Greetings from Kolkata, First off Happy New Year to everyone and cheers for all the Festive messages. Sorry I haven't blogged for a couple of weeks, it was a bit of a mad rush to get back to India from Nepal, and to be honest the hangover from Christmas Day lasted longer than it should. Here's the update, After returning to Kathmandu from Pokhara, Alex and I spent three days lazying around Kathmandu generally eating and going for a few beers. We managed to ...

By now I was meant to be in Varanasi sampling the delights of the most holy city in Hinduism and India. Alas this isn't the case and i'm currently in New Delhi. Let me tell you what happened. I left Johdpur on the slepper train at 7:30 pm. It was quite comfortable although it was absolutely packed to the rafters. The journey was fine though and any fears of missing my stop were quickly quashed by the impressive if rather noxious dawn chorus that woke me up at 6 ...

Arrived in Johdpur to find that they had'nt received my booking from the day before and that i didn't have a room. Luckily the Guest House quickly cleared out another room and let me stay there for the 1 night I needed. It was surprisingly good considering. On the way to Johdpur I had my first experience of Indian buses. I met two fellow brits on the bus and jumped on to the busiest bus i've ever been on and held on for dear life as we went over pot holes and do...

Nameste friends, It's been a bit of a mad week with a few downers but it's ended on a real high. There are quite a few photo's to look at so keep your lunch hour free. I'll start at the beginning. I landed in Delhi at about 12:30 local time and end up with a mad taxi driver who has no idea how to use indicators or brakes for the matter. Luckily we survive the welcome drive and arrive at the Smyle Inn guest house. The Smile is not included in the price as I lat...