15th More driving through the desert till we get to Bikanar. Its a pretty rough looking place. The drive was pretty uneventful today. The Palace hotel where we are staying,has a tent city along both sides of the road, so it doesnt look very good for a walk anywhere tonight. The Palace must have be grand in its day, but with lack of maintenance its a shadow of its former glory. We are kept awake by barking dogs, trains and their continually blasting horns. Sleep...

10th Well i am back as a solo traveller till tonight when Shauna arrives for our Essence of Rajasthan 15 day tour. Doesnt start till the 13th so we have a few free days. My first taste of Delhi is from the airport to the hotel. The traffic is utter chaos, very heavy fog, and lots of people everywhere. The hotel is only average, and the first room has no hot water, so i am moved a few times till i get a noisy room with hot water. Yes it is one big culture shock....

Woke to the sounds and sighst of Kuala Lumpur, not Delhi. Still a little upset, but its time to get over it and move on. Well today we did just that. Caught a subway to see the motor show, and then explored Chinatown. We took a wrong turn and ended up in little India first. Now this was an eye opener. I have never seen so much filth and foul smelling air in my life. Anyway Chinatown was fun. Knock off stuff everywhere. Constantly being hassled to buy watches, b...

Our travel plans were turned upsdie down yesterday. Our flight from Singapore went smoothly, it was the next leg of the journey to New Delhi that went pear shaped. We were denied boarding due to Visa issues. So there we were stuck in Kuala Lumpur with nowhere to go, nowhere to stay. I can tell you we were devastated! With no other options, we grabbed the laptops, and started searching for options. Luckily the airport gave us 2 hours of internet for free. Mind y...