2 weeks in Kovalam in Kerela, South India.Flying into Trivandrum airport in the middle of the night was an experience in itself.The heat that met us as we stepped of the plan was a small insight of the climates we were due to have.We arrived at Shirley's guest house after a long walk on narrow raised footpaths with our cases, only wanting a soft comfortable bed, somewhere to put our heads down for a well needed night sleep.I was sent upstairs (sent away from ever...

An over night stay in Dubai on our way to our main holiday in India. We seemed to walk for miles looking for a cashpoint! Then finally arrived upon the harbour and Dubai Creek. We boarded a cruise boat to check out the sites. A very short stay, but enough time to see what we wanted to plus we were there the evening of the opening of the Burj Khalifa - The worlds tallest tower!

A brief stop in Singapore en route to Auckland. Need to go back to this place to explore a bit more...!