First of all, the good news is that we have now booked all of our remaining train journeys in India, unfortunately this 'simple' task took an entire afternoon to plan around FIFA and James Bond - the Octop**** film location.....all I (LJ) can say is THANK GOODNESS Star Wars wasn't filmed here!!!! On the flip side, we still have the majority of the Bond franchise locations to explore over the next 11months, and don't even get me started on Lord of the Rings! ...

"Dan, I can't believe how smooth these trains are, it's almost as if we're not even moving"...... Dan glances out through the curtains, "we're not love, we're still in the station, try get some sleep dear." And so onto the southern most tip of India...... KANNIYAKUMARI Bit of a stroke of luck that we were not staying here overnight, not a lot to see or do to be honest. This is the place where 3 oceans (the Indian, Arabian Sea & Bay of Bengal) all meet...

We're singing in the rain, just singing in the rain.......la la la. Yes, the Monsoon has well & truly arrived & we are deep in the eye of the storm! Aww, what's a little rain, we're from England for goodness sake....we don't know what all the fuss is about. FORT KOCHI Our first train journey was an all round success & we managed to sleep in our little bunks pretty much for the full trip. We had a compartment to ourselves except for the token loud snoring...

"Is that a stain on the wall, or is it a lizard?.............Yep, it's a lizard." It is safe to say that we were not too disappointed to be leaving our Mysore hotel! Bright & early (6.00) on Monday we get up to catch our pre booked 7.30 delux mini bus to the mountain hill station of Ooty, worth the early start so as to make the most of the day after the 5 hour journey. So as you can imagine, we are slightly miffed when 9.30 arrives & we are still at the bus s...

Where to start??? After 4 wonderful and relaxing days on Palolem beach, we are both feeling rejuvenated and ready to kick on with the travelling lark. The beach community was shutting down during our last two days there getting ready for the Monsoon. Beach hut accomodation, bars and restaurants just started to disapear as the owners dismantled them and packed them into tarpaulin covered lock ups - amazing! So on Friday (19/5) morning, bright and early we ...