Well, our last day in India.... I'm really sad - would have loved to have ventured further north but will have to be for next time.... (altho i suspect it will be with Simon's ma or my pa cos no one else seems remotely interested anymore...!) Since my last entry we have seen and done a whole lot more - for anyone coming to India, Aurangabad (for the Ajanta and Ellora caves) and Jodhpur and Udaipur are a must. Having said that I understand that Udaipur c...

Top tips for and facts about Travel in India: 1. When you travel to new and wonderful places, generally the traveller is open-minded, wanting to learn and experience different cultures, peoples etc. etc. etc. Travelling in India has a grave added danger of turning said traveller into (a) a raving racist and/or (b) the rudest person on earth. I find myself thinking, saying and doing unspeakable things: shouting at strangers, slagging off an entire country because...

Hello! Well, it has taken this long to get to a place that has a decent quick internet connection. Yay for broadband! The trip so far has been all it promised on the tin - exciting, hot, cold, wet, dry, frustrating, stinky, fabulous etc. etc. etc. We started in Fort Cochin which was fantastic - we listened to the Lonely Planet and didn't bother with Ernaukulam (mainland side) which was def the right thing to do - it was utterly chaotic and without any of...