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Trip: samosa'n'bahjeetakeaway

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Ashram Bollocks!!

INDIA | Thursday, 15 Feb 2007 | Views [2101] | Comments [2]

So left Varkala eventually after one more night at Zions - being at a beach is fab but i feel that i should be out there - travelling, exploring, there is just so much to see and so little time to see it. Get a train to Kollum early morning just in time ... Read more >

Tags: Laughter


Amma Hugs

INDIA | Sunday, 11 Feb 2007 | Views [1394] | Comments [1]

Day 3 Varkala and yet another sleepless night last night - but so worth it, we gotta hug from Amma!! Didn't have a clue who this lady was until we bumped into a couple of other travellers who were planning to visit her ashram or already had - Peter in ... Read more >

Tags: Culture


Where To Begin!?!?!

INDIA | Saturday, 10 Feb 2007 | Views [792]

Oh my god like so much has happened since leaving Mumbai!! Got out of there with many fond memories but still reeling from dry day saga - took 12 hour sleeper train to Aurangabad - getting used to these train rides now. Sleep in bunk which does not leave ... Read more >

Tags: Beaches & sunshine


Gallery: Aurangabad-Lonar-Varkala

INDIA | Saturday, 10 Feb 2007 | Photo Gallery


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We're Out Of Here

INDIA | Saturday, 3 Feb 2007 | Views [586] | Comments [1]

Our final day in Mumbai today - leave on a 9.15pm train to Aurangabad and what a bloody relief! Yesterday me and Annie were in such foul moods had had enough of this city and maybe even the full moon bringing us down (that's our theory anyway - so we ... Read more >

Tags: On the Road


Bombay Delights

INDIA | Friday, 2 Feb 2007 | Views [472]

Hello again guys - people will think i have nothing better to do with my time but write this bloody journal! But internet evenings are just part of our daily routine at the mo - and there is always something to say about a day in India. Was woken up ... Read more >

Tags: Sightseeing


The Main Man

INDIA | Thursday, 1 Feb 2007 | Views [464]

Arrived at MMRDA grounds to see Dalai Lama 3 hours early and were probably the first ones there. Well chuffed with our prime viewing spot and wait patiently for his arrival. It is a major event and people are running around everywhere - lighting, media, ... Read more >

Tags: People


Dalai Lama Day

INDIA | Wednesday, 31 Jan 2007 | Views [604]

Been in cosmopolitan Mumbai for 2 nights now - downgraded to dorm room in Sally Army lodgings. The food we are served there is so British - even get Tetley tea. Feels like prison mealtimes though - food is slopped onto tray, boiled egg, banana, 3 toast ... Read more >

Tags: Misadventures


Gallery: Goa - Matheran - Mumbaii

INDIA | Tuesday, 30 Jan 2007 | Photo Gallery


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Operation Bombay - Success!!

INDIA | Monday, 29 Jan 2007 | Views [884]

Hello everybody - feels like i have been away from internet forever but Matheran (our last destination) was a few steps away from civilisation and internet was hard to come by. However I feel that I digress - there is just so much that has happened ... Read more >

Tags: Philosophy of travel


Still in Arambol

INDIA | Thursday, 25 Jan 2007 | Views [481] | Comments [2]

Writing this from internet cafe in Arambol when should really be in Pune but this is India and in typical Annie and Soph style things have not gone to plan - which is no bad thing!! After checking out of beach hut with bags yesterday morning we camped ... Read more >

Tags: Misadventures


Gonna Miss U Arambol

INDIA | Wednesday, 24 Jan 2007 | Views [782]

It is our last day here in Arambol - check out of beach hut in one hour then we wait for bus to take us to Pune. It is an overnight sleeper coach and will take about 12 hours to get there. Excited to be on our way but after the events of the last couple ... Read more >

Tags: People


Gallery: Delhi to Goa

INDIA | Monday, 22 Jan 2007 | Photo Gallery


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Break-Dancing Tibetan Monks - Whatever Next?!?

INDIA | Monday, 22 Jan 2007 | Views [780]

Hello everybody - have spent over a week here in Goa now and just as I was getting bored of it we stumble across the punk scene here in Arambol (correct spelling at last!)!! Still delicate from stomach upsets so have been taking it easy in the evenings ... Read more >

Tags: Relaxation


Week Two

INDIA | Saturday, 20 Jan 2007 | Views [530] | Comments [1]

We have made it to week two and christ the first week felt like it was a month but in a very good way - there is just so much to assault your senses here. Everywhere you look is something funny, crazy, sad, beautiful that you just would not see back ... Read more >

Tags: Adventures


Yum Yum Jam on Toast

INDIA | Friday, 19 Jan 2007 | Views [475] | Comments [1]

Hi Guys All ok here now me and Annie have recovered from dodgy stomachs. Stargazed last night and saw a shooting star - amazing!! Also saw dolphins leaping out of the sea yesterday morning - so even feeling sick here you can't help but have a great ... Read more >

Tags: Beaches & sunshine


Me Again

INDIA | Thursday, 18 Jan 2007 | Views [504]

Wednesday I think and wake with a slightly dodgy belly - uh oh if you could see our toilets you would understand the fear! I will give u some detail of what we are up against - it will hopefully make all u guys less envious of our current situation. ... Read more >

Tags: I should have known better!


Goa Baby

INDIA | Tuesday, 16 Jan 2007 | Views [1049] | Comments [3]

Left crazy Delhi on Sunday and flew to Goa - everywhere we turn there are sights to make us cry with laughter!! Ginger higlights are obviously all the rage for Delhians! Little babies wear socks on their head and male flight attendants wear more makeup ... Read more >

Tags: Party time


Day 2 Delhi

INDIA | Sunday, 14 Jan 2007 | Views [617] | Comments [1]

This is our 2nd day in Delhi - had a good 14 hour sleep last might. Only woke up 0nce thinking where the hell am i? Who am i? It was a scary moment . . . . .. got on a cycle rickshaw to the red fort and it was an amzing, exhilirating experience and ... Read more >

Tags: Laughter


Day 1 - It's Bloody Mental

INDIA | Friday, 12 Jan 2007 | Views [538] | Comments [2]

12th Jan 07 arrived in Delhi (to our slight disappointment!!)as were offered 400 pounds by BA not to take our flight today because of overbooking and instead fly tomorrow. Unfortunately BA did not pick us in the end and we got our flight as scheduled ... Read more >

Tags: Adventures


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