We ascend the gnarled unpaved roads to a small town in he mountains called Soreng. Driven in a sturdy 4x4 jeep that had bared the burden of this journey on numerous occasions. We arrive at our new home for 2 days. Auxs farm. The landscape was moulded by the magnificent snow capped mountains of the Himalayas, in contrast to the clear blue sky above and the green valleys below that held the brilliantly turquoise river Teesta. After a delicious Nepalese inspired lu...

Touch down in Kolkata. It's 3 in the morning and Charlie and I have barely slept in three days. Outside of the airport we are immediately hassled and haggled for a taxi. On agreeing a price we jump into one of the many old vintage yellow taxis. Sudder street our destination. Four things happened within our first hour of landing in India that will ready us for this often insidious but brilliant country. 1. We got ripped off by the taxi driver. 2. We were told we...