Darjeeling is such a wonderful place, instantly from the drive over the mountain and down into the city I knew that I was going to love it here. The people here have changed physically; it almost feels as if we have left India completely and entered the Himalayas. The people have a more Chinese/Nepalese/Tibetan look to them and they are so friendly. Darjeeling is situated on the side of a mountain with breathtaking views in all directions. The main street is f...

We leave Calcutta and start to head further north, we have left James and Andre and picked up 5 new people including Sarah which is brilliant. It is so great to see her when she finally arrives after her nightmare of a journey. It is really fun meeting lots of new people all the time but nothing compares to meeting up with friends from home and seeing people who are just as excited to see you as you are to see them. So we head off for Siliguri and the plan is ...

Instead of driving the 500km from Puri to Calcuatta which would have taken 2 days, we took the train which made the journey only 7 and half hours. This worked really well as it meant we managed to have an extra day in Puri and didn't spend another whole day travelling in the truck. Our train tickets included food which was a nice bonus, we had what appeared to be vegetable burgers and bread and jam for breakfast, very hard breadsticks with soup for a snack and ...

We arrive in Puri another incredibly important pilgrimage place for Hindus. The highlight of this place so far has to be the amazing bacon, cheese and tomato toastie I had for lunch. Simply delicious, the best bacon in India! That may be a bit of a harsh comment of this enchanting city though. The afternoon we arrived we went on a cycle rickshaw tour of the old city. It is a weird feeling being driven around in these push bikes with passenger seats; as you feel...

Tonight is another bush camp, we drive through the stunning backwaters, cross the lake on a small car ferry and set our site up beside a hill overlooking the water. The location is great; there is also the added bonus of not having too many local people hanging around to watch us. The rest of the day is spent relaxing and enjoying being out the truck after a really long drive the previous day. In the evening our local guide had arranged the food for us and we ...