Incredible India. It sums up the country perfectly. A country where everything is possible, both the good and the bad. The best word I can think to describe this mass nation is unique, I can say with confidence that there is no other country on this earth that is like India...in any way. The country, for the most part, is mental. Just nuts. The huge volume of people of course is the major factor behind this but the intestity of these people is something ...

The Golden Triangle. I was originally going to make this entry very simple. It was going to read; "The Taj Mahal, go and see it". After consideration however, I have decided that a fuller entry is probably a better idea. The Golden Triangle is the route that most tourists take if they are only in the country for a short space of time as it encompasses the Capital city, Jaipur which is famed for its textiles and other crafts and of course the must see attractio...

Jodhpu and Jailsalmer We arrived in Jodhpur late and it was here that we were able to find what may be the only hostel in all of Rajasthan. It was a good hostel, just 3 months old but what totally sucked was that we were the only two people staying in it. Not many other backpackers in India then. The coolest thing about the hostel was the cut out super hero which provided us with hours of entertainment. Well I say hours, after the two Kingfisher Strongs that...

Udaipur, Kumbalgarh and Ranukpur First and admission. We were very much Flashpackers throughout Rajasthan as we hired our own driver to take us across the state and between cities. Our first stop in the Land of Kings was the Venice of India, or Udaipur as it is normally called. It was here that we met Jamil who picked us up from the airport. Jamil runs a business of drivers catering for tourists in Rajasthan and after chatting with him in the car from th...

Mumbai and Goa People say that the first things that hit you upon arrival in India, and more specifically Mumbai is the smell and the heat. This may be true upon landing but long before that, once you have flown under the thick layer of smog that chokes the city, the first thing that strikes you is the immense size of the city and the jumbled up layout of the city with sky scrapers overlooking slums which in turn have mosques, temples and hotels for neighbours....