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Sri Lanka day 3 – Mumbai to Colombo

Posted on Saturday, 16 Apr 2011 by Hattie

Our transfer at Mumbai airport was smooth and trouble-free.  We had a three hour wait in the airport with nothing much to do.  The highlight was going through security to get into Mumbai airport!  Jet Airways came up trumps again … Continue reading →

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Sri Lanka, Day 2 – London to Mumbai

Posted on Thursday, 14 Apr 2011 by Hattie

Another smooth transfer, this time from the Travelodge to Heathrow Central arriving around 6.30am.  Andy managed to set the alarm for tomorrow, but fortunately we had the foresight to set two alarms, one correctly, and so panic avoided.  First stop, … Continue reading →

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Sri Lanka, Day 1 London

Posted on Wednesday, 13 Apr 2011 by Hattie

An easy enough start to the long haul from London to Colombo – a door-to-door journey on London transport to the Travelodge in Hounslow.  Not the height of luxury by any means but quite adequate for an overnight stay prior … Continue reading →

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India day 43 – Bundi, Rajasthan

Posted on Monday, 24 Aug 2009 by Hattie

Bundi is a small town of 100,000 people. The old walled city is typical with its narrow streets, minimal traffic and the usual array of animals wandering unhindered: dogs, cows, goats, pigs even sheep. The Bundi Palace towers over the … Continue reading →

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India day 42 – Udaipur to Bundi, Rajasthan

Posted on Sunday, 23 Aug 2009 by Hattie

We seem to have spent most of our time in Udaipur shopping for presents – for ourselves as well as others. India is a treasure trove of gorgeous handicrafts which are hard to resist. But the need to keep within … Continue reading →

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India day 41 – Udaipur, Rajasthan

Posted on Saturday, 22 Aug 2009 by Hattie

We have begun to have serious problems with the Dell we bought in Thailand. My Asus hasn’t worked for a long time now – it crashed and never recovered – and the Dell has become the surrogate for blogging (to … Continue reading →

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India day 40 – Udaipur, Rajasthan

Posted on Friday, 21 Aug 2009 by Hattie

Young children, not to mention some adults, have a clever little coin scam, which is quite harmless but a inventive twist on straightforward begging and far more discreet. In fact, so subtle is it that it’s not immediately apparent what … Continue reading →

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India day 39 – Udaipur, Rajasthan

Posted on Thursday, 20 Aug 2009 by Hattie

On our wanderings today we discover a second clock tower and realise that this is the hart of the local bazaar and not the one we came upon the other day having taken our directions from Lonely Planet.  Here the … Continue reading →

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India day 38 – Udaipur, Rajasthan

Posted on Wednesday, 19 Aug 2009 by Hattie

We are moving from the Old Jheel Guest House.  The four flights of very narrow and steep steps, the lack of even the most basic security – often there is no one in the reception – the trek up to … Continue reading →

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India day 37 – Udaipur

Posted on Tuesday, 18 Aug 2009 by Hattie

The weather is a bit hotter today, but nothing like the heat in Jaisalmer and Bikaner a few days ago.  Having spent yesterday orientating ourselves and doing some more shopping, today we are sight-seeing. The City Palace, the larges in … Continue reading →

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