Hi the photo is the view from our balcony at Poetree hotel, Thekady that was the best bit of the stay, my food was nice but Ga had a problem with her spaghetti Bolognese I don't think the Indian chef cooked it to Ga's liking and a dog barked all night. Our last day in India is at Madurai, saw another Palace and temple which was huge and very interesting, flying to Sri Lanka this afternoon. What were our impression of India, well you have to experience the driving...

I've had to get a part-time job delivering bananas to pay for our trip. Our thoughts on India:- some very wealthy people but most are extremely poor, parts of the north are dirty and smelly, south was cleaner and more pleasant but humid, I loved the food Ga hated it, temples and palaces were amazing, their wine and beer was ok but expensive, over night sleeper was a nightmare, tigers were majestic and the begging gets on your nerves. See you in Sri Lanka

Hi, Thurs 10th Nov, a day and night on our private houseboat (photo) with chef, skipper and one crew. We had a wonderful time on the backwaters of Kerala exploring huge lakes and narrow canals looking out on paddy fields and passing sleepy rural villages, nice fish dish for lunch, massive prawns for dinner and a lovely breakfast next morning. 11th - 13th on an Island on one of the huge lakes at Phil Kutty's Farm which featured on Rick Steins Indian cooking series...

We arrived in Cochin yesterday after two flights, but had a five hour stop over in Mumbai Airport so it was a long day. Wednesday 9th Nov. The photo is the Chinese fishing nets which now only catch a few tiddlers as it's over fished, then onto the oldest church built by the European's in India the burial place of Vasco da Gama. The Jewish Synagogue built in 1568 has beautiful glazed Chinese tiles and this evening we went to a Kathakali dance show with elaborate c...

Thursday 3rd Nov had a visit to the Taj Mahal at sunrise just as spectacular in the early morning mist and no crowds, on to the massive Agra fort, then Sikandra a red sandstone mausoleum and finished the day at Itimad-ud-daulah with its finely carved marble lattice screens, this tomb is also called the Baby Taj, because of its resemblance to the Taj Mahal. Fri 4th Nov a long day's drive to Jaipur on route stopped off to view a step well see photo (very impressiv...