Amritsar is a crazy Punjabi city steeped in history, and our short time here was spent taking in the beautiful Golden Temple and trying...

Our time in Bikaner was very short and sweet. Intended to be a quick stop-over to break up the long journey to Amritsar, we didn’t even...

A Camel Safari had been high on our list of things to do before we arrived in India, but as we met other travellers and started to learn...

Jaisalmer is an incredible little city which rises up from the middle of the desert. Built around a brilliant, inhabited fort, the...

After a prolonged stay in Udaipur we were finally ready to move on to another Rajasthani city on the tourist trail, Jodhpur. We arrived...

After a long and very bumpy government bus ride, we arrived at the majestic city of Udaipur. Arriving in darkness, our first sight of the...

Saying goodbye to the South and ready to start our adventures in North India, we headed to Goa to catch a flight to Jaipur, Rajasthan....

After a very quick two weeks we said goodbye to everybody at Saraya for a few days and headed for highly-praised, mystical Hampi. Our...

After an amazing month in Gokarna we both felt it was time to move on to somewhere and something different, and so off we set to North...

Our time spent in Gokarna is without doubt a highlight of our trip. We initially planned a two week stay by the sea, but ended up staying...

After a week and a half in the Western Ghats we said goodbye to the cool hills, and goodbye to the state of Tamil Nadu, and headed for...

Feeling very at home in the cooler climates of the hills we decided to spend some time in the hill stations of Coonoor and Ooty. Both are...

Struggling with the Indian summer, we escaped to the much cooler hills of Kodaikanal in the Western Ghats. As we climbed the hairpin road...

After Pondicherry we moved away from the coast for the first time in India - and we really noticed the lack of cooling sea breeze!...

After a week in Mahabilapuram it was time to move on and we both felt excited to see the popular destination of Pondicherry. Being a...

Our first three days in Mahabalipuram (Mahabs) were pretty much spent like this: That’s me sleeping under a fan, living off crackers and...

A very quick hour and a half flight and we landed in Chennai airport. We had been warned by books and other travellers that you can’t...

After our ten days in Hingurukaduwa we were both looking forward to some time to ourselves and so we headed for the south coast towards...

After our first long Saturday of teaching, and only our second whole day in the village, the Principal of the centre strongly encouraged...

After our short break in Udawalawe and Haputale, our second Workaway gave us the opportunity to teach English in Sri Lanka, something we...