Varkala Beach, in Kerala state, was my last stop in Southern India and my last stop in India. I stayed for nearly ten days waiting for my flight from the nearby city of Trivandrum to London and decided to splurge a little.
For most of my time in India I was travelling with a couple of friends I’d made in Tibet. We had a great time, connecting with locals and making new friends everywhere we went. But when we finally parted in Delhi, I found myself alone again, and lonely.
I knew nothing about the Rajasthani city of Jaipur’s highlight, the Hawa Mahal, or Palace of the Winds, before I visited the city. As I discovered, while it’s no Taj Mahal or Golden Palace, it’s beautiful and has an intriguing design.