I arrived in India I the early hours of last Monday morning to be greeted by the monsoon, brilliant! Although it seems somewhat of a cliché to regale stories of hair raising taxi rides in third world countries, the ride back from the airport at 2am without using the car's lights (the drivers like to save energy) and the use of the 'lean out front window hand to wipe rain off windscreen' technique both deserve a mention. I flew in to Mumbai (formerly Bombay)...