Greetings All, As usual, lots to report, so I will summarise as much as poss! Caught a sleeper train to Varanasi a couple of weeks ago now, which was an "experience" in itself, & one we'll avoid in future… especially since it was a 12 hour journey, & for a sleeper train, there was a distinct LACK of sleep happening! On arriving, we managed to meet our auto driver, Amar, despite our only description of him being that he "is aged 51 years...

Hi there! I'm still having a great time in India, and having a good laugh with Geeta... which is lucky since we spend 24 hours a day with each other - sight seeing together, eating together, sleeping next to each other - I can't escape, even if I wanted to!! (ha ha) We spent 2 days in Delhi planning our whole trip and researching where we want to visit, and decided to book a couple of tours… partly because I've hurt my back and I'm now avoiding local buses, an...

Hello,The Taj Mahal was so amazing that I thought it warranted its own individual postcard. I was completely taken in by the story behind the Taj Mahal as well as the actual place; so here’s a brief summary about the history behind it….Emperor Shah Jahan had the Taj Mahal constructed in honour of his wife Mumtaz Mahal, to house her tomb. It is considered to be the ‘summation of Mughal architecture’, and is considered by some to be 1 of th...

Hi Everyone! Well, after a prolonged period of goodbyes and a stressful 2 days of packing due to my poor organisational skills, I made it (just) on time for my flight! It was an emotional ride; luckily I wasn't sat next to anyone, because I spent the first half an hour of the flight crying! However, I was soon distracted by the in-flight entertainment and the G&T's on offer, which I thought would help me to sleep.… but no such luck, I couldn't sleep at al...