Ring, ring, am I dreaming, no it’s the phone, who on earth knows were here, let alone ring us at 5.15 am…. The front desk of course and the beautiful people who had looked after both of their sick guest’s had in with much Indian love remembered that we were catching the Mandovi express to Goa, which departed at 7.05am, so best be at the station at 6.30 as like everywhere else its also chaos. For those of you who live on the east coast or any major city for that fact you would understand the daily pilgrimage of commuters traveling [View Full Entry]

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Ok so everything was going really smoothly, having a right old time until lunch the day after meeting Pinto. What else can I say, Mel got really sick, I mean really sick, so much so we had to call in the doctor at 5am in the morning, all this only 2 hours before we were to board our train headed for Goa. I'll keep it brief.... 3 days, 5 injections, a pathology test, one course of antibiotics and a whole lot of rest later we both finally let all of that go. Hooray! not a pleasant experience, but somehow necessary...... we [View Full Entry]

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Mumbai - India’s filthiest city. Pintos Story In the midst of searing 30 degree heat along the tourist centre of Mumbai - the Colaba causeway we meet Pinto the taxi driver who refreshingly speaks english very well and like us is not big on haggling. Although we have now learnt that haggling is a must. So a short conversation later and a few exchanges of “do you think this guy is ok” between Mel an myself we decide to enter this taxi on what is the start of another incredible human journey. Included in our 300 rupee fair is a visit [View Full Entry]

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Day One in Mumbai- Well I guess you never quite know what to expect when you first arrive in any city the size of one like this. We really didn’t have any expectations, only the knowledge it would be chaos, no surprises there it is! It is difficult put into words the sensory bombardment you receive as soon as you leave the airport, the smells, burning coals form roadside vendors, diesel fuel from just about everything with more than two wheels and a motor, the sweetness of a multitude of incense’s some of which I have never experienced and most of [View Full Entry]

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Dearest Friends Not long now, only 9 more sleeps till we depart. I am sure that before we leave we will speak to you all. Make sure you view our online diary via the link we have sent. Love to you all Speak to you from India rez n mel [View Full Entry]

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