At the weekend we booked a bus to Mysore and Bandipur. Keeping 8 of us together was a mission, especially when the rickshaw drivers were refusing to take us to the bus station. We sent the others on and Hannah and I eventually made it, leapt onto a bus which we thought was the free shuttle bus to the mtct bus station so we could connect with our bus to Mysore, because we asked "is this the free shuttle bus to the mtct bus station" "yes yes yes". Great, we thought...

At the weekend 7 of us took a sleeper bus to Hampi. Our very own tour bus! How exciting we thought. But once we got going trying to sleep was near impossible. Indian roads are full of potholes and we were almost thrown from our bunks at regular intervals throughout the night. This combined with the drivers love for the horn and some odd smells, ensured we arrived in Hampi very weary indeed. But Hampi was lovely. It looks like Bedrock - there are mountains o...

Been in Bangalore almost a week and we like it SO much more than Delhi. It is quite cosmopolitan with lots of nice bars and restaurants, and street shopping as well as labels. We're hitting the shops after work, and are going to treat ourselves to some western food - think our stomachs need it. Had my haircut in a club last night for free - it was ladies night so all cocktails were on the house. Sorry this is so boring!! I didn't have any time to write in Dehli b...

Delhi is m-a-d. And dirty. And dusty. And smelly. It's full of people sh*tting, pissing, spitting and inceassantly beeping their horns. It reminds me of that Friends episode where Ross dates the dirty girl: "You know how at the end of the day, you throw your jacket over a chair? Well at her place, instead of a jacket, it's a pile of garbage. And instead of a chair, it's a pile of garbage. And instead of the end of the day, it's the end of time, and garbage is ALL...