Hello again everybody! This is it, our final post from India, it seems like it was only yesterday that we were heading for Heathrow but a month of our travels is already up! Just time now to tell you about our trip to Mount Abu.Having enjoyed our trip on the Jammu (prison train) mail so much we decided that another sleeper train experience was just what we needed and booked our places on the Ashram Express from Delihi to Mt Abu. On first sight the?Ashram seemed t...

Hello everybody!We're now safely back in Delhi after 2 days touring the 'Golden Triangle', in Jaipur and Agra. Friday morning was an early start as we got on our coach and drew straws as to who sat next to a man with hairy ears, Alex lost. (We tried to take a picture but he was too sharp!) 4 hours of manic Indian driving later we arrived at Amber Fort, in old Jaipur. This is a 400 year old palace perched high above the city with some incredible views ...

From Dalhousie, we took a 30 minute drive to Khajjiar, a small meadow amongst the hilly forests. It is referred to locally as "Little Switzerland" and was an enjoyable place to spend a morning relaxing. Whilst there, we were challenged by a group of youngsters on a school trip to a game of cricket. After doing much to restore the reputation of our once proud cricketing nation, we had lunch at a small cafe before setting off on the long road trip to Dhar...

Hey everybody! Were back from the mountains! After a gruelling but intensely worthwhile 2 week venture on our own we have returned to the safety of Delhi and Grandma Kalra's hospitality. The adventure started 2 weeks ago today, as the 3 of us were dropped into the chaos of Old Delhi train station. This seemed to signal the start of our travelling experience for real as the masses surrounded us and we were forced to battle our way through the shodilly singposte...

Hello everybody!We're now safely back in Delhi after 2 days touring the 'Golden Triangle', in Jaipur and Agra. Friday morning was an early start as we got on our coach and drew straws as to who sat next to a man with hairy ears, Alex lost. (We tried to take a picture but he was too sharp!) 4 hours of manic Indian driving later we arrived at Amber Fort, in old Jaipur. This is a 400 year old palace perched high above the city with some incredible views ...