I'm going to start this post off by saying I was really looking forward to visiting Goa. I was looking forward to pristine white sandy beaches, cute little beach bars and restaurants and a relaxing holiday kind of vibe... but to be honest there's not that much to be said for Goa and I really … Continue reading Goa – India →

Along with a few from our group, Tom and I headed into town early in the morning to go for breakfast at a small cafe and it was a relief to enjoy a normal breakfast for once - muesli with yoghurt, fruit and honey. Checking out of our hotel, we loaded our main rucksacks onto … Continue reading Journey to Mumbai – India →

It had gone down like the proverbial lead balloon when we found out our 5 hour train from Pushkar to the 'city of lakes', Udaipur, would be in standard class without any air conditioning. Thankfully our guide clocked the reactions and upgraded the group to a better class with AC, and the relief of climbing … Continue reading Udaipur – India →

Jeeps collected us from our hotel in Jaipur in the morning and we started the 5 hour journey to the small farming village of Tordi Sagar. The journey was a little uncomfortable riding sideways on a bench and with no air conditioning... you have to be prepared to completely sweat out into your clothes in … Continue reading Tordi & Pushkar – India →

We took a public bus from Agra to Jaipur. The bus itself had seen better days; it was probably older than me, was battered and bruised, had no padding on the seats and probably worst of all - had no air con, and our journey was due to take 5 hours. We set off on … Continue reading Jaipur – India →

Where to start... having been quite nervous about visiting India in the first place, it's fair to say that I definitely wasn't prepared for what I was about to experience. People had said to me previously that India is an assault on all five senses, and that couldn't be more accurate: extreme heat, noise, smells, … Continue reading Delhi & Agra – India →