OK, the time has come for us to write the final installment of this blog from India, in a few short hours Fran will be boarding a plane destined back to blighty and I will be jetting down to continue my travels in Sri Lanka. In the last week since we last updated this, we have moved on from Goa up to Indias largest metropolis of Mumbai (Bombay). While we were in Panjim, we did a few day trips out to places in Goa, we visited a spice farm and we're shown the int...

Hello all! Sorry it's been a while but we been moving around a fair bit recently. Jon last wrote the day we arrived in Fort Cochin which was our last stop in Kerala. We spent 3 nights in Fort Cochin and managed to meet up with several people from earlier places. The first night there we joined Shaun, our dorm-mate from Alleppey, and a french guy for dinner followed by a traditional music performance at the Kerala Kathakali Centre. Was really good, but would h...

Hey All, Sorry its been a while, i know you all sit at home wondering what we're up to. Since the last update in Pondicherry we have spent time travelling through the lovely beaches and backwaters of Kerela and theres not really been an oppertunity to update the blog. I hope you like the photos I added yersterday, they give you a good impression of what everythings like here. So we left Pondy on Friday 16th on a bus back up the coast to Chennai where we staye...

Hello everyone. I have a spare half hour so thought i'd write you a quick blog to keep you upto date. On our last day in Calcutta we finally managed to visit the Victoria Memorial, St Paul's Cathederal and the Birla Planetarium. Was quite interesting. That evening we finally lapsed and ate at Pizza Hut, although it was brilliant to finally eat something that tastes the same as at home! On Wednesday 7th Nov, we flew south to Chennai where we stayed in a surprisi...

Hi all. Yes another blog already! Thought id write one today as i dont know when we will next have time. We arrived safely in Calcutta last wednesday but it was a long process. First off, the whole of West Bengal was on strike (apart from planes). We arranged with the hotel for a taxi to collect us at 6:30am to take us to the airport, however at 4:30am there was a knock on our room door saying the taxi driver would not drive after 6am and we had to leave now! N...