We're singing in the rain, just singing in the rain.......la la la. Yes, the Monsoon has well & truly arrived & we are deep in the eye of the storm! Aww, what's a little rain, we're from England for goodness sake....we don't know what all the fuss is about. FORT KOCHI Our first train journey was an all round success & we managed to sleep in our little bunks pretty much for the full trip. We had a compartment to ourselves except for the token loud snoring...

"Is that a stain on the wall, or is it a lizard?.............Yep, it's a lizard." It is safe to say that we were not too disappointed to be leaving our Mysore hotel! Bright & early (6.00) on Monday we get up to catch our pre booked 7.30 delux mini bus to the mountain hill station of Ooty, worth the early start so as to make the most of the day after the 5 hour journey. So as you can imagine, we are slightly miffed when 9.30 arrives & we are still at the bus s...

Where to start??? After 4 wonderful and relaxing days on Palolem beach, we are both feeling rejuvenated and ready to kick on with the travelling lark. The beach community was shutting down during our last two days there getting ready for the Monsoon. Beach hut accomodation, bars and restaurants just started to disapear as the owners dismantled them and packed them into tarpaulin covered lock ups - amazing! So on Friday (19/5) morning, bright and early we ...

.......And so on to Goa The 'luxury executive' night bus from Mumbai to Goa would, we were assured take 9-10 hours. Predictably, this was not the case & we arrived in the Goan capital of Panjim after 13 hours of the most spiralling roads we have ever seen. For our enjoyment during the trip we were 'treated' to our first Bollywood blockbuster, the name of the film escapes us but it became increasingly difficult not to laugh out loud at the most dramatic parts...

Hello, Hello from the wonderful land of India After all the planning, all the setbacks, all the talking, we've arrived, the trip of a lifetime has begun. We've been in Mumbai (bombay) for 4 days now & are starting to find our way around the city & the culture. Any doubts that we had landed in India we're immediately dispelled with the taxi journey from the airport to the suburbs (where we would be staying with our wonderful host Padma). Until you've ...