One foot in the Mekong, Laos We traveled into Laos along the Mekong River on the 'long boat' its called this just because it takes so bloody long to get to its destination, it was the cheapest option, however it took us two days on this skinny wooden ferry. The seats were wooden benches in rows very closely bunched together and the stupid thing was there weren't enough seats for everyone.Being polite as usual we let everyone else board before us so didn't have a...

Off the rails in Thailand Anywhere would have been a breath of fresh air after India but Thailand was perfect, being as touristy as it is and certainly a great place to provide the western comforts we have been neglected for the two months in India. Thailand for backpackers is a great place to party and being able to buy a beer wherever you like was without doubt a change from India. Being on a budget, I had to drink the local Thai beer, Chang, which is really ...

South India, Part 3 We left Goa and headed down south to the tropical state of Kerala. The first stop was Kochi, I particularly liked it here because the sea food came in huge portions and was so cheap. We could choose any type of fish caught that day at the local market and the restaurants would cook it for about 60p. The amount of jumbo prawns and lobster we were eating in one meal was disgusting. There were some giant fishing nets the locals use from the bea...

Goa, Part 2 We have now arrived in Arambol in North Goa on the 18th of June, we were so tired from all the traveling in the heat around Rajasthan. It's so nice to finally cool off in the sea and drink some alcohol. We worked out, at this stage we have spent our whole budget for India in the four weeks we have been here so far and we still have a month left. This means living on seven pounds a day until we get to Thailand and then we'll be nearly back on track. ...

Hello, people We arrived in Delhi on the 28th of April at 2am in the morning we didn't have anywhere to stay so found a tourist office. The Indian people there immediately tried to screw us and pay 100 pounds for a hotel we eventually got them down to 30 pounds. Can't believe Delhi it looks like a scrap yard, the moment we left our hotel we were mobbed by auto-rickshaw drivers in the 45 degree heat it was crazy. We eventually booked a tour with the government tou...