Pushkar was Amazing. We were there for the Camel Fair which was quite an experience. The crowds were large, the prices even larger and the atmosphere was incredible! It's normally quite a small peaceful town so it was lovely to walk around in as you can't really get lost. Because there were so many other tourists people didn't hassle us too much and our hotel was just on the outskirts in a nice peaceful spot (other than the constant droning from the Temple next ...

We've left the Himalayas, the place where we stayed for the first part of our journey, and the people who made it home and set off on our travels south. First of all I'd like to say thank you to everyone who took such good care of us in Dharamsala: Grover for letting us come even though I never met you. Bridget for grounding us and being so welcoming, showing us what to do and helping us to settle in. John for keeping us entertained in the evenings with his sto...

Trekking through the Himalayas, I've actually done it!!! The bit we trekked through is called the Dhauladhar range which is a southern branch of the main Himalayan chain of mountains. We set off from a little hillside village and then trekked for 2hours 40 mins to Guna Devi a little Temple in the middle of nowhere. Totally deserted but immensely beautiful. We were told there would be people there, so on arrival we weren't sure we'd actually come to the right pl...

My 19th Birthday was Amazing! It lived up to all my expectations and they are high. Thank you to everybody for my Birthday wishes and gifts especially Sean and Cait who made it so perfect. I was woken at 8am by Sean tapping on my window. He couldn't get into the room because Cait had locked the door to stop it banging in the wind as a fierce electric storm had played with our house all night. It was very beautiful but it did mean I hadn't slept so well. However ...

We are now into our 2nd Month and I now feel that I'm starting to understand more. India is a completely different country to Britain. That's why I came but it's not without it's struggles. If you are offered a drink in an Indian household it is impolite to refuse. However the chances are that the water hasn't been sterilised and you're likely to get ill which I can assure you is not at all pleasant. A delicate situation but also so worth it to see how other peop...