India

I'm lying in a cocoon of sleeping bags and blankets staring at the single bare light globe outside our room. I have no idea what the time is, but know it must be very early morning...

The serene waters of Dal Lake are at great odds to our introduction to Kashmir. We had originally wanted to go to Leh, but were talked in to visiting Srinagar...

Ade was very excited about heading to India - not so much for the Ganges or the Taj Mahal, but for the opportunity to see tigers! So we had set aside time to visit Corbett...

I've lost Adrian. Not lost him entirely. I know he's here at Qutb Minar with me. I just can't actually see him. You see we've been swamped...

Another harrowing bus trip and we arrived in Jaipur. The trip was made somewhat easier by the local who sat next to us and offered us chips and biscuits...

We arrive in Fatehpur Sikri in the afternoon and make our way straight to a hotel with a rooftop terrace so we can sit and watch the world go by. We've been in India a few days...

We're standing in front of one of the world's most iconic buildings. The Taj Mahal. It is stunning, even more beautiful than it appears in all those images...

We arrive in Delhi at 4am and head straight for New Delhi train station - no local currency, not hotel booking, no train ticket and only a loose plan to head to Gwalior...

India is renowned for its majestic monuments and the Taj Mahal, the most famous of them all, certainly lives up to the hype. But there are many other delights...