Goa After another epic overnight train, this time sharing with two random and noisy Indian boys who were sleeping above us and who seemed to take forever to go to sleep, and in a room with no doors just curtains with Velcro fasteners - we finally arrived in Goa. We were taken to our hotel in Candolim, however when we got there it was like a ghost town! The actual hostel we were supposed to stay in had been abandoned months before, so we were sent to another one...

Mumbai I think the funniest part of the trip so far has to be seeing Natalie's face when we first stepped on the overnight train to Mumbai. It was so funny. Look at the pictures of the prison cell we slept in and that will explain it all. It was a tiny little room with four beds, two of which were top bunks hanging down from the ceiling: mine and Natalie's beds for a good 12 hours! We shared a room with this guy called Mike who we had met before leaving our hote...

Pushkar to Udaipur Udaipur was a lovely city famous for its lake palace in the James Bond film, Octop**** of which we were constantly reminded of on a daily basis. We spent the first day exploring the city and found an amazing German bakery right near the lake, which had the most beautiful baked cheesecake I have ever tasted! If only I could send some home! The place was owned by some really nice people who gave us some advice on where to go and how to bargain...

Jaipur to Pushkar After a few days in the busy town of Jaipur, we headed for Pushkar, a quiet town surrounded by mountains. It was a lovely, our hotel overlooked a huge lake, however there was not an awful lot to do here. We decided to spend the afternoon reading and chilling out on the rooftop of the hotel, looking out on the lake. However, this was not that easy as there was a loudspeaker playing over the whole town which made it very difficult. We were not su...

Ranthambore to Jaipur We were both excited about visiting Jaipur as is it has been described as a beautiful pink city. The pictures we have seen show beautiful palaces and pink buildings at sunset. However, when we arrived, we were extremely disappointed. Like most places we have visited we had high expectations and visions of magical kingdoms surrounded in beauty, however, in the flesh most of the buildings just have not been well kept, have hardly anything ins...