A Day to Remember!

After writing the blog last night I called Adam and told him of my plans for today. He said he’d call his friend Gangadhar to see if he could meet me and show me around. Ten minutes later Adam texted me to say that Gangadhar would call to collect me at my lodgings this morning. Two minutes after that text Gangadhar called me direct to confirm that he would be coming to meet me in the morning. Adam’s call to his friend paved the way for the best day of my trip so far. Continue reading

Off the Tourist Trail

As I was checking out of the Fort Palace Hotel I noticed that (a) the stitching attaching the straps to my rucksack were coming adrift and (b) the zip was failing in places. This made me a bit nervous as I’d be travelling i through places where there weren’t many shops to replace it. If it broke whilst I was ‘in the wilds’ I’d be stuck with a bunch of valuable belongings (laptop, tablet, etc) that I’d be unable to to transport safely. With that in mind I set off to head for Tamil Nadu. Continue reading