Hi from India, Sorry it has taken me so long to write anything, but trying to find a reasonably quiet internet cafe with a descent connection is pretty hard! So the first week, what has happened: A lot basically! Day 1 was spent in dizzying confusion trying to work out Delhi. We had the hotel booked for the first couple of nights, and, while a little shabby and basic, it was in the center of the main bazaar. The bazaars in India are cooool! You are hassled ...

Wow, Kerala. We arrived in Cochin Airport after our ridicuous journey down from Rajasthan last Tuesday. And after a very scenic, yet long and expensive cab journey ended up at our little homestay in Fort Kochi. The Fort area is an old Portugese settlement on a little island on the Arabian sea. It doesnt seem very populous, yet there are a lot of schools in the area, and thus a lot of school kids everywhere! It is soo laid back its unreal! Instead of getting rel...