Morning had broken and yet very little sunlight was getting into this carriage, the windows were tinted and covered in diesel smoke on the outside. All we had were the compartment lights. The design of this carriage wasnt good, there were 2 windows opposite sides of the compartments and they were on about 2 foot by 18 inches, so you werent going to see a lot, and that's why we had decided to go by train, to see India. The elderly couple had also been bumped off t...

Where do I start? After crawling into the bunk below Grant I became aware of the lack of space and air. I was now past the stage of worrying about rats crawling over me or even bothered by the stench of urine, vomit & faeces.....my own little demon right now, which had been festering since getting stuck in that tiny lift back in Amsterdam, was now paying me the old surprise visit. Knock Knock....Who's there? "Why it's only your old mate Claustrophobia and I'l...