These early mornings are definately taking their toll on our Sarah! Up at 0815 for meeting at 9 to see what people can do about saving the dogs of this town. The local authorities have been feeding them poison and several dogs were left dead in the street yesterday! Sickening, we thought the dog we saw had been run over. People are saying the dogs are being killed because they have been eating the goats and monkeys, have rabies, there are too many of them...

Here i am again. Now this is kinda embarassing, but i can look back and laugh and reflect now. On Wednesday there Sarah and i went to join in conversatonal english class (not for our benefit). Anyway, sitting on the floor for an hour, crammed beside 30 others. My Tibetan group of peeps struggled to understand the scottish twang of mine somewhat! Anyway tried to stand up at end and just fell straight back, i could see it happening in slow motion, scary. I th...

Been for a walk down to Dharmasala this morning, 9km away! I reckon we only hiked 6km before a family in a lovely silver jeep stopped to offer a lift, people are so friendly and kind (most of the time). Also got yet another indian address to go and have tea with them in Chandigarh. I reckon they were looking to marry off their two sons. Sarah away teaching english and french this afternoon so i went to cinema to see Xmen 3. But its a dodgy set up in the...

Had to take a few days break from the computers because of power cuts and crashing, losing all my journal entry!! Like Sarah says a threw a mini tantrum, but a cigarette soon helped. Setting up home here in McLeod Ganj for 4/5 weeks, the bus/train travel is taking alot out of us. Got a 9hr overnight local bus from Shimla, not reccommended, not even for your worst enemy! Roads were bumpy and winding up n round the mountain. There is no chance of sleepin...

Firstly, Congrats to Kat & Dom on getting hitched and have fab honeymoon! Arrived in a fairly calm Delhi Monday night, had booked in to the Smyle Inn (very appropriate!) for 2 nights, just off the manic Main Bazaar. You have to dodge people, tuk-tuks, rickshaws (not as good as Edinburghs!) aswell as COWS. There are pee holes all over the place for men, of course, and it stank, worse thing i've ever smelt - a hundred UTIs in one place perhaps! On the firs...