Hi from Nepal As is usual everything associated with India is never straightforward and leaving proved to be no different. Our driver turned up nearly 1 hour late to take us to the airport, we then got stuck in a traffic accident, then the driver stopped for fuel before taking us to the airport!!! Luckily nothing seems to leave on time and the flight was no different, checking in was an experience people pushing each other around and not waiting. The airport p...

Namaste Yet again it was a 5am start but when the alarm went off we rolled over and fell asleep again so at 5.30 we were running around and got dressed and left the room in 2 minutes flat to meet the driver. We needn't have rushed as he didn't show up till nearly 6am!!! He drove us down to the ghats for us to take our rowing boat out on the River Ganges to observe the morning bathing rituals.This was the main reason for visiting Varanasi but I have to tell you ...

Namaste The last 24 hours has really been a mixture of highs and lows so let me begin. Sit back relax maybe make a drink as it could go on a bit!!! Yesterday we had a 5am start to visit what is classed as one of the 7 wonders of the world, the Taj Mahal. We arrived at the gates around 5.45am and there was not another tourist in sight. We took our place at the admission window and at 6am it opened, we paid and entered the complex quickly followed by around 200 t...

Namaste We left Jaipur and Rajasthan behind on the new road heading for Agra. Unfortunately the road was the only thing that was new. We passed through village after village where the houses were made from various materials like mud and corrugated steel and even sticks and potato sacks. The women farmed the land and the men sat drinking tea or driving tractors. It took us 3 hours to reach Fatehpur Sikri, which was the capital of the Mughal Empire at one point a...

Namaste Today didn't start too well for me as I think I could have reached curry overload limit and spent most of the time up till 9.30am in the bathroom suffering from a bit of Delhi belly!!! We met Raju and set off for our day around Jaipur which started off at the Amber Fort just outside the city. We had options of taking an elephant ride or jeep up the hill to the fort but decided to walk as for the first time since Delhi the morning had started off quite co...