Well with a week left in India and the prospect of having to spend that week in Delhi, I decided to head out west to Jaisalmer and instead spend that time on a camel in the desert. What can I say, this city makes you do crazy things. So I jumped on the fastest train (should I say only train out of here) and headed west. I arrived in Jaisalmer last Tuesday and the first thing I noticed was that it was hot! This is a change from the cold and rain of the past two ...

Ok , first up I've come to the conclusion that all of the crap stuff that has happened on this trip has taken place in the city of New Delhi. I refer of course to my arrival here, my second visit when my travel plans went out the window and right now. I hate to start on a moan but that's the case. I'll come back to it later though as the week started off brilliantly. Last Sunday, I woke up at 4am to catch the bus to Amritsar. In all truth I was glad to leave Dh...

Greetings from the wettest part of India on record. I was expecting a little bit of rain but it's been torrential here. Let me fill in the gaps of my week. After leaving Lucknow, I was looking forward to getting back into a touristy place, mainly because I was getting fed up with answering the same questions from my Indian buddies. Still I did have a little fun with it. By the way just incase you see some weird messages on my blog it's because of my new lifest...

Well it's been and odd kind of week. Firstly because I'm traveling solo again for the first time since hitting Nepal and secondly because I've met quite a few freaks this week….read on! Sarah and I left Kolkata on the 4th and arrived into Varanasi on the next day ready for the inevitable touting form taxis and shops. We were quite surprised though to find the place a lot nicer than the Lonely Planet stated. Don't get me wrong, the streets were a dive and t...

Well it's been and odd kind of week. Firstly because I'm traveling solo again for the first time since hitting Nepal and secondly because I've met quite a few freaks this week….read on!Sarah and I left Kolkata on the 4th and arrived into Varanasi on the next day ready for the inevitable touting form taxis and shops. We were quite surprised though to find the place a lot nicer than the Lonely Planet stated. Don't get me wrong, the streets were a dive and the...