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Alleppey, Goa & Mumbai

Wednesday, 14 Jan 2009 | Views [244] | Comments [2]

Alleppey   The reason for going to Alleppey is to take a houseboat trip around the backwaters. It’s a top activity to tick off when you’re in the Kerala region of India. And to be fair it lived up to the hype. You have to be fairly relaxed ... Read more >


TRAVEL NOTES: The Journey to Cochin was the Worst Journey of my Life

Wednesday, 14 Jan 2009 | Views [231]

Rickshaw – Train – Train – Rickshaw – Taxi – Taxi – Train – Rickshaw – Ferry – Rickshaw (29 hours) The above summary breaks down the only way we could get to Cochin. The reason was typically Indian so I will spare you the details. What ... Read more >


Cochin, Kovalam & Varkala

Wednesday, 14 Jan 2009 | Views [247] | Comments [1]

The journey to Cochin was the worst journey of my life (see Travel Notes: The journey to Cochin was the worst journey of my life). Cochin was a stop-over before heading to the beach towns of Kovalam and Varkala. It was really to break up our journey ... Read more >


Mumbai, Hampi & Hyderabad

Friday, 10 Oct 2008 | Views [242]

Mumbai – Hyderabad – Hampi As we touched down in Mumbai it dawned, on me anyway, that the section of our trip that I had perceived to be our first big challenge (clearly I hadn't put enough thought into what ... Read more >


TRAVEL NOTES - The Joy of Sleeper Trains (Part 2)

Friday, 10 Oct 2008 | Views [183] | Comments [2]

I like travelling by train and Indian Rail is no exception. I'm sat on one now and I've just seen 4 kids washing themselves in a river jumping and waving manically at the sight of us. You see some amazing stuff. However, after the comparative luxury ... Read more >

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