- Chapter eighteen - AllppuzhaDay 84: Allappuzha, Kerala 22/12/11
A good night’s sleep after our busy day and last night’s festivities and we head off to see some more of the local area. We are taken to a local hill station, where the views are Posted by tevs in Unbelievable trekkers | Jan 19, 2012
- Chapter seventeen - MunnarDay 83: Munnar, Kerala 21/12/11
Up very early for our tourist excursion, with us being picked up at the hotel for 6.30am. In the car is a French mother/daughter combo and a German couple. The minibus takes us out of the Posted by tevs in Unbelievable trekkers | Jan 19, 2012
- Chapter sixteen - ErnakulamDay 76: Ernakulam (Kochi), Kerala 14/12/11
Barring illness, this was the worst day of travelling yet. We headed to the station, caught our train to Thrissur with a chicken biriyani in a box for lunch. There was a very strange Englishman Posted by tevs in Unbelievable trekkers | Jan 19, 2012
- Chapter fifteen - Kozhikode
Day 73: Kozhikode, Kerala 11/12/11
Wake up, watch a bit of Jumanji and head out for another mountain of food on a banana leaf. Now starting to eat like a local, using my fingers rather than cutlery to eat the curry Posted by tevs in Unbelievable trekkers | Jan 19, 2012
- Chapter fourteen - KannurDay 70: Kannur, Kerala 08/12/11
Arrive at the bus station for our bus to Kannur and grab some more top quality food at one of the bus station joints. This definitely seems to be the place for food in Mysore!
All aboard Posted by tevs in Unbelievable trekkers | Jan 19, 2012
- Chapter thirteen - MysoreDay 67: Mysore, Karnataka 05/12/11
After negotiating a check out time of 9am (not the 7am the hotel originally requested of us), we head down to the train station to book a ticket to Mysore. A quick breakfast at the hotel Posted by tevs in Unbelievable trekkers | Jan 19, 2012
- Chapter twelve - BangaloreDay 66: Bangalore, Karnataka 04/12/11
Arrive in Bangalore around 6am refreshed (!) from the night before. It is not warm when we arrive and we grab an overpriced rickshaw to the hotel we booked the night before. Get to the hotel Posted by tevs in Unbelievable trekkers | Jan 19, 2012
- Goan ... Goan ... Gone!We arrived in Goa December 19 and after one full month of sublime bliss we are about to fly to the Thai island of Phi Phi where we will hook up with my sister Lara and her fiancee Lindsay. Hooray!
My Posted by The Flying Five in Our round-the-world Journey | Jan 19, 2012
- From Delhi with LoveMy last couple days in Bombay were great and now I've made it all the way up to Delhi!
Mallika left me on Tuesday night last week and her friend Alisha was really nice and let me stay with her in Posted by GillianArfin in Gillian's Big Adventure | Jan 17, 2012
- travelling to goa?hi
i love the beach side and my favourite destination is goa. i like to holiday in goa as often as i possibly can. i seek travel companions who have a fascination for goa and goa night life. i just freak Posted by bobby10sept in travelling to goa | Jan 16, 2012
- Delhi: Day OneWake up, breakfast here at Likir House. The program director and our Tibetan Culture & Civilization instructor, prof. Tara Doyle ("Tara-la" to us, using the Tibetan suffix that marks respect) had just arrived and guided us through a general orientation; Posted by cageissler in Adventures in Dharamsala | Jan 15, 2012
- The State of Kerala - Part 2
===Thekkady===
On our arrival in Thekkady back in the state of Kerala on 7 January, we deposited our belongings at the “homestay” hotel at which we stayed for two nights, which was th Posted by janejoe in Yakking it up in Bollywood | Jan 14, 2012
- Delhi: Day zeroPro tip: fly Cathay Pacific as much as possible. And order the "Indian Vegetarian" meal if you can.
From the top-left: cold chickpea salad, pineapple and grapes, juice, pita-like (not naan-like) bread, spinach stuff, rice, veggie stuff.
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- Of Animals and Aliens
As I type this I am currently in a cyber cafe in the town of Tundla that I don't think has seen a tourist since the 70's. There is a dead dog on the floor outside. Everyone stares at me Posted by OmarInIndia in Omar's Adventures In India | Jan 14, 2012
- Going Going Goa!!!From the Ibiza nightlife of North Goa to the bustling beaches of the south, we found ourselves somewhere in between. We stayed in the small, only mildly crowded town of Vagator. Centrally located, Vagator became our hub and our home Posted by H-Dizzle in FOR THE LOVE OF TRAVEL | Jan 14, 2012
- Day 15 – The journeyWe awoke at 7 with the Indian boy again commencing his yelling and shouting. Shushing yet again failing miserably and the parents not caring at all. on the train sellers some past with tea, coffee, dinner, sweets, crisps, ice Posted by Jolley-Jarvis in Jolley-Jarvis: The World Tour | Jan 13, 2012
- Day 14 – AgraToday we woke with quiet exited anticipation for we were going to the Taj Mahal, India most famous and iconic building. Something we have been looking forwards to our whole trip. Feeling better from our sickness (although not well enough Posted by Jolley-Jarvis in Jolley-Jarvis: The World Tour | Jan 13, 2012
- Day 13 – Ranthambore to AgraStill feeling a little bit delicate in the stomach I had decided 3 hours without the toilet, which by now I had become very attached to, would be too much: especially as you can’t exactly nip behind a bush in Posted by Jolley-Jarvis in Jolley-Jarvis: The World Tour | Jan 13, 2012
- Monday 9th Jan - Day 12 – Jaipur to Ranthambore
The day commenced with an agreeable 9:30 start, on our way out of Jaipur our driver stopped the car for us to take a photo of two massive plastic status of Hindu gods. It was supposed to be optional but Posted by Jolley-Jarvis in Jolley-Jarvis: The World Tour | Jan 13, 2012
- Madurai
===Madurai, in the State of Tamil Nadu===
We departed from Munnar early in the morning of 5 January to go to Madurai. Due to an on-going conflict between the states of Kerala and Tamil Posted by janejoe in Yakking it up in Bollywood | Jan 11, 2012
- The State of Kerala - Part 1
===Cochin===
We departed from Mumbai on the afternoon of 2 January to go to Cochin. We drove directly to a folklore dance which is very unique and only found in the state of Kerala.
Posted by janejoe in Yakking it up in Bollywood | Jan 11, 2012
- Non Resident IndiotI made it! 15 days living on a train with 450 young Indians, travelling 8000kms to 13 cities all around this mind boggling country on a programme called Jagriti Yatra. We visited places including India's Silicon Valley, huge urban slums Posted by AnIndiotAbroad in An Indiot Abroad | Jan 11, 2012
- Of Cons Mountains and Movies...Was planning to do this every day but it seems internet is quite hard to come by in the developing world. Who'd have thought it!?
Sunday 8th
In spite of what I said in my last post about the roads being Posted by OmarInIndia in Omar's Adventures In India | Jan 11, 2012
- Bombay babyOh nooooooo! How is it that after only one stop my bag is already way too full!
Bombay has been amazing so far of course. It is packed with people, busy, noisy, smelly, and thrilling! There is always so much going Posted by GillianArfin in Gillian's Big Adventure | Jan 10, 2012
- Day 11 - Jaipur
We woke up late after some much needed rest, enjoying a very Indian breakfast of Toast and Jam. Not entirely sure what the Jam is made of since no-one has heard of strawberries, but none-the-less its red and sweet! We Posted by Jolley-Jarvis in Jolley-Jarvis: The World Tour | Jan 9, 2012