Eight hours, three buses, a pee break on a mountain road, a boy catching his spew nearly projectile vomiting over us later, we arrived in the busy Indian tourist hill station of Kodaikanal. Being lead to a room by a tout who was calling me his friend, disappointed me as we were offered a kitchen table with a mattress and a single bed, higher than the price we agreed, having made us walk 5 minutes downhill with our packs, I announced the break up of our ten minu...

You can't come to India without any restless bus journeys and it makes your next sleep that much sweeter! I got into a drizzly Munnar scoping tea plantations with my sleepy eyes, in need of a cup of tea and biscuits. I made it to the hotel Dan was staying in, got a room and crashed. Slightly refreshed we decided to go on the hunt for a waterfall amongst the mist and tea plantations. The beeping of vehicles was relentless as our trek to the waterfalls was alon...

A pleasant train journey down and at the end of the line, I was invited by an overcast tourist town of Kanyakumari. I walked along the coast where people were bathing in the water, but couldn't see a clear definition of the three oceans' divide. Having been to Allahabad and seen the distinctive divide of two of the three rivers, I was looking for something similar. I went to a viewing tower where my peripheral vision was nothing but sea where I could see three di...

A typical Indian city busy with traffic, people and more traffic! My theory behind enjoying a place is that I need to deserve to be in a relaxing place. If I were to jump from one relaxing place to another, I wouldn't be able to appreciate the tranquility it has to offer. That is the reason why the chaos of the city is a healthy part of my travel itinerary, and the great thing is that it works both ways for me I love the buzz of the city and vibe of the beach tow...

Varkala was quiet due to the low season, which made it more relaxing and peaceful. Another superbly average beach but the chilled out people and the food at the café was amazing. The café owner had a room to rent and got one for cheap, I only ate at the café as the food was really good, and yes the cheesecakes were divine! Bumping into a couple I had met before, invite me out for a drink, an empty bottle of rocket fuel later, I crash landed into bed in the e...