I’m writing this from our hotel outside of Delhi airport before our flight to Kathmandu tomorrow. There’s a lot to catch up on so just to warn you, this is a bit of a marathon blog post! We’ve seen so much during our time in India, but there was still one gaping hole on our … More Completing the Golden Triangle: Agra & Delhi
We had our first experience of luxury Indian travel on the journey from Jaipur from Ajmer in our beautifully cool 1st class AC cabin. Sadly it was only a 2.5 hour journey, we could have done with travelling like this on some of our epic journeys From there it was a scenic taxi ride … More Pushkar & Ranthambhore: scooters, tigers, camels and cowsh*t
We’ve been very busy living like Rajasthani royalty over the last week or so, so we’re a little behind with the blog this time. From Amritsar, we took a seven hour train down to Haridwar, a Hindu pilgrimage site in Uttarakhand, situated on the River Ganges and the foothills of the Himalayas. Sadly, there’s very … More Living a life of luxury in the Pink City
Ahhh, India. After two months, you still don’t make any sense. We’d almost forgotten that everything is turned up to 11. All the time. The noise, the colours, the smells, the traffic, the crowds and the way that every minute of every day is a new experience. Delhi airport itself was surprisingly calm and well … More 48 hours in Amritsar: the Golden Temple, Wagah Border Ceremony and one rather dashing moustachioed fellow
After finally tearing ourselves away from Varkala beach, we headed inland and back up to the Western Ghats. Another amusing trip on the Indian transport network. We nervously watched several trains come and go from Varkala station, all absolutely full to the brim with people hanging out of the doors and windows, praying that our … More Our last week in South India: Munnar & Madurai
So we’d originally booked a room in Varkala for four nights, but somehow we’ve ended up staying here for ten. Oops! Time has flown and it’s been a great ten days full of yoga, surfing, beaches, paddle boarding, great food, good friends and a cheeky beer or two (or ten). Varkala beach is by far … More Losing track of time in Varkala
We had high hopes for Coorg (now called Kodagu) after the mayhem of the last week in Bangalore and Mysore and couldn’t wait to get out into the countryside. We’d read lots about the region before deciding to fit it into our trip. Kodagu used to be its own state before it was absorbed into … More Coorg: The Scotland of India?
We’d never have described ourselves as ‘city people’ before arriving into Bangalore and so we were both surprised by the sense of relief and excitement we felt as we drove in past the many shops, restaurants and bars. The feeling didn’t last long. Four days later and we are ready to declare ourselves country folk … More Bangalore & Mysore: A tale of two very hectic cities
After two full days exploring the temples and ruins (read about it in Hampi Part 1!), we decided to give ourselves a break and take some time to find out what else Hampi had to offer. First on the list – bouldering! Climbing is most definitely Jamie’s forte, so over to him for this bit… … More Hampi Part Two: Boulders, bikes and big-ass bugs
Bit of a mammoth update this time so I’ve had to split it onto two posts. There’s just so much to write about beautiful Hampi.. We arrived here bright and early on Monday morning after a surprisingly comfortable overnight bus from Goa to Hampi. We’d booked the bus as a last resort because the train … More Hampi Part One: Temples, thalis and tuk tuks
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