Trip: Finding Myself
There are [33] stories from my trip: Finding Myself
INDIA | Friday, 10 Feb 2006 | Views [146]
There are lots of French people here, it used to be a part of the French empire, and the restaurants serve what the Lonely Planet describes as an approximation of French food. It is lovely to be in a place where the consumption of alcohol is not treated ... Read more >
Tags: Food & eating
INDIA | Sunday, 5 Feb 2006 | Views [168]
I am in Kerala. The better known Cochin is across the bay but I chose to stay here because my hotel here was good and cheap, there was no hassle finding a bar, and Cochin fort didn't seem that attractive. In Cochin there was one pretty street that was ... Read more >
Tags: Culture
INDIA | Sunday, 29 Jan 2006 | Views [243]
Lovely palace, nice hotel, the restaurants in the posh hotels are good and I've meta few Indian people who are very nice. But I justdon't like the place, maybe it's because everyone is tucked up in bed by 11pm.Chumandi hill overlooks the city and I went ... Read more >
Tags: Sightseeing
INDIA | Wednesday, 25 Jan 2006 | Views [163] | Comments [2]
I arrived here yesterday and I will leave tomorrow and that's quite enough time thankyou very much. It's not that I don't like the place but it's like visiting Leeds. I have taken one photograph in my 1.5 days here and that was of a pub. Last night I ... Read more >
Tags: Culture
INDIA | Friday, 20 Jan 2006 | Views [166]
Discovering Hampi is like discovering life on the moon. There are so many temples here but most are in ruins and not very impressive but the main temple at the bazar is very impressive. I like the look at the main temple at sunset from a rooftop bar ... Read more >
Tags: Sightseeing
INDIA | Thursday, 12 Jan 2006 | Views [1112] | Comments [4]
Although I have met some lovely people on my stay in south Goa it does seem to have a fair share of pretentious twats. The pretentious twats have an all knowing air, they have seen what the world can be like, admired its many mysteries, and they would ... Read more >
Tags: Culture
INDIA | Thursday, 29 Dec 2005 | Views [204] | Comments [2]
I've never seen so many men with their hair in pont tails as I have in South Goa. They seem nice people although of all the people I've spoken to none has been a man with a pony tail. I have this horrible feeling that I may not be very cool. Christmas ... Read more >
Tags: Culture
INDIA | Wednesday, 21 Dec 2005 | Views [218]
I passed a restaurant today with a sign saying it was owned by Jim and pat from Manchester. They do a proper English breakfast, they have fish and chips with mushy peas and Lancashire hotpot. The landlord was a bit of an ogre towards his staff, I thought.... Read more >
Tags: Culture
INDIA | Friday, 16 Dec 2005 | Views [157]
I was in a restaurant with some old hippies the other day. They didn't recognise my existence but I recognised theirs. One couple were showing their age, they had put on a bit of weight and wore pretty comfortable loose fitting clothes but the other ... Read more >
Tags: Culture
INDIA | Monday, 12 Dec 2005 | Views [200] | Comments [4]
I'm in South Goa now and I like it. It's quieter and less developed than North Goa with less touts which is nice. I arrived without a hotel which was a mistake because I arrived late and I had to rely on a taxi driver. A taxi driver will get you a hotel ... Read more >
Tags: I should have known better!
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