Arriving in Palolem, Canacona at night didn't do the place justice. With all the shops shut on its singular main road it didn't seem particularly alluring and I began to ponder if the beauty of Palolem and been embellished some what. Thankfully, come sunrise we walked for a mere two minutes before stepping out onto the palm fringed beach, with glittering clean sand and lots of vibrant beach umbrellas littering the shore - it looked like paradise after our stami...

Well they're here, the much anticipated flights to Goa. Writing a heart felt message in Khan's guest book and hugging him very tightly we waved goodbye and trotted into the airport. At the check-in desk there were a few tense moments due to my name being spelt wrong on my ticket that the tourism office had filled out - they have a photocopy of my passport, once again proving that they are absolute philistines. Thankfully, this isn't the UK with its stringent ...

As India was now a country where no one had any money most of the shops were closed despite the notorious pink streets still being contested with traffic. With the shops offering little in entertainment we decided to go into a government certified textile shop. The staff were incredibly nice and not pushy at all, which is always so refreshing in this very pushy culture. Sipping at a sprite that they brought over for us we had a good gander at the thousands of d...

Good news! The slightly oozing chicken skewer didn't mess with my insides, yay! I tip my cap to 'The Blue Turban' of Jodhpur, you didn't poison me! After the diarrhoea free journey (seriously so chuffed about that), we arrived at Jaipur, the last leg of the renowned 'Golden Triangle' of India - Delhi, Agra and Jaipur. Driving through the 'Pink City' and its hundreds of roundabouts I realised how hard it would be to navigate - its unnavigable streets weren't he...

Scuttling down to the Clock Tower Market after pancakes and honey was a bit manic in the constantly twisting and turning narrow streets of Jodhpur. Due to the shortage of small notes and a banning of large notes in India (thanks a lot Indian government) everyone was struggling to get at their money so we decided to slyly get in line before the banks open. The plan went brilliantly, we were in non existent queues and the sun wasn't beating down on us, just a pity ...