Taking a lazy second day in Kochi. Took my time repacking my bag - still have too much stuff with me even though I thought I was pretty ruthless packing - and wandered down to my new Danish friends' hostel for some coffee, brunch and wifi. Not the best coffee but good to wake me up a little. Heading to join my tour a little later. Looking forward to a slightly more structured approach to the next few days even if the lack has been good so far. It's been goo...

Arrived in Kochi yesterday evening. Was a good hour's drive from the airport. Crazy drive, gear crunching, creating a third lane out of a two lane road, tight overtaking of lorries and bikes with a lot of horn honking. Wasn't quite as scary my arrival into Vietnam the other year so not so bad in the scheme of things. Everyone that I've met so far seems very friendly and it seems to be a very relaxed place. One thing that has struck me is the number of goats the...