Two and a half weeks in the state of Kerala in south India has passed rather quickly. Kerala had the worlds first freely elected communist government in 1957, which is still in power today. Literacy is really high, much surpassing the national average. Infant mortality is one fifth of the national average and life expectancy at 73 years is 10 years higher than the rest of the country. I have just nabbed all of these facts from Lonely Planet but scarily I also...

India, finally! The one place we always knew we wanted to travel. We arrived in Mumbai on the 3rd February at 4.30AM. Straight into a local taxi, modeled on an 1950s Fiat, I don't think I have ever been in a car that old before, it was a bit like being in a film. The cars run on gas so seem less polluting. Our driver was nodding off, we could see his eyes (which had very long lashes) in the large rear view mirror and they were definitely closing, Jesus! Lee s...

I am sitting at the back of a very bumpy bus in Cambodia with Lee and Richard. There is more leg room but we are next to the loo - pros and cons. Mr Bean is on a TV at the front of the bus, I am straining to watch it but Lee seems to be able to. Richard is listening to Alan Partridge which I am jealous of as I don't have it on my Idop yet and so I am typing a blog and practicing typing without looking at the screen as that is making me feel a little sick.Two h...

We spent two and a half weeks in Vietnam and I have blogged about Hanoi, the capital already. We followed the coast down by bus, visiting different towns for their history, culture and sights. Our pictures should tell some of the story. The food continued to be something special. Often fresh and light, not over spiced but fragrant, it was cheap and varied. Stir fried dishes, phos, buns, rice, noodles - all great. The cheap beer continued too, the cheapest wa...

Oh Vietnam, you are a crazy place. We have just arrived in the capital Hanoi so this is our only experience as yet, but it is a different one. The old centre of the city comprises of densely packed streets which are sweaty and vibrant and full of motorbikes. There are no traffic rules here, or do not seem to be any, anything goes and at a four way junction this is a sight. Honking the horn is the way to get through and pedestrians are warned to cross the road...