Namaste everybody! Ok so first, yes, we are still alive. No rape or pillage yet, though I have already managed to get my wallet stolen at Mumbai airport- typical Harriet huh? Never mind- living off my credit card for the time being (thanks mum!). So anyway- we arrived in Mumbai (dust, heat, palm trees, pollution) and were whisked away to our hotel in a rickshaw at about 1,000 mph by the insane driver who nearly managed to kill us but not quite. It's easy to forget that the chaos on the roads is just standard in India- a lot more fun than getting a taxi at home. We basically slept our first day as Virgin were pretty rubbish and allowed us neither entertainment nor sleep. The people in front of us had dreads down to their
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