Have just stayed three nights in the excellent Pearl Palace, Jaipur - main thing was reliable and healthy food so no stomach problems! The first night though I struggled to get any food or drink here because of the Diwali festival (apparenly bigger than Xmas and involves loads of firecrackers) so I got a rickshaw up to Godfreys pub for some pukka food and a couple of beers. Following day went on a full toursity trip to all the sights including forts, temples an...

Had a great day today, a morning tour (where I probably got ripped off a bit) around the City including Chappatti Beach, Marine Drive, Hanging Gardens, a less good hard sell at a carpet store, and amazing hotel laundry cleaning service provided by the Dobiwhallas - that sounds a sad place to go but it truely isnt. This afternoon I went on a Ferry over to Elephanta Island where luckily I met up with a 26yr old Bristol Rovers fan James who had stewarded at Crystal ...

Virgin flight over was fine, shame Keeley couldnt have arranged an upgrade after St Lucia! Wasnt too impressed when I found my backpack, wrapped in a metal pacsafe, on the floor next to the luggage belts though! Juhu Beach Hotel is fine, room a bit noisy and I dont fancy the restaurant but clean and friendly enough. The road outside is the chaos you imagine - cattle feeding on rubbish on the roadside, bodies (alive or dead, anyone know/care?!) on the pavements a...