Bye bye India

So, now Thailand is the name of the game.
I've been here for 8 days now, and I have to say I far prefer it to India. Perhaps it's because of all the westerners and tourists here (I have people to speak to who aren't trying to sell me something!), but generally I prefer the people, the geography, the customs and traditions.

So, the end of India was marked by a trip to Mumbai (Bombay) to catch the flight to Thailand. I took the overnight sleeper train from Goa (but didn't sleep!), and from what I experienced the Indian railway is fantastic: It's efficient, clean, cheap and extremely well-organised. Take a lesson, Britain!


Mumbai was wicked, because I met an Austrian couple and we spent the day together. The sunburn I had from Goa was excrutiating, though! Yomping round with two heavy bags without sleep and blistered, red skin isn't so fun!


We went to Elephanta Island which had some fantastic temples carved out of the rocks (but no elephants), and then we went to Airport in the evening for my flight at 0130 am.