The 46 hr train Journey I stepped on the train and was met by Blue. Blue curtains, blue floor, blue seating, blue bed and blue tables and a tiny bit of daylight coming in from the filth stained windows. Oh No, i was back in "The Cell" As I had been ill for 4/5 days prior to the journey, when the Biriyani Man came around selling lunch, i decided to give it a miss. Plus I had not yet checked out the toilets so I thought I would play it safe. The toi...

Hi All We were unable to write last week as the wifi internet wasn't working, so heres a summary of what we got upto in Kerela. The owner of the homestay, Russel, was lovely and always ready with advice and tips on where to go and what to see, then waited untill you got back to make sure you had a good experience. He bokked a couple of excursions for us; We took a tuktuk ride through Fort Cochin to see Vasco de Gammas house and burial spot, spice market, synago...

Hi all Just a quick one as in internet cafe - the wireless internet at guesthouse has been broken :( anyhow will up date you all in full next week so heres just a taster Saw Kathakali dancing - men in lots of make up, mad costumes, cymbals, drums and lots of screaming watched elephants getting beaten (more on that later :( ) went on a canoe through the backwaters and an old rice barge travel for hours and up mountains to stay in a tea plantation in the Mu...

Kerela, Fort Kochi South western tip of india, been here 2 days now and loving it! staying in a lovely 'homestay' a room in a house, run by Russel De'Costa - called Mickeyvilla. Such a different place than Goa (Blackpool in India), weather is hotter and more humid - every night there is lightning and thunderstorms, just ridden home in an auto rickshaw because the rain is biblical! they do call this place gods country... Had a 4 hour tour of the city today in ri...