Bengaluru (formally Bangalore) provided us with the opportunity to attend a cricket match. The quarter final of the Duleep Trophy between South Zone and Central Zone was in it’s third day when we attended. we were fortunate enough to see Rahul Dravid and Dinesh Karthik score centuries. Typically for such a match the ground was [...]
We decided against staying in Fort Kochi, opting instead for the ugly ‘modern sister’ Ernakulam. Ernakulam is linked to Fort Kochi by an incredibly cheap ferry service. Whilst waiting for ferries to arrive we would sit and enjoy a cup of chai at the bizarrely named ‘Ken Livingstone Cafe’. Apparently the owner had seen Livinstone [...]
We broke our journey from Tamil Nadu to the Keralan coast at the mountain town of Kumily. We planned to enjoy the cool mountain air for a few days and take the opportunity to do some wildlife spotting at the Periyar Tiger Reserve. The air was certainly cool. Once the sun had gone down we [...]
The three countries which can be seen in the photo are Burma (on the left), Laos (on the right) and Thailand (in the foreground). The opium producing area known has the Golden Triangle has been narrowed down, mainly for the sake of tourists, to this spot at the Thai town of Sop Ruak where the [...]
South India is a great place to enjoy a filling, cheap and delicious breakfast. The majority of the dishes are breads and pancakes made from rice flour and served with sambar and coconut chutney into which pieces of the bread are dipped. Here are some of our favourites: Dosa – huge rice flour pancake (even [...]
The Brihadeeswarar temple made Thanjavur (formerly Tanjore) well worth stopping off at. Unfortunately we weren’t in town at the right time to see the huge monolithic Nandi statue receive it’s fortnightly milk and turmeric bath. We had an enjoyable day exploring the remaining sights of Thanjavur. The palace museum with it’s wonderful collection of Chola [...]
We broke our journey from Mamallapuram to Thanjuvar at the former French colony of Puducherry. There wasn’t an awful lot to see and the afternoon we had to walk around was sufficient to get a feel for the town. Puducherry does not maintain much of a French feel though the policemen still where red kepis [...]
After seven months traveling on rails, road and water, we finally took to the air for our first flight from Kuala Lumpur to Chennai (formerly Madras) in the Indian state of Tamil Nadu. We thought we’d seen our fair share share of chaos on the roads as we’d made our way across south east asia [...]
I was far too easily talked into the skull-rattling head massage. As this guys thumbs were threatening to enter my head I really wished I declined. 100 rupees for a haircut and massage. 5/10.
Here’s your chance to start 2009 with a bang by winning your very own postcard from an exotic location decided by Rhian and I. To enter simply email us the answer to the following question before midnight (GMT) on January 10th. Question: Which three countries, visited by us over the last seven months, can be [...]
