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...

Hello, We have spent the last week or so in the hill station city of Darjeeling. The city is set 7000ft in the foothills of the himalayers and is reported to have fantastic views of the worlds highest mountains, although visibility was so bad the whole week or so that all we really saw was cloud. Darjeerling has a very different feel to the other parts of India, firstly because of the temprature, coming from the 30+ degree heat of Varanasi it was quite a shock...

hey all, So this isnt a proper blog entry but i thought id give you a quick update on our plans. We are currently in Darjeeling after a 14hour overnight train (on which we had to argue for our beds as an Indian family had decided to go to sleep on our bunks! Very inconsiderate) followed by a 3hour taxi ride up very steep and winding mountain roads with no barriers to stop you falling off the side. Unfortunatly i thought this is exactly what would happen as it wa...