Woke up on the train at 05.45 by the guy delivering papers because he was singin and terribly doing so! Had breakfast with my roomy (Vineete) who was a journalist. Rolled into Mumbai station at around 08.00 and like the first day I got here the weather was delightfully raining with a temp of +30 degrees! We both caught the Local train which is always an experience to a place called Dadar. Much to my enchantment and great planning all the hotels were full as it's ...

Last day in the beautiful Manali today so went to have some Reiki done....spent an hour in an uncomfortable position to be told that I was missing a relationship!!! If she had seen the girl I was staying with in Manali she would have understood why I wasn't at this present moment in time wanting to commit to any kind of relationship!!! So that was a waste of a morning so headed off for some lunch at my usual Yangkhor café and funnily enough had my usual spinac...

Got up at 01.45am and headed like a zombie to the place where we had to catch the Jeep from. Lucky for me I managed to get 10mins sleep! Got in the Jeep, shoved Crystal in first so she was sat with the driver and his gear stick! I got the window seat, two Israeli's in the back and all our bags in the rear seats! This was welcomed good news as least our luggage wasn't on the roof! We set off and after 5mins we pulled into a dodgy back street...NOT A BLOODY GAIN!...

Having listened to the mad Scots man from Ireland?? back in Rishikesh we decided to go check out Vashiste! Got up at 08.30am and had banana porridge with honey downstairs in the stoner restaurant (Large room full of cushions and carpets with rock burns oh and of course walls full of Bob Marley paintings and the very famous alien "Take me to your dealer"! Ha HA it was so funny in there but so relaxing!! Set off to Vashiste which was some 3km away, it was quite...

Day 1: Finally arrived in Manali and thank God in one piece!! Having not slept for over 30 hrs I decided I wasn't wasting a day sleeping and so went for a walk around Manali. It was so peaceful the only people who bothered you were the young guys selling Saffron, with a firm NO! they soon left. Found a place to stay called mountain cafe up would you believe it in the mountains! It only costs 200rps per night but the frciking mattress is rock hard so Im guessing...