11th - 15th December Bangkok is basically a city, I personally dont see what the attraction is. Fine it has lots of sights, wats (temples with buddahs inside) and shopping, but you can go shopping anywhere in Thailand, go to a thousand wats and get around much easier and not get conned in any other city in thailand. OK! I might be a bit harsh as this is exactly what happened to us! We are used to touts and cons in India but didnt really expect it in a city l...

It has been a while since updating our journal, as we are in Thailand now! It was quite a culture shock coming into Bangkok from Mumbai. There are lanes on the roads, and drivers follow road rules and use roundabouts properly. In India cars swerve in and out of other drivers, have their hand on the horn constantly(for letting drivers infront know they are there) and use their lights for road rage. Now, being back on proper roadways, it makes sense! Indian cars do...

18th - 22nd December Kanchanaburi Province is a really lovely place; very green and lush, the vast Kwae river cuts a lazily meandering swathe through the dense forest. There's so much to see and do here. And we have managed to bag ourselves a lovely room, on a raft on the River Kwae, for a bargain price. But there had to be a drawback... There's loads of cats around here (I am extremely allergic to cats) and I'm convinced that they let them in wh...

We are now in Aurangabad, a dirty, dusty city about 350 km east of Mumbai. The reason we are here is to visit the caves of nearby Ellora and Ajanta. We hired a rickshaw yesterday to see Ellora and some of the surrounding sites. First we went to Daulatabad Fort, and then visited the tomb of Aurangzeb, a Mughal Emperor. It was quite strange as it was a very nondescript, simple place. A blind guy rattled off a 'guided tour' at the speed of light, I think we ...

Hi! We are now in Palolem as most of you know from the last entry! It is absolutly beautiful here, we left Colva (which was basically a loooooong stretch of sand) and drove south some more to Palolem (a bay with an island on the north end). Ever seen lost? Scenery a lot like that! (palms, fronting the bay, green hilly mountains in tha background)  We were a little sad to leave Colva as we miss our waiters from Strobes beach shack (chuckle brothers), and we k...