http://www.followtheboat.com Tales (not just) from the high seas Tue, 07 Feb 2012 11:30:12 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 http://www.followtheboat.com/2012/02/03/excuses-excuses/ http://www.followtheboat.com/2012/02/03/excuses-excuses/#comments Fri, 03 Feb 2012 15:06:42 +0000 Jamie http://www.followtheboat.com/?p=25674 We have been so busy this week that we've not completed editing our next adventure, which takes us into the Western Ghats mountain range. In this podcast we offer a couple of poor excuses but round it off with some great news...]]> http://www.followtheboat.com/2012/02/03/excuses-excuses/feed/ 1 http://www.followtheboat.com/2012/01/27/the-backwaters-of-allepey/ http://www.followtheboat.com/2012/01/27/the-backwaters-of-allepey/#comments Fri, 27 Jan 2012 14:00:18 +0000 Jamie http://www.followtheboat.com/?p=25664 Lonely Planet has this down as a must-do before you die, and having spent a couple of days on the backwaters of Allepey, we concur. This is a bird-watchers and fish-eaters paradise. We take a gentle motor through the backwaters, viewing sunken rice fields and people-watching the locals as they go about their business on the famous river banks of Kerala. ]]> http://www.followtheboat.com/2012/01/27/the-backwaters-of-allepey/feed/ 1 http://www.followtheboat.com/2012/01/20/the-crows-of-fort-cochin/ http://www.followtheboat.com/2012/01/20/the-crows-of-fort-cochin/#comments Fri, 20 Jan 2012 10:00:04 +0000 Jamie http://www.followtheboat.com/?p=25621 Finally, after a year's absence! Welcome to the brand new followtheboat podcasts! Podcasts, for those who don't know, are free mp3 audio files that you may download and listen to on your stereo, ipod etc. They're the equivalent to a radio show, and we produce weekly radio shows of our adventures. This entire series is dedicated to our travels around the Indian sub-continent. We aim to get under the skin of India, the people and the culture. We've got a ton of adventures that take us from the very north in Sikkim to the very south of Tamil Nadu. In this first episode we take a nice, gentle stroll around Fort Cochin, the area in Kochi where the European adventurers settled after opening up trade routes between Asia and Europe. It's a typically warm day so Liz hides under the shade of the tree-lined avenues, forever surrounded by the cawing of crows.]]> http://www.followtheboat.com/2012/01/20/the-crows-of-fort-cochin/feed/ 2 http://www.followtheboat.com/2011/02/04/special/ http://www.followtheboat.com/2011/02/04/special/#comments Fri, 04 Feb 2011 09:00:02 +0000 Jamie http://www.followtheboat.com/?p=21008 This is the last podcast from our first series, but don't worry, we return summer 2011. This podcast started off as an exclusive interview with Lo Brust, the organiser of the Vasco Da Gama rally. Recorded a few months ago before the Chandlers were released by their Somali pirate captors Jamie and Lo disucss piracy, sailing tactics and whether there will ever be another Vasco Da Gama rally. That interview concludes with a catch-up, the day before Lo left Cochin marina last week with the fifth Vasco Da Gama rally. In addition to this we managed to have a quick chat with Richard, one of the world circumnavigation Blue Water Rally organisers, and Jeremy, a skipper taking part. Currently they are having to think hard about their sailing route. The situation in Egypt may force them to spend more time in India. All these interviews give a great insight into rallies, their organisation and, more seriously, the political and economic situations that have a direct impact on sailing through the Indian Ocean and the Red Sea. This podcast is also a special one as it is the last in our current series. Fear not, we will return in a couple of months with some exclusive insights into our travels around India, but we're going to take a short break and discover a bit more about this incredible country and the Indian people.]]> http://www.followtheboat.com/2011/02/04/special/feed/ 0 http://www.followtheboat.com/2011/01/28/end-of-the-line/ http://www.followtheboat.com/2011/01/28/end-of-the-line/#comments Fri, 28 Jan 2011 11:00:14 +0000 Jamie http://www.followtheboat.com/?p=20932 After over a year of podcasts documenting the Vasco Da Gama rally this is the final one that sees Emma, Katy, Liz and Jamie safely arrive at their final destination. Not without the odd storm, however.]]> http://www.followtheboat.com/2011/01/28/end-of-the-line/feed/ 0 http://www.followtheboat.com/2011/01/21/i-think-im-goan-be-sick/ http://www.followtheboat.com/2011/01/21/i-think-im-goan-be-sick/#comments Fri, 21 Jan 2011 11:00:22 +0000 Jamie http://www.followtheboat.com/?p=20929 This podcast is not to be listened to whilst eating. You've no doubt heard that travelling in India can be plagued by cases of Delhi Belly and this week neither Katy nor Jamie escaped its wrath. This is a step-by-step account of a rather hilarious day that was only funny for the observers.]]> http://www.followtheboat.com/2011/01/21/i-think-im-goan-be-sick/feed/ 1 http://www.followtheboat.com/2011/01/14/bikinis-and-rabans/ http://www.followtheboat.com/2011/01/14/bikinis-and-rabans/#comments Fri, 14 Jan 2011 11:00:27 +0000 Jamie http://www.followtheboat.com/?p=20925 There's nothing I like better than sailing with a bunch of girls in bikinis - what man wouldn't, eh? In this weeks episode we're joined by Liz's old friends, Emma and Katy. They very nearly didn't make it though...]]> http://www.followtheboat.com/2011/01/14/bikinis-and-rabans/feed/ 2 http://www.followtheboat.com/2011/01/07/the-slums-of-mumbai/ http://www.followtheboat.com/2011/01/07/the-slums-of-mumbai/#comments Fri, 07 Jan 2011 12:00:06 +0000 Jamie http://www.followtheboat.com/?p=20916 This is the podcast you've been waiting for! We finally get to visit the slums of Mumbai, taking in Dharavi, where parts of Slumdog Millionaire was filmed, as well as the poorer central Mumbai slums where we take in street dwellers living in wendy houses and glorified bunk beds. Despite this, we were almost always welcomed with open arms. Click on the link where you can play the podcast in your browser, or download it to your computer to listen to at your convenience.]]> http://www.followtheboat.com/2011/01/07/the-slums-of-mumbai/feed/ 1 http://www.followtheboat.com/2010/12/17/hanging-gardens/ http://www.followtheboat.com/2010/12/17/hanging-gardens/#comments Fri, 17 Dec 2010 10:00:36 +0000 Jamie http://www.followtheboat.com/?p=20865 This week sees our first podcast from India! Mumbai is an incredible city and we were keen to explore as soon as we moored up. In this week's podcast you'll be pleased to know that Liz takes the helm and navigates around a wonderful little guided tour of just a small part of Mumbai. In the searing midday sun we begin at the Hanging Gardens...]]> http://www.followtheboat.com/2010/12/17/hanging-gardens/feed/ 0 http://www.followtheboat.com/2010/12/10/an-indian-welcome/ http://www.followtheboat.com/2010/12/10/an-indian-welcome/#comments Fri, 10 Dec 2010 12:00:59 +0000 Jamie http://www.followtheboat.com/?p=20862 Once again Jamie gets confused as to what day it is in this podcast, but a sharp knock by a fishing boat against Esper's hull soon brings him back to the real world. It seems we are not the only boat to suffer damage, however, as other vessels on the rally have their own problems. Still, let's not let this mar the celebration of a wonderful crossing of the Arabian Sea. Eight days and 960 miles later Mumbai's hazy skyline makes herself known to a tired but elated Vasco Da Gama Rally.]]> http://www.followtheboat.com/2010/12/10/an-indian-welcome/feed/ 0