* No pictures i know, but the external harddrive has died a death so as soon as i can fix it i will do pictures * Well what to tell you. Not a lot that wont make you all hate us. We arrived in Goa on the 21st Feb and have basically been sunning ourselves ever since. Even Becky has a tan. Actual white bits and everything! We spent the first 5 days in a place called Palolem. A little town with not a lot going on but a very nice beach and lots of bars along it. ...

Again the wrong picture - wanted to have the lake palace - but pictures currently loading up so in the mean time you can look at this one - its a building on water!!! or if you want to see the real deal - watch Octop**** - the james bond film - Weve been there!!!!!! Well 7 hours driving the first day - enough said i think! Met a girl from Haywards Heath, Debby, and she tagged along for the day - we have a tour guide who takes us around the City - with Sandeep ...

Well the picture is not quite a representative of the area - but there are no camels!!!!! Yes we are in Holy City - which means no meat, no alcohol and no drugs -oh and no horn blowing! The drive into the place was a big , how do a put this, let down - lets say the phrase "quarry pit" first came to mind - the lake had dried up and so the area looked a little baron! We get dropped at the Lake Palace - the views are pretty good from the roof top rest...

We are now in Jaipur, the pink city. And i must confess that things are getting a little better the further south we go Jaipur is much more what we imagined India to be like. There is the old city within the walls and the newer part of the city which is more modern. Sandeep has taken us on another whistle stop tour including a trip to see his family here. We have been to the Monkey Temple (eeeew!) The palace of winds, Amber fort, City palace, Jaigath fort (wit...

Happy Valentines Day oen and all!!! Today we were in Agra, home of the Taj Mahal, and what a day it has been! We did a long old drive in the death mobile!!!! Sandeep, our driver who will be with us for the next week, is very sweet and just keeps referring to the kaos that is the roads as "normal ma'am", "no rules ma'am". Oh that makes it all alright then!!! Did i mention there are no seatbelts!!!!!! when we finally arrive in Agra we have ...