After visiting Madurai we'd been given a good idea of what big south Indian cities could be like. There was no getting away from the hustle and bustle so we thought we might as well join them. Since our rather disastrous cycle tour in Bangkok we were hesitant to do another one based in a city, especially one with Indian levels of traffic. Thankfully Steve and MYcycle were there to put our minds at rest. To find a down to earth Yorkshireman in the middle of So...

It is still hard to believe we are in India, the final country of our Megamoon.Arriving off the train at the end of the line at Kanyakumari, right at the southernmost tip of India, we had arrived into the middle of a bustling Indian tourist spot. Here is the point where the three seas (the Bay of Bengal, Arabian Sea and the Indian Ocean) collide.We got to experience our first Hindu temple of Kumari Amman, to enter the temple we had to remove our shoes, check our ...

We'd intended Sri Lanka to be a gentle warm up before the craziness that was to be India. On arrival into Kochi though we wondered what all the fuss was about. The place was super laid back with the only distraction being the large number of fellow tourists as they made their way to and from the seafront. Had we caught India on a quiet day or had we missed something? As it turned out aside from the big cities the whole of South India was relaxed compared to its n...

With the rare chance to (maybe) see a leopard we changed our plans and headed to Tissamaharama (or Tissa for short!) to visit Yala National Park.Off we set, this time in a more superior jeep, with high raised seats for an even better view. Within moments of entering the park we saw buffaloes bathing in pools of water surrounded by sambar and spotted deer. As we drove through the park we saw crocodiles swimming or sunbathing by pools, wild boar in groups, peacock...

As we continued our way across the middle of Sri Lanka the scenery got more and more spectacular. Travelling by train allowed us to take in all the scenery at a wonderfully slow and peaceful pace. It also meant we could hang out of the train like the locals and take lots of pictures. We stopped in Nuria Ella for a trip to 'Worlds End' proper this time. The big brother offered a much more impressive view and a more enjoyable 9.5km hike. You had to be up before...