Now at Varkala which is supposed to be one of Kerala's top beaches, but St Kilda is much better! It is spectacular with a cliff top setting, but the Indians throw all the rubbish over the cliff top it ends up half way down! Yes Nella we checked the boat and had a brilliant two days in the backwaters and along with Hampi it is the best thing we have seen or done. We got a boat from Kollam and cruised for two nights to Alleppy 80km away through lakes and small bac...

Writing tonight from Ooty and we are both higher than anybody can get in Australia at a height of 2240metres above sea level. We are sleeping with blankets on in an old colonial lodge built by the Raj who apparently discovered this pretty valley high up in the Western Ghats in the state of Tamil Nadu. Jenny and I are in wonderfully good health and as she has mentioned previously are enjoying the tastes of the food. Tonight we had a regional dessert that had a ta...

Hi all,We are right in the middle of cricket mania as it is the world cup final happening right now. he streetsof Mysore are so quiet its a deleight t o be able to cross without any trouble as every person is watching the match. We went out for dinner and letme tell you it was like a comedy as all the staff were too busy watching TV when it worked. Even I have taken a smallamout of interest in it. We are eaving Mysore tomorow morning and heading up to the hil...

We ahve just come off an overnight train from Hampi the ancient granite landscape city which is a bit like te wild west scenery with massive rock hills and ancient temples and ruins all carved from telocal stone back in the 14thc. On u wayto ysore which is famous for its huge Hundi temple, we have 3 nights here, it also has is know for its textiles no morepower left on battery will send another one son. thanks for all your news its good reading it all.

Good afternoon everyone from the beach in Goa. Have done absolutely nothing today and nothing further to report. Staying in a beach shack beside the Arabian Sea revelling in New Zealand and not Australia in the semi-finals of the cricket. GO THE BLACK CAPS! Now over to Jenny - Just to put you all in the picture we are sitting on the beach in a beach cafw feeling the sand betwen our toes watching the sun set over the Arabian Sea with Chris enjoying a kingfishe...