We came across our first eunuch of the trip on the train from Palolem to Gorkana, a very brightly coloured and overly made up "lady" parading down the train stopping at each booth clapping her hands and making a grab for the cheeks of her male victims demanding money, there were a couple of chaps who took exception to the unwanted attention so some shouting and further cheek grabbing ensued to the entertainment of the rest of the carriage, luckily for...

We left a freezing and snow bound England on 21st December to arrive in a sweltering Mumbai India just 8 hours later. The plan was to head straight down to Goa, pausing in Mumbai till the evening, when our sleeper train would leave. Having eaten a top class veg thali lunch for the princely sum of Rs. 40 (50p) each we spent the next few hours exhausted from our travels sleeping on the station floor with the thousands of others who pass through every day. After a ...