{"id":7473,"date":"2025-02-14T11:25:37","date_gmt":"2025-02-14T11:25:37","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.thestorytraveller.co.uk\/blog\/?p=7473"},"modified":"2025-02-14T11:25:37","modified_gmt":"2025-02-14T11:25:37","slug":"the-hills","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.thestorytraveller.co.uk\/blog\/?p=7473","title":{"rendered":"The Hills"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Currently enjoying a relaxing time up in the hills north of Mumbai. It has been full on cricket and for old men it is a tough ask. The first picture below is from my room!<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<ol>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.thestorytraveller.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/IMG_7358-scaled.jpeg?ssl=1\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"7475\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.thestorytraveller.co.uk\/blog\/?attachment_id=7475\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.thestorytraveller.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/IMG_7358-scaled.jpeg?fit=2560%2C1920&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"2560,1920\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;1.8&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;iPhone SE (2nd generation)&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;1739541705&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;3.99&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;20&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0.00072886297376093&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;1&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"IMG_7358\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.thestorytraveller.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/IMG_7358-scaled.jpeg?fit=584%2C438&amp;ssl=1\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-7475\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.thestorytraveller.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/IMG_7358.jpeg?resize=300%2C225&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.thestorytraveller.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/IMG_7358-scaled.jpeg?resize=300%2C225&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.thestorytraveller.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/IMG_7358-scaled.jpeg?resize=1024%2C768&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.thestorytraveller.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/IMG_7358-scaled.jpeg?resize=768%2C576&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.thestorytraveller.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/IMG_7358-scaled.jpeg?resize=1536%2C1152&amp;ssl=1 1536w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.thestorytraveller.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/IMG_7358-scaled.jpeg?resize=2048%2C1536&amp;ssl=1 2048w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.thestorytraveller.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/IMG_7358-scaled.jpeg?resize=400%2C300&amp;ssl=1 400w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.thestorytraveller.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/IMG_7358-scaled.jpeg?w=1168&amp;ssl=1 1168w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.thestorytraveller.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/IMG_7358-scaled.jpeg?w=1752&amp;ssl=1 1752w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p>We have played cricket against some wonderful Indians who can certainly hit the ball a long way! The grounds have been diverse and have played two games under lights. The Brabourne Stadium under lights that has hosted Test Matches has to be one of my top sporting moments. Two more pictures below featuring yours truly. I am the departing batsmen in one.<\/p>\n<p>I even did some storytelling yesterday at an orphanage. Will post a picture in my next blog.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.thestorytraveller.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/IMG_7276-scaled.jpeg?ssl=1\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"7476\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.thestorytraveller.co.uk\/blog\/?attachment_id=7476\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.thestorytraveller.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/IMG_7276-scaled.jpeg?fit=2094%2C2560&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"2094,2560\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;1.8&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;iPhone SE (2nd 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It has been full on cricket and for old men it is a tough ask. 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