Blogs from Mumbai, Maharashtra, India, Asia

Tag 1: So ich bin angekommen. Um 3 Uhr nachts. Es ist schwuel, und ich bin ziehmlich platt. Erst mal ein Prepaidtaxi genommen, damit er sich auch nicht absichtlich verfaehrt. Okay er verfaehrt sich trotzdem. Ich bin natuerlich sehr dankbar dass er mich Nachst in Mumbai nicht an der Strasse rauswirft und geb ihm nach Aufforderung ein ganz gutes Drinkgeld egal. Spaeter hab ich den Eindruck, dass sich alle Taxifahrer nachts absichtlich verfahren um Trinkgeld abzustauben. Da ich das Zimmer erst ab 11 Uhr bekomme schlafe ich noch etwa 5h im unbequemen Plastikstuhl. Dazu gibt es einen netten Hindujingle vom Miniprivattempel der sich etwa alle 20 Sekunden. Verblueffenderweise kann auch das mich nicht mehr stoeren. Ich schlaf noch bin 1 Uhr im Bett und denk mir dann: Losgehts. Praktischerweise kommt gerade mein Zimmernachbahr Reece (Holland) ins ... read more

Delhi belly & me Some things I've come to expect when travelling, it's just part of the adventure when you leave your front door to step on that plane, occasionally a bag might get delayed, it might even get lost completely, flights get delayed, flight food is not great, bugs bite, sunburn, an upset tummy from the change of environment, when I say an upset tummy I mean a little off. It's no big deal right? poop happens! Well I'm here to tell you it is a big deal, welcome to our blog Delhi Belly & me. Our blog as Delhi Belly and me are still travelling together, in-fact this is my fourth day (I've only arrived here on Saturday and by the Tuesday I had the poops but no big deal right? Wrong!) By Tuesday ... read more

India 16th May Yesterday I sat around the pool, soooo hot, the pool boy bought me a cold cloth, a face spritz and a bottle of cold water every now and then. The pool has resident crows that love to bathe in the flowing waterfall by the pool side and in the whirl pool, they seem to love it, keeps them fresh and cool as they fly around afterwards like small children running through a hose pipe, I remember my mum doing that with us in the height of summer when we were little. Fun times. As I watched the crows and smaller birds one flew over my sun longer and pooped on my towel, thankfully on my towel and not me and the pool boy laughed such a lot and changed it for me, his ... read more

Hello from India Well, we've been here three days and my tummy knows about it lol Flight was good as flights go, jet airways service was good & as airline food goes it was pretty good, great to have the added space in business class especially with all the smells & people did seem to like to clear their throats which was disgusting, thank goodness for earphones :-) The hotel is amazing, it was a little scary arriving, very high security alert having terror warning, we were dropped off at a concrete barrier and they took all our bags for screening, our driver was not allowed anywhere near the hotel, then we walked to the entrance through more security screening & bags scanned. We didn't know what was happening but suspected as the alert came in ... read more

On March 28th we headed to Bombay from Singapore, this was also our first missed flight of the trip. Our original flight was on Air India at 10:45am so we arrived at the airport at 9:15. However, once at the ticket counter, we discovered the flight was changed a day ago to 9:20am and we had received no notification of this change. Cheri then proceeded to have a 30 minute "conversation" with the Air India people explaining that just because they were supposed to call/contact everyone on the list, does not mean they did. Eventually we got a refund and rebooked on Singapore Airlines (~$100 more per ticket). This turned into a blessing in disguise as we quickly learned why SA is considered one of the best airlines in the world. They had ample leg room, ... read more

- It is required that all passengers fill out the landing forms announces the loundspeaker on board of our plane. - We are transiting straight to Thailand...? - You don't need the form then. The guy sitting next to me picks up the indian immigration form and starts filling it out. I'm trying to peep but can't see much, so I decide to ask - Does this form ask for an address in India? - It does usually... let me see... ah yes! - See, I'm going to India later, so I need to know. - Oh right, where are you going to now? - Thailand. - Oh, Thailand will be amazing! - And you? - Visiting family in Gujrat for a week, and then also to Thailand for holidays. Your first time in Thailand? - ... read more

Location above incorrect again. We were collected on time at 8.30 am by Miss Unknown and the same driver as yesterday. M asked her name and wish she hadn't - so for the rest of this blog she shall remain Unknown. We did establish that she was married with a 4 month old son and was the daughter of a doctor. She had also travelled to Egypt so she was rich. As she is married we will now call her Mrs Unknown. Our distination this morning was Elephanta Island (Hindu name Gharapuri) which is a World Heritage Monument. The visibility in the Mumbai today was appauling and caused by pollution. We caught the first launch of the morning from the landing stage near the Gateway of india and the journey took about 1 hour to reach ... read more

Mumbai (Formerly Bombay), India Please note Borivali location is incorrect as Indira Docks or Fort Area (where we are) is not on the TravelBlog Database. Monday 19 March 2012. Arrived at the port entrance about an hour late. Then had to negotiate the lock to get into the inner harbour and Indira Dock. This was quite interesting to watch and we had a good view from deck 8 forward. The tug boats were brilliant. We had two behind and one in front. They carefully pulled and pushed The Discovery until she was parallel with the side of the lock and then gently prodded and pulled her inside. Once the lock gates were closed we waited about half an hour for the lock level to be the same as the inner harbour. The gates were opened and ... read more