Sorry this place is way too fun. The Details are on the way though. For now, here are some pics to keep you amused........ read more

We flew into BK at 6am in the morning and 2 hours later we were on the Koh San rd looking of somewhere to stay. I had been here 8 years ago and as we walked up the street I asked a guy where the Koh San rd was to which he replied you’re on it. I couldn’t believe how much it had changed almost beyond recognition. It was very different clean and full of bars and restaurants. Tourism is big business in Thailand now and BK has reaped the benefits as well in part I think loosing part of its identity slightly. Pam went straight to bed but I couldn’t sleep. I went for a walk and enjoyed in contrast to our home in India for the past 4 and a half months the ... read more

So we had escaped unscathed from old man river and his crazy pad lock throwing antics. In contrast the bus journey through the rolling hills of the Western Ghats that followed, was beautifully serene and peaceful. It took 3hrs and we snaked our way through deep lush green jungle to the hill station of Kodai kanal. In those 3 hours the temperature plummeted from somewhere in the mid thirties to around 6 or 7 degrees at 2000 meters above sea level. As soon as the bus pulled into the station, touts leapt up their feat and ran to the bus windows, eying their potential prey in us and a few other backpackers that were among the majority of locals. We got out and started walking down Kodai’s main street with a string of touts in close ... read more

So from Wyanad to Ooty we had to endure 8 consecutive local buses in one day. Each one was more crowded than the last and the journey took over 13 hrs. Pam was great company and was in such good form that day, never complaining once while i only paused from my chirpy whistling to ask the man beside me to take his snoring, dribbling head off my fucking shoulder.....Please. The idea was to get to a town called Mattapalyam five hours away from Ooty, our Goal. Then, to get up the next day at 5am to catch the Toy Train up the mountain to Ooty. In typical form and true to our character at this stage, we didn't realise the direction we were traveling from and therefore ended up driving through Ooty and then all ... read more

So we left our beach hut in Patnem Goa kicking and screaming. It was hard as we loved it so much there. It was so laid back. We decided to get a train to Hampi which is about 10 hrs inland. Ourselves and a friend from Goa, David, got the train by day accross to Hampi. It was a good decision. The scenery was great all the way accross and just like with owld Iarnród Éireann at home you could open the carriage door of the train, traveling at 100 miles an hour and feel the wind in your face and wave to all the village kids as you passed through. After the 6th fly hit me in the same eye i decided to take my enthusiasm back to the seat i had paid for and ... read more