Where do I start? India, so far has been more or less as I had expected...vibrant, hectic, hassled, inspiring, tiring, polluted, colourful, beautiful... The only thing I hadn't predicted was just how cold winter in Rajasthan is! Gone are my evenings of wearing flip flops and flimsy tops and instead dawn and dusk see me wearing my new purchases...a thick woollen jumper, big wool shawl/blanket, socks, gloves, woolly hat and my resurrected trainers that have laid dormantly attached to my bag for the previous three months! India requires an open mind, thick skin, dogged determination not to be ripped off and a sense off humour and adventure...if that sounds like you, come along! As I flew from Bangkok to India I felt tired and daunted, imagining how nice it to would to be flying back to
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