So it was only as the train arrived in Calcutta that I realized just how little I actually knew about the place, apart from that Mother Teresa's a bit of a big deal. Technically I have no excuse after a billion hours we spent travelling there I could've done a bit of homework on the place but train travel makes me sleepy :) Anyway, I figured that with no real expectations there was no chance of being disappointed. And as soon as we pitched up in Calcutta we knew ...

After a full day rest and recouperation we were both back on top form so headed into the centre of Varanasi, apparently the most holy city in India for Hindu's. We eventually found our way through a complete maze of alleywaysfor our first sighting of the Ganges.The water was completely howfing and apparently its not uncommon to see the odd corpse floating around but that didn't stop the hundreds of people having a wash or a holy dip. We took a boat trip down the ...

Well I guess there is some truth in what you say dad - the journey took a lot longer because we were traveling uphill.We've spent the past few days in sleeper trains, overnight buses and almost giving 80 year old toothless men heart attacks by asking them to cycle us and our massive bags around towns for the equivalent of about 30p. The journey to Bangalore was a bit touch and go as we both spent the entire journey fighting the urge not to spew as the bus driver...

Although leaving Goa was pretty tough it was quite good getting back to the 'real India.' We arrived early morning in Mangalore, a pit-stop before Kochi, our first stop in Kerala. Our standards in accomodation are steadily decreasing as time has gone by and Kochi was perhaps the lowest of the low to date. Afteronly five minutes of getting there the sink crashed to the ground under the sheer weight of my towel, almost smashing on my foot. We were expecting some so...

Goa was completely different from the India we had travelled - it was relaxed, quiet and easy going - just what the doctor ordered :) We got to Vagator - our first stop on a bus where the conductor was literally hanging off the side because it was so full. We had decided to go to Vagator for the well thought out reason that the name "sounded cool" and we weren't disappointed. We spent a couple of nights chilling out on the beach and exploring the rocks ...