Our Five Month India Trip Comes To An End
Embarking on our final 6 hour train journey from Bangalore to Chennai, we were emotional to be rounding up our 5 month India journey. India has touched us in so […]
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Rounding Up Our Indian Trip
Embarking on our final 6 hour train journey from Bangalore to Chennai we were emotional to be rounding up our 5 month Indian journey. India has touched us in so […]
Nha Trang Beach Break
Finally we made it on a train to Nha Trang, departing from Ho Chi Minh City. Having not seen a beach in a couple of months, we were desperately excited […]
Beach Fun & More in Nha Trang, Vietnam
Finally we made it on a train to Nha Trang, departing from Ho Chi Minh City. Having not seen a beach in a couple of months, we were desperately excited […]
Six Weeks At Sabala
My six weeks at Sabala have been really eye-opening. There have been a few ups and downs along the way, but I only wish to write about the positives. The […]
Volunteering at Sabala, a Women’s Empowerment Organisation
Sabala is a wonderful organisation located in Bijapur, Karnataka, dedicated to the empowerment of women and other economically and socially disadvantaged groups. I found out about this NGO when I […]
An Unexpected Acquaintance & Lunch At The Colonel’s House: Bangalore
Today was mind blowing. As the hotels in Banglore tend to run on a 24 hour basis (if you arrive at 8am, you must check out at 8am), we were […]
Arriving in Bijapur
The reason for going to Bijapur was so I could do a 6 week placement with a fair trade company – Sabala – which I was assigned to by World […]
Why You Should Beware When Accepting A Volunteer Placement
I mentioned in a previous post that I volunteered at Sabala for a couple of months. I mentioned that this is a wonderful organisation, dedicated to empowering women and assisting […]
Sabala: End of Week One
It’s a little difficult to know what to expect for the remainder of my internship having completed the first week. I have spent the week not having a clue about […]
First Day At Sabala
The day after arriving in Bijapur, I was told hat I would be picked up at 9.45 in the morning by a rickshaw driver and taken to work… At 11.15 […]
Mumbai
Finally, we made it Mumbai!! On arriving, (we got off stupidly early in Thane and had to get another train to CST), we found a power socket where we could […]
From Oceans With Love 