Hi, I was gonna post about food, which I will eventually, but I have to write about the place and the people; the city is intoxicating, a mixture of sights and sounds that appal and enthral. After 3 days here I am almost used to the intense heat and humidity, the noise of the place also takes getting used to and the smells can be stomach churning. The one thing I can ignore (because you have to) but not ever forget is the poverty, it is everywhere, the most str...

DAY 1 MUMBAI I opened the curtains to our 8th floor hotel room and was met by a view of eagles swirling the Indian rooftops, lime green parrots and the less exotic pigeons amongst them. Both james and I are full of cold so hopefully the curries that we will be trying over the next few days will sort us out. We actually arrived yesterday afternoon and my first impression of Mumbai was how there seems to be no health and safety. All vehicles drive dangerously clo...

Hi everyone ;0) While James is experiencing his first time on an Indian toilet, i thought i would write to tell you all that we got here safetly (just - read on to find out more). And for those who asked about the flight (Jane), Kingfisher is india's answer to Virgin. We even got napiary and a menu with dinner. ooh eeerrrr. Once we arrived at Mumbai airport we were greeted by a man who looked suspiciously like the dad from East is East who showed us to our tax...