There were no sewage floods in Mumbai, there weren't even any open sewers, this city is a world away from anything else we've seen in India. As soon as we arrived this was obvious as the suburbs are littered with building sites and huge skyscrapers. Shortly after we arrived at our hotel we went for a walk down Marine Drive towards Chowpatty Beach. Walking along the sea front it was clear how much more liberal life in Mumbai is. Women showing off their shoulders ...

Well, it's the first time I am writing on the blog! Unlike Mike I'm afaid I don't like to plan things before I write; my dissertation for example! Don't be expecting literary talk and highly descriptive stuff, I prefer to write much more to the point. Jodhpur. Not exactly the most enthraling place when your hostel is up a never-ending windy road with dodgy drainage systems (if you can call it a system) and a touch of delhi belly, but never-the-less alright! (a to...

Jaipur and Jaisalmer Well, its been a total change of fortunes in the last few days, just as we thought that Rajasthan had little to offer, things have picked up. We did exactly as we said we would the following day in Jaipur, started out earlyin a rickshaw to the old city to see the sites. We were joined by Teri, from San Francisco, and with two girls shopping was now high on the agenda. After making our way through the bazaars for shoe purchasing we saw the Ha...

Well, it was an extra 200 rupees well spent, the first full nights sleep we've had since we arrived and the room was big and warm and with endless hot water which was a pleasant change. This hotel, even though the prices are relatively low is really nice, spacious modern rooms and a great rooftop restaurant (whats wrong with ground floor restaurants??!!!). Today has been quite frustrating though, trying to find our way round the sites whilst scrimping and refu...

Theres two entries for Agra, for the earlier one just change the date in the drop down box above! :-) Taj avoidance didnt last very long as we found ourselves at the same rooftop restaurant for breakfast, but hey, the food is great and boy did we need it after THE COLDEST NIGHT EVER! We slept in fleeces, camping socks and jeans but still our lovely looking bungalows were icey cold and regardless of the bedding a very sleepless night was had by us both. Anyway, ...