Blog 125 A panicked start to the day as we over slept the alarm by 20 minutes leaving us just 15 minutes to get up, dressed and to the train station which was a 10 minute walk away. Knowing that a wonder of the world was waiting for us, we didn't waste time with menial things like brushing hair or showering. Clothes on; out the door. Luckily train delayed by 5 minutes and we were 2 minutes early to the station! Phew, on the train and relax. We watched t...

Blog 124 Today was well top! All our doubts about Delhi, mainly confounded by hearsay from fellow travellers, were a load of crap. Delhi rocks my socks off! Weeks of apprehension about returning to chaotic, smelly Delhi dissolved to nothing thanks to a combination of beautiful people, even more beautiful sights and the most beautiful of cashmere three piece suits. So...we arrived in old Delhi yesterday off a 31 hour bus from Kathmandu. Apart from a woma...

Blog 106 Cheap flight meant a night flight with a 6 hour stopover in Delhi airport in the middle of the night. Indian rules say that if you're on a connecting flight you have to leave the airport until 3 hours before your flight. So we were pretty happy to find a comfy chair at 3.30am when we were allowed inside. Marble floors don't make the best sleeping place. 1 hour flight delay because of typhoon hudhud which was now in Kathmandu, meant no sunrise fr...

Blog 105 Finally in Mumbai! Most challenging travel days of our trip and we had finally arrived. 12 hour delayed train and 15 hours late into Mumbai. We were woken by the family near us at 2am tapping our leg to let us know we were there. Not expecting to find each other we amazingly found the polish couple we'd met on the platform the night before and went in search of a room for a few hours kip before the morning. After being chased out of the first hote...

Blog 104 Just like Hampi, we caught the 'no more travelling bug' once we arrived and were settled at Palolem beach. Bryn and Jo's number 1 tip for Goa - don't go when we went. The reason for this: because that's when 657 billion Indians go. And in great numbers Indians are a pain in the arse! 657 bn Indians means zero rooms, zero seats in restaurants, and zero peace at the beach. It also means no planes, no trains and a big fat headache! Alas, after a week...