I got to Ooty in another government bus, which is proving to be the cheapest methods of transportation around India, if you're not traveling longer then 12 hours! Lucky I haven't suffered from travel sickness (touch/knock wood) on any of the stomach churning bus rides along roads which were best designed for 4x4's! I was lucky to have passed a few wild elephant in a national park the bus rode through. The temperature difference in the evening was noticeable, a...

Due to the Indian summer holidays, everywhere is experiencing its peak season and the weekends can get ridiculous. Mysore is no exception with the Illumination of the palace attracting many visitors for that hour on Sunday. Inside the palace is very grand and a great reason to visit to escape the heat! I made the pilgrimage to the Chamundi Hill walking up all 1101 steps in my lunghi! I was taught by the shop owner and one of the locals on how to wear it. They ...

I arranged to spend Saturday night with a mate from Hampi in Bangalore and make the most of the city night life. We spent the morning in the IT central of India looking for an Internet café with skype facilities, and failed, so went for something to eat instead! I'm enjoying the south indian food! The masala dosas melt in your mouth! Deciding to save money on alcoholic drinks at bars, we bought are own to mix into the cheap cokes. Having had our wrists sla...

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I wasn't quite sure where to start in Goa, whether I start up north and head down south, but I didn't want to visit every beach. I decided to head to Baga beach, which was where the Indian tourists headed to. It was fairly busy and was put off by the pretentious Indians. I would have liked to have traveled further north, but decided I wanted to chill out on the southern beaches of the state and not go too mental for my birthday. Palolem was the next destinatio...