10 hours of 'luxury' bus to Bangalore. Thankfully, sleep encapsulates me for the majority of the way. Bliss. By contrast, Bangalore hit me like a ton of bricks. I have one german girl, Sophie, in tow. We battle through rush hour. Having oly just woken up, the hecticness of it all is overpowering. As a result, i resort to 'efficeient traveller' mode..., not prepared to take any s*** (or probably advice too...) from anyone. The tactic works and we find ourselves on...

Today... Kumly provided a dull morning. With nothing of particular interest in the village itself and no immediate friendships to be had, life was dull. At lunchtime a stroke of genius washed over me and i made the decision to hire out a small mo-ped for the afternoon to explore. The ensuing afternoon saw a lift in spirits. The backlanes around the Western Ghats bustled with interest, excitement and originality. Even the rain failed to dampen spirits as my littl...

Cochin is a town of many discoveries waiting to be made. The place that i had presumed to have become stale has, in fact, only just opened up to me. The initial dissapointment at losing my companion, Ronan, has actually awakened in me once again the freedom to explore, rather than to follow. I've come to thinking that changes of state will always take time to adjust to, however are not nessasarily negative. One sunny afternoon of (re-)exploring Fort Cochin has re...

Time for the next installment of this crazy life i sometimes attempt to call my own....For the past few days i've taken up residence in a small martial arts acadamy, of sorts. I'm here thanks to the inspiration of my current travel companion, a sound french guy called Ronan. The main reason for coming was to try and gain an insight into the South Indian art of Kalari. Ronan's been studying this for the past 4 years, along with various other fighting arts, and he'...

I've been away from reletive civilisation for a while so have been unable to write.Here i am really begining to get into the swing of things and rather than thinking of my experinces as a trip, i have come to accept that it is my current lifestyle. Everyday continues to bring me new excitement and oppertunities. I have grown to accept that plans are most likely the second cousin to missed oppertunities and so try and live each day as it comes, often the spur of t...