We arrived at Abu Road(the closest station to Mount Abu) late at night so just got a room at the train station and the next morning we took a wander to the bus station to get a bus to Mount Abu. It was amazing just how nice everyone was, with pretty much everyone there wanting to know, "which country?", "name?" and "is this your wife?" Even when people were ripping us off they were very nice about it, one of the guys working at a sta...

So pretty much the only thing i new about Jodphur before we arrived was that it shared its name with some kick ass trouser wear, and hell what's a better reason to go there than that! We arrived in Jodphur at 8am after taking a 12 hour sleeper train from Agra. It's so strange how differently we are treated in each place we go. In Delhi I was the property of James, in Agra I was only acknolwedged if James introduced me and in Jodhpur we are both treated like celeb...

We got to Agra early afternoon and we were already getting used to the old bartering game, ripping off the taxi driver taking us to our hotel. The hotel was a lot nicer than the one in Delhi and from the restaurant on the rooftop we had an awesome view of the taj mahal. The people seemed a lot friendlier too, although think Joanne is a tad peaved that she is treated like my property a little bit, for example if she pays for something they'll give me the change (t...

Firstly, I just want to say a cheeky thanks to Caitlin and Sandy for looking after us in London. Despite the fact that we managed to get lost just looking for your flat (slightly worrying considering we've got to navigate ourselves around the world for a year), it was really appreciated. Also, as promised The Hat was featured in a number of photos - I looked like a total twerp at 5am outside the Taj Mahal for your viewing pleasure. So, Delhi was crazy! The taxi ...