Theo and Grace Adventures..

I wrote this post a couple of days ago so it's slightly out of date :) We have arrived in Kochin, Kerala xx Udaipur has been wonderful. A total different experience to both Goa and Jaipur. Surrounded by Pichola lake, we have been staying in an area that has small, narrow streets which only fits scooters and the odd tuktuk. It has a much more chilled, boho vibe around here and the people are very happy. There are lots of children running and playing freely down the streets and elderly sit in their doorways all day long greeting us with 'namaste' and bowing their heads. Udaipur is famous for being part of the James Bond film Octopussy and the locals are extremely proud. Most restaurants play the film every night. The 5 star hotel that sits in the middle of the lake is the main attraction from the film, along with Monsoon Palace. It is also well known for it's art. There are many art shops scattered around with the most amazing artwork. Artists have also...

Our Tuk-tuk driver was waiting outside our hostel at exactly 10am. Our first stop for the day was Hanuman Temple (Monkey temple). The drive there was fascinating and heart-breaking, we wound through the city and out into what we think was the slums of Jaipur. Most people around here were living under four sticks and a piece of material. Tarpolin if they were lucky. It was 34 degrees so we saw many children bathing in small, dirty puddles. Sitting in the hills above these small villages was Hanuman Temple. We were dropped at the bottom and made our way up the hills dirt roads. There were hundreds of monkeys playing and picking at eachother on the way up. Along with lazing cows and goats. We met an Australian couple on the way up and carried on to the top with them. Multiple Indian men tried their luck at trying to get money from us for being our 'bodyguards'. It took a lot of polite declining of their offers before they finally backed off. At the top, a man applied a yellow...

We arrived on our delayed plane at about 11pm lastnight. To get to our backpackers we took an Uber from the airport for the mere cost of 176 rupees ($3.70) for a half our ride. Our backpacker is pretty grungy and run down but we had a good night sleep without any creepy crawlies (bed bugs) and there is a washing machine here, so we are happy. The blaring of traffic horns woke us at 6am and it has been non-stop all day. Jaipur is difficult to describe. It's noisy, chaotic and raw. But it is also beautiful, authentic and welcoming all at the same time. We will be walking down the street and in just one minute we will be yelled at with the words:'TAXI-TUK-TUK' at least ten times, we'll see beautiful, historic buildings with magnificent details. But in that same minute we'll see naked children washing on the street and elderly begging for money. It's tough, but what an experience. Often, the indian people just want a photo of us. It's hard to know when some...

We are feeling much better about life in India this week. One night at Vailannkani Guest House turned into six nights. The cleanliness and comfort was just what we needed. This week has consisted mainly of walking the markets, eating, playing cards on the beach, eating some more and exercising. Even though it is the monsoon season here it really doesn't rain that often. A dark, gloomy cloud will once or twice bucket down for five minutes and then it will be over. We have decided to venture to North India for a week and have booked flights for tomorrow to Jaipur in Rajasthan, from there we will go to Udaipur and on the 2nd of September we fly to Kerala. We hope all is well with everyone back home. Love and miss you all. xxx G & T Baga Beach Our lady of Piety Chapel Local fruit.veg shop - 90p/$1.70 for cabbage, capsicum, 7 bananas and 5 tomatoes Walking from Calangute Beach to Baga Beach Baga Beach Local restaurants on the beac...