Hi, So we caught the overnight train to Chennai. The train wasn't bad at all - I got chatting to a nice family that was in our compartment, then made my bed and went to sleep! The only issue was that I had to go to the toilet in the middle of the night and couldn't find my shoes (a small problem only! At least I wasn't groped by the train manager like last year!). We arrive in Chennai to find it a very dirty city. We stopped somewhere for breakfast - and I thou...

Hi! We left Ooty and travelled to Mysore.....it didn't take too long to get there. Once in Mysore we dropped our bags off then went straight to the Palace. It was the second time I had visited the palace, and it was just as pretty as the first time (it isn't very old, but it is still amazing that it is in such good shape!). Upon walking around the Palace I spotted some elephants which must belong to the estate - I was taking some photos and a police officer tol...

So it took nearly 9 hours by coach to get from Cochin to Conoor (our next stop in the Nilgiry Hills). It was a long journey, but some of the time passed by watching a Bollywood film called Lagaan. It was a really good film which covered a lot of issues, and of course included good old song and dance routines! Apparently it was nominated for an Oscar!! We arrived in Conoor, so there wasn't much time to do anything apart from having a nice stroll in the cool air....

Hi again! So after an emotional good bye (well - not really all that emotional, but I did feel sad) I left Bangalore for Cochin. As it happened Payal (an Indian girl who works for KPMG America, and is on secondment to OPI) was also flying to Cochin on the same flight as me so we travelled together. As she was on work duties (there is also an OPI centre in Cochin), there was a car at the airport ready to pick her up. She asked the driver if he would mid taking m...

Continued........ That brings us to last weekend. Monday was a public holiday in India, so Lucy and I decided to take Friday off too and have a long weekend in Sri Lanka. It was fantastic!! Sri Lanka is a lovely country! It is green, clean, doesn't have many speed bumps, you don't get much hassle, and you don't see many men urinated in the street. AMAZING!! What a contrast to India, which is literally only a few miles away. On the Friday and Saturday Lucy and...