Oct 25, 2006 - Life's a beach

Hi All So here we are in Goa. We have reached a small fishing village called Benaulim and last night we tucked into some fresh tiger prawns and shark. It was absolutely delicious and so nice to finally eat something other than vegetables. I also managed to find some rather lovely white wine - although I didn't realise that it was much stronger than the pinot, so Jamie had to 'guide' me back to our guest house after just 3 glasses!! Lying on the beach all day has given me some time to reflect on our little tour of North India and i thought...

May 1, 2006 - Made it to India ...

Hello everyone We've made it to India, and are experiencing our first challenge - trying to get from Goa to Cochin when the train has to be booked two weeks in advance. We think we've found a way using a combination of a cheapish plane and a train that doesn't need two weeks notice. Fascinating country - no rats or mice spotted yet, but dogs everywhere, which surprised me a bit. We've had some great, um, fun being driven around so far. You definitely put your life in the hands of the taxi drivers here. I'm not sure why they bother with...