To India and Beyond!
In and around London, United Kingdom
Countdown time
2 weeks to go and still too many things to organise - no visas as yet but thats a minor issue!
Spending time with friends and family is currently more important than the trivialities of making sure i have malaria tablets, contact lenses, all the paperwork etc etc, i think i'll worry about that on the saturday before we leave!
Anyway this is supposed to be an overview so here goes:
The plan is six months in India, starting in Mumbai then heading down the south west coast to Goa and Kerala. And basically thats all we (myself and Ben) have so far, the rest we shall make up as we go - so we may end up with a map covered in pins as we travel round many different parts of India or we may have just a few pins as we stop at the first gorgeous beach we hit!
Route taken and entries by Real Traveler Princess Bunny
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Here we are!
well im sure everyone knows how excited i was about the flight and it didnt dissappoint! lots of leg room, spare seat next to ben so we had plenty... Continue reading »
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Goa for beginners
so we made it to the beach unscathed even though the trip didnt start too well as i insisted we get our coach from the local bus stop rather than t... Continue reading »
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stop - it's hammock time
Well I cant deny that i was slightly dissappointed with what i'd seen of Indian beaches so far, previous travels having spoilt me!
But then w... Continue reading »
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here comes the rain!
Ok i thought palolem deserved another entry as we will have been here for ten days by the time we leave!
Mostly it's been very chilled out an... Continue reading »
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Happy Birthday to me!
We left our lovely bamboo hut and all it's eight-legged inhabitants behind on the morning of the 28th and went for brunch in order to avoid lo... Continue reading »
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Elly in Smelly Delhi
by now i am actually in manali but as my last attempt to write this was thwarted that hilarious god of computers who waits til you type the la... Continue reading »
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Himila Cha Cha
this is just going to be the first of a few entries from this part of india and i think we knew just from the bus ride here that we were going to w... Continue reading »
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Mountain Mama
For ease i shall be referring to our 6 day jeep safari as a "trek" but for the avoidance of confusion i would like to clarify there was very little... Continue reading »
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Fraidy Cow
after the exertion of our 6 day jeep safari we felt we needed a little time to relax back in Old Manali before heading to McLeod Ganj for the big b... Continue reading »
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I see cows - we must be in Scotland
i think if i make one more comment about how much it's like scotland someone will slap me
but it's so similar in climate (oh yes it's still r... Continue reading »
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rain, damp, mould and now cockroaches!
Still in Bhagsu although we have recently moved as our rather small room was becoming a bit claustrophobic and the damp was making our things go mo... Continue reading »
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Show me the way to Amaritsar
Where they don’t drink white wine spritzers
Yes that’s the only rhyme I could think of for the few days before we went and the entire time we... Continue reading »
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Holy cow, holy water, holy shit?
Our train ride from Amritsar to Haridwar was for the most part pleasant and uneventful but this is India after all and nothings going to be that ea... Continue reading »
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A place of peace, relaxation and pain!
Ok before we start on Rishikesh we must take a moment to appreciate the menu from a rather fancy restaurant in Amritsar where the food was absolute... Continue reading »
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What we have lost so far
My zebra patterned sarong - inside the hammock on the porch of our beach hut in palolem
Ben's laterns style torch - hanging inside the mosqui... Continue reading »
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Shopping - India Style
As practical as i tried to be in choosing clothes to bring with me and even with emma's no nonsense (and sometimes harsh) input i still manage to f... Continue reading »
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Bendy McBenderson
i think we might finally be ready to leave rishikesh, we've coped well with being tee-total vegetarians and could probably happily stay here anothe... Continue reading »
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Back to civilisation or the closest thing we can find to it!
well the long wait for meat and alcohol has finally ended and in some style!
we left Rishikesh on the 14th at about 3pm - we looked into... Continue reading »
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The Wedding
We left Delhi in rather a rush in the end – well a rush for us in that we booked tickets on Tuesday 19th to leave on Thursday 21st!
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Camels - The Key to Sanity
With the festivities of the wedding over we were looking forward to a week of relaxing by the pool in our guesthouse and seeing what Pushkar had to... Continue reading »
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Sights and smells!
The journey to Delhi helped prove to me beyond all doubt that it was time to leave India.
We were pursuaded to leave our hotel a 2.15pm even... Continue reading »
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Animals of India
This is a list of all the animals we saw in India:
BIRDS
Ugly Crows, Sparrows, Little bright green birds, Kites (circling rubbish and... Continue reading »
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Ooh Aah India
The highs and lows of this hugely diverse country:
Lows:
The Rubbish - I don't think i will ever get over seeing ... Continue reading »
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