Sun Kat

Well it’s been a while since our last blog which is down to being too busy traveling, travelblog being down for a while and also having problems with our memory cards. Fortunately the problems have now been solved so we will now try and catch up. So we’ll start where the last blog finished which was flying to Hanoi. Altogether we had 3 nights in Hanoi and we actually found it pretty hard work as it’s a very hectic city and we didn’t find the people very helpful. We still had a good time and particularly liked the 2000 dong (6p) a glass beer that you get on the streets. The only catch is that you have to watch out that they don’t pour you a glass from the slops bucket which did almost happen to ... read more

After 4 days chilling out in Ko San Road in Bangkok we caught a night train to Chiang Mai. After a surprisingly good night sleep we arrived in Chiang Mai at 9am and checked into Julies guest house which we were both impressed with as we had a really nice clean room for 160baht (₤2.40) and they also had a great garden area with a cool chilled out atmosphere. However we were determined not to get caught up there and do nothing again so that first day was mostly spent organizing the days ahead. The following day we went on a cookery course. It cost us 800 bt (₤12.00) for the full day but was completely worth it because I have never eaten so much good food (even though I do say so myself!) in ... read more

Agra We only had the one night in Agra so on our way we stopped off at the ancient city called Fatehpur Sikri. Unfortunately we didn’t appreciate this as much as we should have because it was probably one of the hottest days so far near 50 degrees and we were also hung over- not a good combination! However we did manage to take photos but we just didn’t give it as much time as we should have. We made it to Agra in the middle of the day and waited until late afternoon before seeing the amazing Taj Mahal. When we finally saw the Taj Mahal all we can say is wow! Such a surreal feeling standing in front of this massive slab of marble crafted to perfection. For us it was such a ... read more

After 3 nights in Delhi with Kathryn being sick (again) and talking and arguing with various tour agencies we decided to take a tour around Rajasthan with West India travel. We managed to get the tour for £16 a day. This is for a car and a driver which includes all of the fuel and state taxes etc. We agreed to have a driver for 15 days and our first stop was Mandawa a town that is suppose to be famous for its painted Havelis. After a 7-8 hour drive we arrived in the town. The hotel that we stayed in had the best paintings but they were newly done. A little boy took us around the Havelis and unfortunately they haven't been looked after for years. Half of them were patched up with concrete ... read more

All we can say is what a culture shock! We have heard lots of stories from travelers and have read books about India but nothing can quite prepare you until you’re actually there yourself. Our Indian experience started as soon as we got off the plane and got in a taxi. We decided to go for a non air-conditioned cab so we could save a few pennies to take us to our hotel. We quickly realised that this was a mistake. Mosquito's were flying in and out of the car. It took us about 2 hours to get there and most of this was just sitting in the traffic so as you can imagine we were extremely hot. Also the cabs are very small and Sonny couldn't sit up without banging his head. Shall we ... read more