6-7/7/15 New Delhi is a lot cleaner than 1995 when I first visited as diesel is banned and all Tuk-Tuks are now petrol or electric. There's been quite a lot of progress with infrastructure since 2011 when I visited with Mike, my brother. Roads are so much better and there is now a fast growing metro (tube) system that will put much of our 1970's looking underground trains to shame! Weather has not been great as it's been grey and very humid with temperatures b...

Breath taking views! Wouldn't want to drive on some of the roads we passed.

On the upside the journey didn't take too long but on the downside we had a couple of hours wait for our 'toy' train (narrow gauge and VERY compact, especially with all the baggage that each passenger had. I've added some photos of the train and the journey, whilst it lasted! So far so good but then three hours into the journey the train stopped at a small station / stop because a truck had fallen off the road and had landed on the track. According to the feedba...

The lounge in our hotel The Woodville a Palace in Shimla. Very old school Raj! Was previously the summer retreat of the Raj, now converted into a lovely Heritage lodge .

They drive like lunatics and with no fear! The two tuc-tuc rides we took to and from the Crystal (Palace) Restaurant and Lounge for dinner (actually, no Palace, thought it would sound better with that name) was proof that there is complete anarchy on the roads of India and the fact that none of the traffic lights works adds to the 'lets play chicken' games that most drivers play. What's more, the white, dashed lines in the middle of the roads and indicators on ca...