Or at least it is when you have to do everything with 20kg on your back. I am seriously considering throwing all of my possessions in the bin and travelling around in a sheet like Gandhi.
Yesterday, we checked out of our posh hotel in the Mumbai suburbs so we could head to Kerala.
After several failed attempts to get a train from Mumbai (who knew that such a simple thing could be so bloody complicated), we ended up flying to Kochi, the Keralan capital. We are now in Fort Cochin, which I think is an island although I'm not 100% sure, staying in a room Without Air Conditioning. I didn't think it was possible to be so hot. The monsoon has started though so it's not all sunshine. It hit when we in the taxi from the airport yesterday. Joe jumped every time the thunder struck going "ohmygod, what's that??" I think nature red in tooth and claw is a bit much sometimes for poor London Philip.
Tomorrow we are planning to do a daytrip on a Keralan houseboat. However, Bob and Yvonne (real names codeword protected), some people in the same guesthouse, have decided we are NBFs and want us to do an elephant thing with them. Joe and I are doing the mature thing and hiding from them in an internet cafe.
Unlike the people in Mumbai, the Keralans seem to like Western tourists. We had a great chat with one man last night -
"where are you from?"
"london"
"ah, which part?"
"west london"
"west london, ah OK. Near Birmingham?"
"ummm, yes."
I am off to study my Lonely Planet now, or possibly get some travelling trousers. You know the ones where the crotch is by the ankle? Super cool.
I will write again soon xx
Yesterday, we checked out of our posh hotel in the Mumbai suburbs so we could head to Kerala.
After several failed attempts to get a train from Mumbai (who knew that such a simple thing could be so bloody complicated), we ended up flying to Kochi, the Keralan capital. We are now in Fort Cochin, which I think is an island although I'm not 100% sure, staying in a room Without Air Conditioning. I didn't think it was possible to be so hot. The monsoon has started though so it's not all sunshine. It hit when we in the taxi from the airport yesterday. Joe jumped every time the thunder struck going "ohmygod, what's that??" I think nature red in tooth and claw is a bit much sometimes for poor London Philip.
Tomorrow we are planning to do a daytrip on a Keralan houseboat. However, Bob and Yvonne (real names codeword protected), some people in the same guesthouse, have decided we are NBFs and want us to do an elephant thing with them. Joe and I are doing the mature thing and hiding from them in an internet cafe.
Unlike the people in Mumbai, the Keralans seem to like Western tourists. We had a great chat with one man last night -
"where are you from?"
"london"
"ah, which part?"
"west london"
"west london, ah OK. Near Birmingham?"
"ummm, yes."
I am off to study my Lonely Planet now, or possibly get some travelling trousers. You know the ones where the crotch is by the ankle? Super cool.
I will write again soon xx
Did you get my text? We met a man from Bombay and he bought us mojitos and then gave the following tips for Kerlela:
ReplyDelete- Coconut Lagoon
- Houseboat (I believe this is a bar but he may have meant a house which is also a boat)
- a place called Alipee
- The Backwaters
You wanna try telling someone you're from Cornwall. We just gave up and said "yes, we are from London. Yes, we do support Manchester United. Yes, David Beckham"
xxx
Sounds good so far... Fort Cochin is a jewel in the crown of Kerala with true cosmopolitan wotsits, apparently - I did google it and then forgot what it said.
ReplyDeleteSigned up to follow yr blog, then found my google profile was way out of date, and stupidly tried updating it, which didn't work, so un-followed you, changed it, re-followed you, and it's still out of date. Doesn't matter of course, but these little things...
did this comment work?
ReplyDeletethat would be a 'yes' harriet x
ReplyDeleteOK. JUst that I tried before and it didn't so.
ReplyDeleteHope you are well Chloe!
And hello Kate and Joe
Lots of love xxx
Did this one work? I haven't a clue. Yes Kate, I know, how can I be a grown up and not know how to do these things, but I was right about the sun cream!!!!
ReplyDeleteWhy would you NOT fly? It's the only way. London to Cornwall for example. Darling - just keep your standards up
ReplyDeletelove wsm
When are you coming to Cornwall then?
ReplyDeleteAgain, hello kate and joe xxx
I have to make a comment about Kate so I am not the only one getting the heat on this blog.
ReplyDeleteWe were thinking of going to a national park and were reading the listings of wildlife when the following exchange took place.
Joe- 'What about this one?'
Kate-'What's there?'
Joe- 'eagles, cranes, flamingos, herons, storks, pythons, jackals and deer.'
Kate- 'No'
Joe- 'Why'
Kate' we have all of them in Cornwall'
Joe- 'what about Jackals?'
Kate- 'Whats a Jackal?'
Joe- 'It's a type of dog'
Kate- We have dogs in Cornwall!
See what I have to put up with!
There aren't many flamingos in Calenick creek.
ReplyDeleteLoads of pythons though. LOADS.