North Goa
Arambol / Anjuna / Morjim / Mandrem So, as I mentioned in the previous post, we changed our plans suddenly (originally intending to work our way back up North from […]
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Varkala
…AKA Heaven! Yes, this serene vision of the clear blue waves lapping against the soft sand beach wiped away all fatigue and stress and made us want to drop our […]
Madurai
Hopping off the bus at Ridiculous-O’clock (5am), our fatigue allowed us yet again to get trapped in the rickshaw/guesthouse scam, and agreed to pay much more than we should have […]
Killing time in Pondicherry: DON’T LET BAGGAGE RUIN YOUR LIFE
Whilst we had a lovely few days in Pondicherry, our last day seemed totally against us. First, an unfamiliar man knocks on our door at 9am, demanding to know why […]
Hyderabad
The decision to come to Hyderabad, as well as it being on the way down South, was so that Brendan (Australian) could watch the cricket match (though personally, I wasn’t […]
Train Journey from Hell
So maybe it was our mistake not to book the train from Agra to Hyderabad in advance, but it’s difficult to know how long we are going to stay in […]
Khajuraho
Once again we arrive early in the morning for a quick one-day-and-one-night stopover in Khajuraho. We came here mainly because we couldn’t actually get a train straight to Agra from […]
Kumbh Mela 2013
The Kumbh Mela Festival is one of the world’s largest gatherings of people with tens of millions of people coming to bathe and pray in the Ganges EVERY DAY, for […]
Varanasi
14 hours on a rickety train, and we make it to Varanassi. And Thank-God we booked accommodation, one with a pick up service too! The accommodation we booked was Yogi […]
Kolkata
So, arriving very early in the morning – actually it couldn’t even be considered morning yet to be honest – we touched down in Kolkata in India. The airport was […]
Travel Plans 2013
Having worked so long and so hard in Vietnam, working over 12 hours a day, 6 days a week, and 4 hours on the other day, for the last 6 […]
From Oceans With Love 