12.3.2008 Small steps at a time Travelling life is just as interesting as staying put somewhere. Everything revolves around meal times, as eating is very improtant part of taking in the local culture. SInce coming to Rajasthan what I noticed is that food is less spicy, more creamy and definately fruity. The curries with fruits and raisins are soooo delicious. I do feel like I've had enough of Indian food but then western food is always a dissapointment here tha...

11.3.2008 In Udaipur already I feel like I'm whizzing around India. It was only 3 days ago that I left Mysore, had crazy 2-3 days. The morning of Judith's arrival was just as mad, I was approached by an agent to appear on a Bollywood movie as an extra with Raul Shah Khan, the king of Bollywood. It is something I will definately do but whan I return to Mumbai. Judith and I then had the fast tour of Mumbai, doing the city walk, a boat trip and a tea at the Taj!...

8.3.2008 Mumbai is happening I can't believe this, I haven't even been in this city for 5 hours and so much has happened. After the updating my blog I went for a walk in town. I was so excited to see the Leopold's Bar, the famous Shantaram hang out place. It is buzzing with tourists eating in but looked really vibrant. I did debate going in for a drink but I think I'll wait for Judith to do that. There was high human noise in the bar and I wasn't quite sure if ...

8.3.2008 Fresh from Mumbai Well, what a journey. I left Mysore at 6am, watching the world go by. It was a beautiful morning, mist over the fields, sun rising in the distance, trains going by on the other side, everyone still asleep and going smoothly on empty roads. I asked the driver to put somemusic on so first he chose some hindi bollywood music and then changed it to huis traditional Kanataka music, a woman crying out to drum beats. So all went well, as n...

7.3.2008 Leaving Mysore It's been a strange day; although I knew it was my last day in Mysore I was neither sad nor excited. I just knew that tomorrow would be a day of travelling. I became very neutral in Mysore as it was always a love-hate relationship so perhaps I learned something positive! We went for dosa dinner at Green Leaf with a bunch of people I grew very close to in the last few weeks. Sometimes you can spend half a day with someone and they become...