThis outputs the post TITLE -->\n\t<h2 class=\"entry-title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.globalwanderings.co.uk\/new\/2026\/02\/14\/i-ran\/\">I ran <\/a><\/h2> 14 Feb 2026 \n\n\t<!-- \tThis outputs the post EXCERPT.  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The first, a day trip to the world Heritage site of Champaner, then the following day north to the ancient capital of Patan and the Rani Ka Vav stepwell and Modhera Sun Temple and then my two days at the Little Ran of Kutch with the Desert Courses. 9th February For today, I had decided to go to&#8230;<\/p>\n<p class=\"read-more\"><a class=\"btn btn-default\" href=\"https:\/\/www.globalwanderings.co.uk\/new\/2026\/02\/14\/i-ran\/\"> Read More<span class=\"screen-reader-text\">  Read More<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n\t<\/div>\n\n\t<!--\tThis outputs the post META information -->\n\t<div class=\"entry-utility\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"cat-links\">\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"entry-utility-prep entry-utility-prep-cat-links\">Posted in<\/span> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.globalwanderings.co.uk\/new\/category\/india\/\" rel=\"category tag\">India<\/a>\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t<span class=\"meta-sep\">|<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"comments-link\">\n\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.globalwanderings.co.uk\/new\/2026\/02\/14\/i-ran\/#respond\">Leave a comment<\/a>\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<!-- \/\/ Post Wrap End -->\n\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<p>Random posts:<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\n<!-- NOTE: If you need to make changes to this file, copy it to your current theme's main\n\tdirectory so your changes won't be overwritten when the plugin is upgraded. -->\n\n<!-- Post Wrap Start-->\n<div class=\"post hentry ivycat-post featured-image\">\n\t<h3><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"360\" height=\"270\" src=\"https:\/\/www.globalwanderings.co.uk\/new\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/4-5-360x270.jpg\" class=\"attachment-post-thumbnail size-post-thumbnail wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.globalwanderings.co.uk\/new\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/4-5-360x270.jpg 360w, https:\/\/www.globalwanderings.co.uk\/new\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/4-5-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.globalwanderings.co.uk\/new\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/4-5.jpg 750w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 360px) 100vw, 360px\" \/><\/h3>\n\t<!-- \tThis outputs the post TITLE -->\n\t<h2 class=\"entry-title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.globalwanderings.co.uk\/new\/2025\/02\/26\/elephanta\/\">Elephanta <\/a><\/h2> 26 Feb 2025 \n\n\t<!-- \tThis outputs the post EXCERPT.  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