Where am I

Bundi palace. Bundi was quite nice in the end so didn't mind being stuck there

The Indian equivalent of the pub, the tea man. Indian tea is better than that which we drink in England, they use spices which make it taste awesome. You have to be careful what you ask for though or you'll end up on your behind


Woken up by a festival outside my room



The old classic, ladies 100 meters with water jug on head. They later had more women only events such as 'ladies ironing 10 mens shirts in quickest time'

As a foreigner you were treated very well at the festival, there were dinners I was allowed to go to and as you can see below I was dressed in a turban. I don't look very taken by it


And some fireworks



Hampi according to my guidebook is the best thing to do/see in all of India! It is even above the Taj Mahal. As it was near Goa I thought I'd have a look before hitting the beaches. The jungle around the place was pretty I thought but broken old buildings, as usual, bore me a lot. Maybe Tony Robinson from time team would like this place but as a tourist I just don't get it


An error I made one day


The river in Hampi


Something I learnt in Goa reading an Indian paper. I wouldn't agree with this taking into account some of the countries I've traveled through


Goa... It is a nice place to relax and for me it was a relief to reach somewhere I could eat beef! I ate a lot. Like some other parts of India though, all the travelers smoke weed and have dreadlocks. Not really my scene. I tried to sunbath but nothing really happened. I blame this on my mother for being Scottish. I relaxed for a week or two and then started thinking more about going home


So I went! and am now home. My opinion of India is somewhere in my head but I won't find it for 6 months or so. India is such an intense place. I definitely don't love it though

I'm in England, it's cold, wet and miserable. But I am happy to be home. I've been busy looking for a car and somewhere to live. I've ticked one of those things off the list. I'm now a boy racer



Hmm, traveling around the world... It's an awesome experience but not the 'party/fun every day thing' which often people think it is. It's strange as I learnt a huge amount but also feel that my brain has turned to mush.

My favourite countries? Bolivia and New Zealand. Awesome countries for different reasons. So that's it I guess, back to reality