Hello, thank yopu so much for writing guys - it's nice to hear news from home and advice (from SELINAS MUM). Selina, I'm afraid I already bumped into one of your Indian friends, diarrhoea but I am trying to avoid your other friend constipation. Tell your mum that I said Indian money smells funny and so does my room! And that's a good point about clean underwear - besides, if I do have an accident, not only will they take me to hospital, but ...

Well, we've made it to Leh. The people are lovely and we're staying in a quiet place by the river. Me and Maya were both sick on the way up - Maya because of altitude sickness, and me cos of something I ate I think, and to top it all off I was just stung by a bee, but hey - not everything can be perfect! We came up by road and the views were stunning. We actually travelled along the 2nd highest motorable road in the world (hence altitude sickness) so...