Back to India… Cochin 29th Dec to 2nd Jan Like I said it was like I never left…as soon as I left the airport terminal I was surrounded by moneymaking Indian’s trying to sell me their taxi, tuk-tuk or a dodgy watch. Paul and Divya’s wedding was a 2 day affair involving the ushers dressing up in some traditional Kurta’s. This would have been fine but for Paul stitching me up with the sandals which were about 5sizes to big for me! I could have walked...

The Life of Greek… Koh Phi Phi, Ko Lanta, more Koh Phi Phi and a load of traveling… Koh Phi Phi – 13 Dec to 17 Dec When I arrived on Koh Phi Phi, it wasn’t quite the serene paradise that I had read about and imagined after seeing the film “The Beach.” It is packed with tourists and the bay is heaving with boats. I bumped into a French guy called Ben on the pier, holding a sign saying he had a spare bed in his bungalow and wanted to share. I took ...

Hello all, It’s been 2 weeks since my last post, which may be a good or bad thing depending on what you think of my posts! I am back where I started after traveling a total of 8,667km according to Google maps. Wow! A lot has happened in those two weeks – too much for detail, so a slightly different format with mini-stories to fill your lunch break at work!!! You can read or ignore as you please! Enjoy…. MAMALLUPURUM AND MYSORE GREEK GOES FISHING - Ma...

7 Sep - 10 SepChennai and MahabalipurumLoves - The sea, chilled out atmosphere and fresh seafood curryHates - That I am the only one seeing it. Can I fly some of you here?!Wheather - 40C plus - AGAIN! When leaving Kolkata I decided that I wanted to get the "full experience" and apart from sleeping in some random places like the side of a motorway or a rubbish heap I decided to live like an Indian. That included bargaining like an East End car salesman ...

4 Sep – 6 Sep Kolkata Loves – Chinatown & Chai Masala Tea Hates – Stares for being a foreigner on the tube Weather – Monsoon rains – up to your knee! I caught a train overnight to Kolkata which on arrival was totally different to Varanasi – it’s on the East coast in West Bengal and it was raining “cats-and-dogs” as the locals put it!! You can really see the British influence here – signs in English, thousands of taxis, the streets lo...