We just cannot believe that today is our last day on our mammoth trip. We are in a state of shock to be honest- the time seems to have flown by so fast but similarly we feel that the last 12 months have been the most exciting and busiest of our lives. So we better go out and enjoy it- we will visit Elephanta island, then the famous huge washing ghat and then finish off with a couple of hours by the pool- sounds great doesn't it! And the best thing is that we h...

Although it may seem like I haven't written a blog for over a month I have. In fact I wrote the same huge one. Twice. And then it got deleted. Twice. The perils of India- even the computers are "individual!" So here I am trying for the third time to remember all that we have been up to since Varkala that long time ago.It had rained the whole time we were there but of course the day we left was beautiful and sunny. Too hot for lugging our bag through tr...

Well the monsoon is finally here!! The weather got hotter and hotter and hotter until noone could really take it any more. Finally two days ago we were riding along on our scooter, there was almightly thunder and lightening and the skies opened. It was like someone was repeatedly throwing buckets of water over your head but felt lovely- everyone was quite delirious with joy. After the third day the novelty wears off a little I must say but the cool air is great...

Well I have got increasingly worse at writing these. I guess because we are having such a lovely relaxed time but also because we have been doing NOTHING! Well actually nothing by the standards of people reading this that have jobs and lives and washing and things to do etc.We left Varanasi and jumped on a flight to Mumbai. It was the first flight we had taken for a long time and felt a bit like cheating but it is a long old train and we want to make the most of ...

I am writing his sitting next to the Ganga river- possibly one of the most holy in the world.A week ago we started the long trip here from Jaisalmer in the West. It was even less pleasant for Charles who was still sick.First it was a 5 hour car ride to Jodhpur where we spent a night before boarding a very early train.12 hours later we arrived in Agra in the evening.There we were greeted by the first really rude tout that we have come across.He tried to charge u...