We got up the next day and we're off in a VIP minibus to Cha-am, about 4 hours down the road from Bangkok on the Northwestern Gulf coast. I'm finally going to the beach woo hoo! The bus was nice, we think it was VIP because it was only a small minibus with air con, there wasn't a minibar or anything! It was full by the time we got on so we had to sit in the front next to the driver, it was o.k but I had the full blast of the A/C all the way, this was nice for the...

Arrived in Bangkok airport (BKK), what a difference 4 hours on a plane makes, I feel like I'm back in civilisation! The airport is really big and after a long queue at immigration we finally arrived! No taxi drivers hassling us, everyone queues up, customers and taxi drivers, it's all very organised! We got a taxi to our hotel which was just outside Bangkok centre, very nice, clean streets, clean hotel, friendly people. Room is nice, hot shower woo hoo!The next d...

Oh my God, didn't think it could get any worse! Arrived in Mumbai approx 23.30, we pre-paid a taxi for Rs160 in the airport and walked outside to be mobbed by taxi drivers! They were trying to snatch our ticket and all gathering round shouting at each other and trying to get us to go with them, it was horrible! Eventually got in a taxi with a driver that couldn't speak English and who didn't have a bloody clue where he was going! He drove us into a massive slum a...

Overnight stay at Ginger Hotels, nice hotel, shame it was in Mangalore, what a dump! Managed to find an internet cafe and we booked the next flight out to Mumbai, at least we're closer to the airport!

Well hello there again people, here we are back on the blog, this time in Kochi, Southern India, looking for a little respite after the (mostly) hecticness of touring the Northern/Central cities. We caught a (relatively, 3 hours!) short flight from Udaipur airport, and landed at Kochi to find it noticeably different in air temperature and humidity, and more importantly no smog/fumes as we had been used to by now in most places, which was nice! After going through...