We arrived in Thekkady as darkness fell after our first experience of a local bus. The journey was not to long at around 5 hours, although for the most part it was rather crowded. As we got on at the start point we managed to maintain a seat for the journey but people were in […]

After an overnight train journey from Madgoam, Goa we arrived in Kochi, Kerela. With the city divided into areas around a bay, we decided to stay in the area of Fort Kochi. We found a very friendly homestay in the pouring rain. After a tour of the town by auto rickshaw, we were challenged by […]

After our two day stay in Mumbai we took an overnight sleeper bus down to Goa. Arriving in the morning in was strange to be somewhere small where places are close together. So far we’ve had a walk along the beach and around the small towns that merge into one, however monsoon season is very […]

We spent six days relaxing in the beautiful mountain city of Srinagar, the cleanest and possibly quietest place we have been to yet! During our stay in Kashmir we did not encounter any problems and it is such a peaceful presence. However, there is a very strong military presence, with many barracks located in major […]

After about 40 hours of travel time from Agra through Delhi and up north, including mini bus, train, tuc tuc and jeep we arrived last night. The train from dehli was not bad as we were able to sleep through the night. The jeep ride along the mountain roads was quite an experience, with high […]

We just returned from our visit to the Taj Mahal. We caught first sight of the Taj last night with great views from the rooftop restaurant at our hostel, it was a magnificent view. In the afternoon a few of us went to visit Agra fort which was rather impressive on it’s own with great […]

We are now in Jaipur, approaching the end of our tour of rajasthan. We only spent one night in Pushkar and it seemed very touristy and very small, although we had fun walking around the market. After arriving in Jaipur today we sampled an Indian Mc Donald’s and then a few of us went to […]

After our one night in Jodhpur we are now in Udaipur, and there is some greenery at last! As well as that, it was pouring with rain on our arrivkl last night, our first taste of the monsoon. Luckily when we woke up this morning the sun was out and although still hot it was […]

In Jaisalmer we decided to rake on the adventure of camel trekking in the desert, we chose the overnight option. Looking back now it was so worth it, but at them time some of us did not agree! After several hours of riding teh the sun and the heat drinking warm water there were a […]

Hello from india! We are now on our fourth day of travelling. So far our plans have changed drastically, we are currently in out third town in rajastahn, jaisalmer. An old hill fort in the desert, we just had a beer looking at the city walls from our hotels rooftop terrace. Tomorrow we are heading […]