Music and travel have been synonymous since the hippies took their music
along with them in the sixties. Certain pieces of music have the ability
to remind of places we have been and the experiences we enjoyed there.
Here are my top 5 that evoke cherished memories of my travels.

Istanbul – “Mea Culpa” by Enigma, it was the first
time I had heard this piece, as it woke us from our sleep as well pulled
into Istanbul in a January snowstorm. It was a wonderful way to arrive
in a place I had long wished to visit.

Iran – “Silk Road, God is Good” from Lonely Planet.
This haunting piece will remind anyone who has travelled in the Middle
East, but for me particularly of Iran, of the early morning call to prayer
resonating from the towers of the ornate mosques.

Yangshuo – “Linger” by The Cranberries. One of my abiding
memories of this lovely Chinese town is this song wafting out of virtually
every Restaurant and backpacker hotel in the place. Whenever I hear this
song on the radio at home it always evokes memories of China.

Australia – “Highway” by Gond Wana Land from the album,
“Let the dog out”. Our bus driver played this super album
as we crossed Australia’s Red Centre, the didgeridoos providing
a fitting accompaniment to the landscape that passed outside the window.

France – “Anni Rose” by Tulka from the Buddha bar album
by Claude Challe. This piece will always be a reminder of happy days and
warm evenings in the south of France, while doing an Astanga course.

Write in and tell us your musical memories and associations! the Beetle