Delhi, India

Sep 18, 2012

So back in Delhi for the final few days of our trip, we returned to the bazaar but to a different hotel: very close but down a nearby alley and past some public urinals (always a bonus). As we entered, a young boy of about 10 showed us to our room; upon first inspection we spotted it hadn't been made up: the sheets had food stains and hairs on, and there were no towels or soap. After a quick phone call they sent another (slightly older) young boy to change the sh...

Jaipur/agra, India

Sep 11, 2012

Over the past week we have been visiting Jaipur and Agra - two of the three points of the "Golden Triange"... We were apprehensive about walking through the main bazaar in Delhi towards the railway station at 5.15am when it was dark, but there was another couple that were heading there so safety in numbers, right? The streets were surprisingly busy, and we knew the drill when we got to the station. We passed security and rescued the foreign couple who were very...

Delhi, India

Sep 8, 2012

Namaste! So here we are on the final stop of our whistle-stop world tour! After a very gruelling day of travelling from Thailand to Delhi, we got to Indira Ghandi airport late at night. Tired and weary, we headed to find a taxi to take us to our hotel - our first error was here: there is no clear signposting for the taxis, and we headed to a makeshift taxi stand where the price quoted was 250% of the 'expected' cost. A nearby man spotted our confusion and told u...

Phuket, Thailand

Sep 2, 2012

Sawatdee kha! (that's 'good blessing'/hello in Thai) We left for our train to Phuket in the late afternoon, unfortunately right in the middle of rush hour! We managed to negotiate the gridlock and the myriad of vehicles weaving across the roads and get to the station in time. We had to be careful to avoid the seating areas in the station that were dedicated to monks! We took our seats just behind the three monks dressed in orange in the "other" section and wait...

Bangkok, Thailand

Aug 24, 2012

Greetings from Thailand! We arrived in Bangkok after a long flight (9 of 12 - nearly home!) and were faced with the usual immigration/customs routine. Part of said routine is declaring any food/drugs etc. We had heard some pretty nasty stories (mainly from the all-knowing and all-powerful Internet) about the Thai justice system and I happened to have an erroneous apple sitting in my bag and Craig had some old medicine and as I approached the desk to declare this...