1 Sep – 3 Sep Varanasi Loves – Sunrise boat ride Hates – Early rise for Sunrise boat ride! Varanasi was the last stop on my group tour before I headed out on my own. It sits on the Ganges river where there are 4miles of Ghats – places where people come to wash and perform their rituals as well as cook food and sometimes sleep. We took a boat ride in the evening and saw the Burning Ghat and the evening prayer whilst drinking Chai tea. The Burning Gh...

28 Aug – 29 Aug Jaipur – Capital of Rajasthan Loves – Elephant rides, mazy fort Hates – Arsenal being P1ss poor I am currently in Varanasi in an internet café which seems to be running on a lawnmower motor – nothing ceases to amaze me here. We arrived in Jaipur on a small minibus thingy on Friday. Jaipur is a cool looking city and has some interesting things to see, it’s also the capital of Rajasthan – the state/province that I have been tra...

24 Aug - 25 AugUdaipur (aka Little Venice)Loves - Views, Birthday partyHates - My inabaility to refuse a rum and coke.Weather - Still hot....with the occasional wlecome downpour. Another early start and an 8hr coach journey to Udaipur. They really do pack the coaches, they have compartments above yur head on the coaches which we would probably put luggage in - here a family squeezes in! We visited the City Place where we unknowlingly bumped into the Maharana (th...

20 Aug - 21 AugThar Desert - JaisalmerLoves: Sand Dune Parties and Dung BeetlesHates: The Heat!Temp: 40C plusWish I didn't have...a hangover I fancied a change from my usual Thurs night down the pub in London, so we jumped in a jeep and drove further into the Thar Desert, about 60km from the Pakistan border where I met my camel for the evening, Michael Jackson. Conveniently. shouting 'Beat It' seemed to make him go faster so we trotted off to see the sunset and ...

Jaisalmer - A quiet town, chilled out, very, very hot and littered with cows on every corner!Loves: Chilled out atmosphereHates: None so far - perfecto..Weather: Absolutely Baking - c.38CWish I had…in built Air Con. 19th Aug - 20th AugOn Wednesday evening we took an overnight sleeper train from Delhi main station to Jaisalmer, its 1000km and took 20hrs! Ouch! We arrived at 1pm in the blazing desert sun chilled for a bit and then visited a Gerisir (Geri = Outsi...