I finally make it to Nepal after a fairly painstaking overland journey. It takes 16 hours by night-train from Rishikesh to Gorakhpur (without a seat for much of it), a further 2 hours by bus from Gorakhpur to the border at Sunauli, a short walk over the border and a 20-min jeep ride to the nearby town of Bhairawa where I catch another hour-long bus to Lumbini! Upon arrival and a very tired and smelly girl, takes on the final mission of finding somewhere to stay...

I reluctantly leave Rajasthan but plan to travel up to the mountains in the north soon and am looking forward to the cool weather! I arrive in Agra and bump in to Matt at the train station, a guy who I met in Udaipur and who I end up bumping in to again in Delhi! After a bit of a debacle trying to find my accommodation and a failed attempt at sleep, I decided to go straight to the Taj Mahal and join Matt for a tour of this beautiful building. We spend about 3 h...

I never really made a plan of what I wanted to see in India, it all just sort of happened. After Delhi, I end up on a bus to Jaipur, the start of what is to be a 3 week trip through Rajasthan. Best decision ever….Rajasthan is like the postcards you see of India….it's that colourful, that busy, that amazing…. In Jaipur, the Pink City, I check in to the Evergreen Guest House near Chameli Market, which seems to be a spot that everyone heads to. I'm gettin...

So, I finally make it to India. I have secretly been looking forward to getting here for a while now! When I was here in Kerala in the South of India a few years ago with my aunt, I really really enjoyed it...the people, the culture, the food…everything! My first stop is Mumbai, still referred to by many as Bombay, where I spend a little under a week. I arrive just in time for the Cricket World Cup Final between India and Sri Lanka. What an experience - th...

Our first stop in South Africa is Orange River, a river on the border of Namibia and South Africa. We camp right on the river and take a spin down its flowing 'brown' waters with a beer in hand. The trick is to put a life jacket around your waist to help you float! Highly unattractive but provided lots of giggles! Have a fun night here with the gang - can't believe the trip will be ending soon. Next stop is sunny Trawal, a beautiful wine region where we stay ...