.......And so on to Goa The 'luxury executive' night bus from Mumbai to Goa would, we were assured take 9-10 hours. Predictably, this was not the case & we arrived in the Goan capital of Panjim after 13 hours of the most spiralling roads we have ever seen. For our enjoyment during the trip we were 'treated' to our first Bollywood blockbuster, the name of the film escapes us but it became increasingly difficult not to laugh out loud at the most dramatic parts...

Hello, Hello from the wonderful land of India After all the planning, all the setbacks, all the talking, we've arrived, the trip of a lifetime has begun. We've been in Mumbai (bombay) for 4 days now & are starting to find our way around the city & the culture. Any doubts that we had landed in India we're immediately dispelled with the taxi journey from the airport to the suburbs (where we would be staying with our wonderful host Padma). Until you've ...