Arrived in Kochi (Cochin) in the southern state Kerala. Since my last blog post I have spent my days in Ooty - my Ooty-visit turned out to be much longer than expected because of illness and train tickets that are hard to get: two nights ended up being five nights. Five cooold nights!On the 20st of January I finally went on the trek that I'd planned to do the 18th and it was such a good trek - exactly what I came to Ooty for! Tea plantations, lovely views and vi...

In Mysore I went to Chamundi Hill with an israelian girl in the daytime on the 16th and in the afternoon I went to see the famous and beautiful vegetable and fruit market and also the palace that is in the middle of the city. When I got back to the hotel I met an English couple whom I went to dine with and afterwards we went to a rooftop restaurant where we met with three people from the same hotel: one from Japan, one from England and one from Germany. We had a ...

Arrived in Mysore, also called Mysuru, in the state Karnataka - South of Bengaluru (Bangalore). I went here by train together with Oliver, Mathias and Ulf, whom I travelled arround with in Hampi. We went from Hampi Wednesday night and arrived in Mysore this morning, Thursday the 15th. We agreed to split us up again - I wouldn't be the one hanging on them all the time, and I'd like to meet future fellow travelers - and they would like to be just the three of them,...

It has been some days since I last updated my blog but I am now back online again. Unfortunately I forgot my memory card reader so I cannot upload photos this time. I am currently in Hampi in the state Karnataka. Marc, the French guy I met in Palolem, Goa, told me to go and I haven't regret it once. It is soo beautiful here. Really incredible. The way the stones are placed is amazing and the beautiful rice fields also make a lovely photo. It is not possible to e...

Hi again, A short update:In these days I am enjoying beach life and the good cheap restaurants here in Palolem. The weather is amazing! Blue sky with temperatures around 30 degrees, I think, and a lovely water temperature in the Arabian Sea. And then it is windy which makes it very enjoyable to lie on the beach and relax. I have met a French guy whom I am spending time with, but we are not traveling together further on. Only here in Palolem. Tomorrow we go for ...