Just a quick note - we have not been able to get Internet access here until now, hence the lack of info from us. We are off to Madurai by train this afternoon - will arrive there at 1.00 am tomorrow morning. Hopefully we will be able to get a WiFi connection and upload more info and photo's. Hope you are all well - we are sweating up a storm here in the heat & humidity. See ya. Ken & Des

Another fairly laid back day here in Kochi. It is Sunday and given a large percentage of locals are Christians we were not the only ones taking it easy. We had breakfast in the Homestay and had a long, interesting and far-ranging chat with the Owner. Judging by the sign out front his name is Shoba Varghese but he introduced himself as Thomas (Saint Thomas is said to have visited Cochin so Thomas may be a more common name here that you may first think). He is a v...

Hi, We each had a Continental breakfast in Fort Cochin this morning and it was a nice change - Cornflakes, fruit, nice coffee and scrambled eggs with toast. The only thing missing for me was the Vegemite. Ian and Carol are aware of the stuff but strangely didn't ask us to send them any in Canada once we get home. We parted company with them today as they set off to meet up with friends in Alleppey - we have quite a lot in common and we'll miss travelling with ...

Net access has been a bit difficult lately so here is an update since we left Mysore. 20th, 21st and 22nd of February, 2012 We left Mysore by bus and made the 5 hour trip up to Ooty (full name Udhagamandalam). The bus takes you through a National Park where we saw some deer and elephants. There were various signs displayed about Tigers and the like but I suspect the best way to see one would be to stake yourself to the ground and have someone cover you in hone...

Hello everyone. We are in the Hill Station called Ooty at present. We got here after a 5 hour bus trip from Mysore yesterday. Ooty sits at about 2,400 metres so it is quite cool here - it got down to 8 degrees last night. We met a very nice Canadian couple (Ian & Carol) on the bus and have been checking out the local sights with them. We are off by train tomorrow for a quick trip involving about 16 hours and three different trains. Our destination is Cochi...