Ed's parents kindly arranged for us to stay at this incredible beech resort for the last three nights we were in India. We stayed in a small hut situated in beautifully maintained gardens which overlooked the palm fringed southern coast of India. Despite the most horrendous toothache I have ever endured, Ed and I spent out 3 days here really chilling out. The host, a Brit called Phil, made sure all our needs were met and even sorted me out antibiotics for my to...

Kochi is a quiet fishing port centrally located in the southern Indian state of Kerala. We arrived in Ernakulam, the modern and busy transport hub of the area. A tuk tuk for only 2 quid took us to the old area of Fort Cochin, where we chose to stay. The place was pretty but quiet. Deemed by most as a sleepy haven for travellers after travelling the chaos of India, Ed and I felt we were not quite ready for the break. The town is very forward-thinking and artist...

We arrive at Goa's main train station, Madgoan, when it was dark. WE climbed straight into a taxi and head to Palolem beach. The drive took about 45mins. As we had no where to stay, we settled for the first guesthouse we could find - "Seagull". The room was very basic and we lost power the minute the owner handed us the keys, but for 6 quid, we didn't complain! Our days were spent unwinding and chillang out as we had planned. We had lazy days on the beach and ev...

We landed in Mumbai at 11am. The airport was something out of the 70s... it was hot sweaty, and slow. It took us well over an hour to escape from the airport - our bags were the last off the carousel. After changing our money and booking a pre paid taxi, we stepped out of the airport into the hazey, hot air of Mumbai. Ed had to hit off locals as we climbed into our taxi who wanted money for helping us with our bag. This was an indication of what our entire time ...