Our train to Darjeeling was supposed to take 10 hours, bus as usual took 15 and didn't even get us to Darjeeling! Darjeeling was still a scarey 4 hour jeep ride away up through the Himalayas. The driver stayed in 4th gear all the way! We weren't sure if this was to do with the 2 passengers sitting on the gear stick, or his style of driving, but either way it was a white knuckle ride and best just to keep our eyes closed! So in to the land of tea plantations....D...

Hi everyone! We've been out of touch with the modern world for a while now due to various planes, trains and automobiles, but now we're back, here's what we've been up to over the last 2 weeks.... After being lazy on the beach in Gokarna, we decided to head inland to a place called Hampi. This can only be described as 'Bedrock' with some 15th century temples dotted around the place aswell.....very chilled out with stunning scenery. Our journey there wasn't so c...

Hi everyone! We've been out of touch with the modern world for a while now due to various planes, trains and automobiles, but now we're back, here's what we've been up to over the last 2 weeks.... After being lazy on the beach in Gokarna, we decided to head inland to a place called Hampi. This can only be described as 'Bedrock' with some 15th century temples dotted around the place aswell.....very chilled out with stunning scenery. Our journey there wasn't so c...

Tigers. Thali and Tea Plantations...... Whilst everyone's been stuck in the snow back home, we've been lapping up plenty of sun and we've had to drag ourselves away from the beach to write this! In Varkala we found ourselves caught in the trap of lazy days spent soaking up the sun, eating freshly caught fish and getting well-hydrated in the evening.....the holiday is almost over, soon the travelling to Australia starts! After missing out on a Backwater Housebo...

Hi everyone, Jim and Caroline here with our first little update.... We set off last Friday to Kerala, right down in the South of India, for some well-earnt sun, surf and sand, and we haven't been disappointed. The sun hasn't stopped shining since we got here & we're having to keep ourselves well-watered with plenty of Kingfisher! Even though we've been to India before, it was still a shock to the system arriving here - plenty of 'friendly locals' trying to ...