I think I've been looking forward to Jaipur the most! Mostly because of the Holi festival! :D but let me start from the beginning. I arrived a-okay, and my taxi was waiting (well, waiting for a Vaniella, so I took the risk and it was fine). It was a long drive from the airport, but not too bad. Though even on empty roads my taxi driver used his horn a fair amount... I think people in India just enjoy honking everything :P when I got there I signed in fine and Ali...

Mumbai really leaves an impression on you! Just from the air there were so many lights it looked like stars (I was flying at night), and you can see the point the land ends and the sea starts, with the big estuaries. Also I got carrot cake for dinner on my plane, (which surprised me in a good way). Outside where I was expecting a taxi sent by my hostel (Anjali Inn), which wasn't there because of the traffic. No worries, a lovely man and boy working for another ...

So, the first leg of my journey began in sunny (far too sunny in fact) Chennai. I got out of the airport and my first thought was to find an atm, as I had no money for a taxi and my hostel was miles away. Now there shouldn't be a problem with using atms abroad but the first one I used had no money, the second wouldn't workand the third only accepted kne of my debit cards. (on a side note I love hiding my debit cards in my bra lining. Makes it feel safer!) But Im...

Despite a constantly changing itinery some of the main points have remained constant.Such as Chennai then Mumbai, then Jaipur, Jodhpur and then Delhi. I'm definitely going to Varanasi, probably after Kathmandu. Definitely working with elephants in Chiang Mai, probably doing some farm work near Bangkok, definitely doing Bangkok then probably Singapore, definitely Bali (where I'll be learning open water diving), then Kuala Lumpur, definitely Japan and China (wher...