Munnar (3 nights) We rose early and, following breakfast, took a rickshaw to the bus station. I asked when the next bus was an he pointed at a white one and said 10.30. It was about 10.00, so we sat down on a bench and I grabbed a few snacks. Then the bus left! I spoke to another girl who was waiting for the same bus and we consulted the man at the enquiry desk again. I think he shrugged and still said 10.30. Sure enough another bus turned up and everything was ...

Kochi (2 nights) I rose early to secure an auto-rickshaw to the airport, 32km away, and made it there with plenty of time to spare. Angela arrived pretty much on time and we took the rickshaw back to the boat jetty in Ernakulam. Together we squeezed onto the seats in the ferry, Angela trapped under her pack, and we were soon in Fort Cochin. Another shorter rickshaw journey and we were at the hotel. That afternoon we took a stroll along the sea front and had lun...

Hampi - Kochin via Bangalore Actually, everything went yo plan as far as I can remember! The train from Hospet was on time! I arrived into Bangalore early morning and walked about 15 min to a hotel. I had to cross through rickshaws that were 3 deep to make it to the main road and then had to try and cross about 5 lanes of traffic. Only after returning to the city later in my trip did I realise that there was an underpass. There were no signposts; it is just one ...

Hampi (10 days) - Blog 2 Karlyn recovered enough to go on the motorbike temple tour and we were joined by Daniel. We took 2 bikes between us and I jumped on the back of Daniel's to begin with, swapping over later. Off we sped at what must have been at least 20mph! Our bike didnt take well to my extra weight and we had to use flintstone power for some of the steeper parts! Although we were re-visiting some of the areas I had already seen, there were plenty of sma...

Hampi (10 nights) - Blog 1 I had been very excited about getting to Hampi, because I had met many travelers who had told me I MUST go. I was not dissapointed. I thought it was a fantastic place, I really enjoyed it, and I stayed as long as I could. In fact, I stayed so long and did so much that I couldnt possibly describe it all, as much as I would like to. I will at least try and give you an idea of what the place is like. The landscape is extraordinary. It lo...