Varanasi - Agra I'm booked on the afternoon sleeper train to Agra. In the morning I dont do much. My driver collects me to take me to teh station. Im at the station 2 hours ealy. Im a little scared as that means I have 2 hours alone in the heat sitting on a platform just being stared at and heckled for money while getting eaten alive by mosssies. I drown myself in Deet (mossie repelant). This is a diffirent station to the one i come in to, but just as horrible ...

Varanasi Day 2 I get up at 5am ready for the sunrise boat trip on he Ghanges. I have been pretty sick all night but don't feel too bad tday considering. When I get down to the Ghanges Im met by boat man who straight away tells me " you know Goldie Hawn, she always comes on my boat"! Instantly Im struck by the array of colours on the Ghange as our boat sails up the sun is just starting to rise, it looks stunning. People are going about their daily b...

Varanasi = day 1 My alarm is set for 7am , the train isnt due to arrive until 8.40am but I gather Varanesi isnt the last stop so dont want to miss it. I awake to a very loud noise.....like an animal, i soon realise it is the man on the bunk above me. When did he creep in?! im surprised but also relieved that I had not seen him before now. this is because he is HUGE and I really would not have wanted to sleep under him. Breakfast is 2 pieces of bread and some ...

Delhi Day 2 9am Prompt I'm in reception, driver arrives at 9.02am. We set off through the crazy streets of Delhi dodging tuc tuks, cows, horses beggers and kids. Our fist stop is Lodi Gardens a very peaceful park, a world away from Delhi mayham. I see people practising yoga, couples walking, families playing, dog walkers, joggers, city workers, this could be St James's Pak at 9am! After the park we make our way to the National Museum, armed with my headset tour...

After a a fairly pleasent flight with distraction from the inflight movie (Social Network) and a screaming child I arrive smack, bang wallop in Delhi. My first thoughts are "what awful carpet in the airport", but moving on from that, I opt not to take the train but to get a pre paid taxi. The driver insists he knows where the hotel is but...surprise surprise we stop at one of the travel agants who proceed to tell me the hotel I have booked is not good. ...