The Toy Train to Shimla

The Toy Train to Shimla

We leave the hotel in Delhi at 6.30am to catch the Kalka Shatabi Express train to Kalka. Here we will connect with the Toy Train to Shimla. As we wait on the platform two small boys offer to clean our shoes for slightly more than a dollar. We agree, and with a skill...
Pondi to Trichy and Beyond

Pondi to Trichy and Beyond

In Pondicherry we walked the blocks of the French Quarter with our guide, a young guy with a Masters in Engineering who specialises in restoration architecture. We were somewhat horrified to find the French Quarter was known as Whitetown and the rest of the city as...