Starting at the real megacity Mumbai (former Bombay) on Nov 5th, I felt immediately in the photographer's paradise: An endless symphony of colors and odors mixed with the dizzying bustle in the streets of the historical Bombay and thousands of friendly and inquisive Indian residents ... what an adventure!

Waying palms, white sands and sparkling waters: the three essential elements that attract 2 million visitors annually to Goa’s balmy shores are plentiful in this tiny, glorious slice of India hugging the country’s western coastline and bounded by the Arabian Sea.

After becoming acquainted with the Indian country and people at two more or less touristic hotspots, we left the tourist tracks and startet to explore the rural life from quite different perspectives. See the Tour Map to follow our cycling tracks.