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....

Istanbul, first stop on Neil Dewar goes around the world Part II and it provided the perfect starting point with the city being the gateway to Asia where the majority of this trip will be spent. I had heard good things about the city from friends and other travellers in the Americas and most people descirbed Istanbul as being one of their favourite places. Well it can now add me as an admirer of this great place. Istanbul is a huge place and you certainly get ...

Holidays in the States A cross country flight took me to Florida where I was going to spend christmas with my Auntie Janet and Uncle Richard and also Matt was coming out for a few days over christmas. Florida was just what I was looking for, a bit of down time to relax after being pretty much non-stop for the last 5 months. I had a good time in DeLand, in truth there isnt all that much to do there but then I wasnt looking for much to do. I was able to get out...