The past week and a half has been amazingly busy! We left beautiful Goa on the 13th having decided that we had time to go up to Mumbai and meet up with fellow Kings World Trust Volunteer Lucia for a few days of sight seeing. Whoever said 13 was an unlucky number may have had a valid point. The bus was horrendous - 12 hours of people being sick followed by the bus breaking down at 4 in the morning did make for a memorable trip......anyway, Mumbai is MASSIVE. Home ...

Having escaped the sweaty humidity of Kerala, at the un-earthly hour of 02.00(am) we embarked on what proved to be a marathon train journey up the Karnatakan coast to Goa - a state famous, amongst other things for its amazing beaches. Once in Anjuna, we were not disappointed by the beach - sand and swaying palm trees stretched along the coast line as far as we could sea, with a few beach huts sheltering behind the trees. Having looked at the beach and decided th...

Having spent the last four nights as a four (Laura, Alice and Charlotte and I) in the Cool mountains of Munnar and Kumily with their swaths of tea plantations, Cochins docks and industrial buzz is literally miles away from what we are used to, especially as it is about 70% humidity at the moment.....nice!! That said, yesterday we met up with fellow traveler - Ben - and went for a wander round "Jew town", paying the 300 year old Synagogue a visit an...

Having met up with Laura's friend Alice and her travel buddy Charlotte, we headed inland as a four. first destination was Munnar, preceded by a six hour bus ride....anyway, despite the hard seats, and hot air from the engine, the bus ride was a great chance to meet and chat to the others, so time flew by and before we knew what was happening, we were in the Mountain town of Munnar, famed for its tea and spices. Having staggered around the town with our bags,...

Having left the trust last Tuesday, we ventured over the boarder to Karalla, a communist state on the South western coast o India, arriving in Quillon after a combination of bus rides and train journeys with stunning scenery which made the six hour trip more bearable. However, it wasn't long until we had seen all of Quillon's sights - that is, an "Aquarium" (which actually consisted of a few fish tanks in some crazy mans garden) and the lake which join...