Today we went for a long walk around Fort Cochin and Jew town. Mummy was hoping I would sleep a lot in my backpack, but there was just too much to look at! First we went to the port area and saw lots of Chinese fishing nets, the men had caught loads of big fish, crabs and prawns. Many were still flapping about and looked so tasty, but it was a bit smelly! Then we saw the St Francis church, it's really old - 1503 built by the Portuguese. It looks ok from the outside, but was very plain inside. Next was the Santa Cruz Basilica. That was quite impressive, had lots of colours inside. After that we 'explored' the local town market where I got to have more bananas. It was nice there, we were ... read more

Today has been very relaxed. First thing we went to St Angelo's Fort and I got to go for my first tuk tuk ride! We spent a while wondering round the fort, I got to look at lots of birds again and lots of school children came to say hello and take my photo. Another tuk tuk ride back to the hotel and I've spent the rest of the day swimming, splashing mummy and daddy and sleeping. Mia, the little girl I met yesterday, came and had a splash with me too!... read more

This morning we had to say goodbye to mr varnam, beina and all the animals at the farm. Beina was so nice - she gave me a toy duck! We took a taxi to Mysore in Karnataka with Claude and Michelle. It was kinda boring so I slept most of the way. After checking into a new hotel and having some lunch, I was put in my backpack again and we went out to explore. We firstly went through a huge market, where everything you can think of was for sale! I just wanted the bananas. Daddy thinks I'm getting addicted (I even tried eating one with the skin on earlier today!). It was very busy in the market but everyone stopped and looked at me. They thought I was very funny in my backpack. Then ... read more

I've had lots of fun today. Firstly I tried and loved an Indian breakfast including a chickpea curry and a very spicy omelette. Then I got to spend until lunch playing with mummy, daddy, beena (mrs varnam) and the couple from Belgium, Claude and Michelle. We looked at the rabbits, chased the chickens and played with Bruno the dog. I had lots of turns on the trike and even went on the big boy swing! For a while I sat playing with some toys whilst mummy, daddy, Claude and Michelle played karam - an Indian game, where you have to flick discs into holes (a bit like pool). Mummy wasn't very good but daddy was brilliant- he won! After lunch we went to tholpetty wildlife sanctuary. We were told that if we were very very lucky ... read more

Today has been awesome. We woke up docked in Istanbul, Turkey and from our cabin balcony could see the historic centre - plus there was loads of dolphins swimming along side the ship! Istanbul looked really nice, the sun was shining already, there looked like lots for us to see and it was so, so busy. Lots of small boats were passing us to get from one side of the city to the other. It looked really exciting. So after one last big breakfast on the ship we left the Royal Caribbean boat and headed for our hotel in Istanbul. Unfortunately it was pretty far from the centre, but at least we got to see some of the other parts of the city. We checked in and then headed back to Sultanahmet, the historical area. We ... read more