Cairns went quite quickly. Mainly because we slept for most of it…. We had checked into Nomads Hostel, which was full of 18-20 year olds who woke up to get drunk and fell asleep when the booze ran out. We felt very old and very boring. The town of cairns was a cool little place, full of quaint little chip shops, pubs and tour booking agents trying to sell you sky dives and scuba dives. The main Esplanade was made up of free beach side gyms, volleyball cour...

The second time we visited Perth to stay with friends was a really nice few days, catching up with everyone, washing the curry odour out of our clothes (is that racist?) and eating good food. It was much colder than when we left 5 weeks ago, and still hopelessly full of ozzies. However, much more interesting than our last few days in Perth was the journey we took to get there….. Day 1 began by waking up at 6.30am Friday in Verkala, and walking the length o...

Varkala was a really relaxing, chilled out and laid back beach resort, just a few weeks away from shutting for the season. It was very quiet, tourist free and cheap way to spend some time before heading back to Oz. The weather was pretty rubbish bar two or three glorious days which was a shame being so near the beach, but it didn't stop us un-winding and reflecting on the rest of our Indian experience. We shared a cab from the airport in Kerala to Varkala wit...

Unfortunately, we only had one night in Delhi, as a stop over on our way to the back waters of Kerala in the South. It seemed like there was a load of stuff to see and do, all of which we had to bypass to sit on the white sand beaches of Verkala . Shame… Dubbed as, 'the dirtiest city in the world,' it made me wonder where Mumbai would rank in the table!? Delhi looked very affluent and busy, where rich business card types earned millions of rupees while the...

I remember being a little child. A blonde, handsome and extremely charming little child. I was sat on my mums lap, watching a documentary about India and the Tibetan foothills. The programme showed a shot of the Taj Mahal and spoke about its history while showing its grandeur. I think it was at that point as a little child, a young, fair eyed, beautiful and modest child, that the seed of travel was planted in my mind. I remember asking my mum all about this ...