Twenty US dollars gets you 1250 Indian Rupees. Things to purchase include Indian silver ornaments, silk fabrics, beautifully hand-embroidered clothes and bags and scarves with stunning prints and embroidery and jewellery of all types. Also a silk and wool rug that Bryan fancied. It's being shipped to our address in Cape Town. As for eating, we have done too much of that. Thanks to the generosity and hospitality of the people we have spent time with, we have enj...

Just landed in Dubai. At the business class lounge because I managed to upgrade this leg to India. Bern and I could do with some sleep. We will try sleep on the India leg but it is only 3 hours but at least we will have the space. The wasabi crackers are awesome.

Arrived in Delhi this morning on Emirates business class. We both slept well on the plane and enjoyed our only "larnie" leg, cattle class for the rest of the trip. Driving from the airport to the hotel was interesting. The concept of keeping in your lane is obviously taken more as a suggestion than a rule here. Indicators are ignored and hooting is a way if life. Our hotel Leela Palace is really, really luxurious. Every aspect of it is designed to spoil. There ...

Just boarded. Bern is tired and ready to nap. It's a new plane so it's fairly spacious. It was nice hearing from Jenna and Jason on the phone.

At the airport with Bern. Getting ready to leave the lounge to go board. Quite excited now. Not sure what to expect from India.