Woke up at 5.30am & got ready for the day ahead. No real possibility for showers but oh well, don't really need it! Did my medical check then went out to roam the village & take some photos of the town, surrounding mountains & the people. Lots of donkeys here as well. Most look surprisingly well-maintained! A few saddle sores here & there but mostly good, quite pleasing. Met some people who had just returned from the Valley of Flowers &am...

Woke up at 3.15am due to train horns! Checked out of my hotel, leaving my clothes to be washed plus a bag of other bits and pieces with them. Started from the car park right outside my hotel. Lots of people sleeping in the car park as they have nowhere else to go. Extremely long drive from Haridwar to Govindghat. 330 km took 12 hours! Stunning mountain scenery with Amazing waterfalls, tiny farms, huge ravines carved by the rivers, landslides all over the ...

Woke up early again, packed the final things into my case & backpack then checked out & went to the airport. Big lines at the airport counter. They called my flight so I went straight to the counter & checked in. Made it to the plane & off we went Landed in Dehradun about 45min later & got a taxi to my hotel in Haridwar. 45min taxi ride to Haridwar. Pretty rural area & not a lot of particularly scenic things along the way. Loo...

Plane from Mumbai was delayed & no Internet at all at the airport. Apparently the rain had knocked out their routers so there was no connectivity for anyone! Arrived in Delhi & Shantanu got a SIM card for me then dropped me off at the hotel on his way home. As I was quite late arriving, I didn't even get time to sleep before my driver came to pick me up at 2.30am for my trip to Taj Mahal. Just slept in the car for most of the trip on the way ther...

Up early & went to the gym Enjoying having curry for breakfast, lunch & dinner! Packed up then checked out Great feedback from the participants - glad they're happy Went to the airport - crazy peak hour traffic No WiFi at the airport however. Apparently the entire airport has no WiFi "due to the rain"! Visited the Loyalty Lounge & had dinner at least, including some really interesting "Jeera Goli", little salty/sweet/sour chocolate balls mad...