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Blogs from Varca, Goa, India, Asia
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January 18th 2011
We are now half way done with our year-long journey so we arranged (courtesy of Beth’s parents) to spend a week at a five star resort on a beach in Goa. Goa is a region on the west coast of India renowned for its beaches and resorts. We stayed in southern Goa in a town called Varca at a resort called Club Mahindra. There are 205 guest rooms on 14 acres with two pools, three bars, three restaurants and one huge expanse of sandy beach. The vibe of the region is closer to the Caribbean than to India. I am sure part of the reason is that Goa was a Portuguese colony and so has a significant Catholic influence. We spent our days just reading, swimming or taking short trips on the local bus into neighboring ... read more
December 11th 2010
Our last evening in Darjeeling was spent at the lookout point watching the sun set and the colours of Kanchenjunga go from white to orange to red to purple. It was an amazing way to end a fantastic eight days getting to know a unique town full of colour and life. The following day, with our bags packed and belly full of cornflakes and hot milk (not had that since I was a kid!) we jumped in our jeep to start the three and a half hour journey out of the mountains to Bagdogra airport. Thankfully this was during daylight because we not only got to see some spectacular scenery but the driver also got to see the edge of the road - quite important when passing other vehicles and you’re only inches away from falling ... read more
October 27th 2010
Great Ghandi's Loincloth! Its time for an update... So on the 20th of August i bid a sad farewell to Uli my travel companion, as she goes back home to Indonesia. I reckoned on about 10 days left in Nepal and wasn't keen to spend all that time in Kathmandu. So i get on a bus and head back to Pokhara where its more laid-back. I spend just over a week in Pokhara, staying at the Placid Valley Lodge, which i highly recommend if your ever in that neck of the woods. Most of the time i was relaxing but i did take to the skies with a spot of paragliding, soaring like a majestic eagle before almost chucking my guts up riding the thermals. Also I scrambled through a bat-cave, which to exit you must ... read more
