Overnight bus to Hampi The travel from Panaji to Hampi started with a big bam!!! We (Josh) ordered/ asked for a rickshaw to the busstop around 19.15h and when we showed up not one rickshaw at the rickshaw stop!! Non, nada, nobody! With all our gear on our back we started to run direction private busses in the dark and it was pouring down.. Not really knowing exactly where we had to go!! But that was not all! I (ariska) already had to pee before we left and I was thinking? Overnight bus should have a toilet (STUPID!!). No toilets of course in India.. So when I asked where is the closest toilet? The driver opened his arms and said public toilets! In the dark, with Josh next to me, trying to find a "good" place ... read more

Arriving on the 4th of October 2010 at 10.30am local time Mumbai we step outside of the airport and it hits us! We are in Mumbai, India! We heard on the plane it would be 29 degrees, but we heard it wrong... More likely it was 39 degrees!! Hot hot hot! We straight got into the choas by taking a taxi from the airport to our hostel! They love their horns and they don't give a shit about lanes! 3 lanes make it into 6 lanes! Both really quiet in the back of the taxi.. Letting it soak in! Be stunned by it all! Our 2nd day we went for a boat trip to Elephanta Island to see one of the temples of Shiva! Again hot hot hot!! We defently have to get more fit! Those ... read more