The Joys of india

Having just spent six weeks in Southern India I can safely say that this country is as exciting, busy, strange and enticing as people kept telling me. There is always something new to see, from the famous holy cows wandering with such freedom in streets where you have to learn to be calm amongst the crazy whirlwind of auto-rickshaws, buses of all descriptions and whole families on motor bikes. You have to experience it to believe it. Of course there are the relaxing sides of this multi dimensional land - sucha as the houseboat experience in Kerala which is truly dreamy, slow and delightful, still with plenty to see on the shores of the backwaters.

I was there to do some IT in Bangalore, so I got a full dose of full on city action, and the infrastructure of Bangalore is only just coping with the rapid expansion brought on by its boom time. But everyone is friendly, even the wild dogs leave you alone in the day, but at night I am told you have to be careful.

So, if you get the chance to visit India - snap it up, it is great fun - and I didn't get Delhi Belly ! but I was careful not to eat from street vendors, but then your Pounds, Euros or Dollars buys a lot of fine curry in Rupees.