So i'm back here to update after several days in Udaipur; a beautiful city aptly named "The Venice of Asia". With it's golden sunsets and magnificent mountain spectacles, it's no surprise it's a popular stop for couples. After all, with the girl there with you, "she has nowhere else to go". But that's according to Joe. During our short stay in Udaipur at Ashfar's place called Lake View, we essentially chilled to a purely decadent level. Drinks, food and lounging. But that's not all, we went no day trips to the villages where we paid a couple of high school students to take us around. We visited a park in construction, which was free until the inauguration. Typical. Then went to the rural villages and had some pure sugarcane juice that was crushed by a small ... read more

So, we've landing at Kochi International, all's good and well. About an hour cab ride later in a tiny toyota and we're at our work place. The drivers here seem to drive like F1 drivers and the use of custom horns are MANDATORY if not encouraged. After some shut-eye, we got up and headed out to see the usual touristy sights of the area, nothing fancy. Christian churches and a dutch cemetary were just about as cultural as it gets. I donated 20 rupees, insurance wasn't necessary after all. We walking along the beach where some skirt-wearing men fished with humongous trebuchet-looking contraptions. Shirong reminded me they're Chinese fishing nets. So essentially there isn't much to say just yet, we're somewhere called Enarkalum in Cochin, it's 11.45am now and we've got to hop on a night ... read more