Blogs from Bangalore, Karnataka, India, Asia - page 17

My last night in Goa, in Paloloem (the place with too many Israelis, but just enough hummus) I met a cool French guy who was staying in the same place as me called SuperMax! He was part gypsy (but French gypsy, the cool kind, not the pikey kind) and half Polish, and had a goose as a guard dog in his house in France. He had hardly any stuff with him, and made me ashamed of my huge rucksack, which I've decided I need to repack into a smaller bag once I see one. He'd been to Goa before (it seems everyone has) and took me out to his friends bar. Turns out, the place I'd been in North Goa, Cocktails and Dreams, that had hundreds of cocktails on the menu, also has a branch in ... read more

We made it!!!!! London to Bangalore on the 24th January 2010! After having an emotional goodbye from friends and family we said Laters Potaters!!! Air India took care of us for 13 hours with a taste of the dishes of what was to come when we arrive in India- obviously much better in India I hope! After haggling with some taxi drivers outside Bangalore Int Airport, we made our way to our first guest house, under and over taking cars and buses across all four lanes of traffic. On Arrival we were greeted by two ecstatic guest house owners who proceeded to show us photo album after photo album of EVERY past guest over chai and biscuits - knowing all their names and countries! After enduring a 13 hour flight, crazy taxi driving and an over ... read more

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Tuesday, Dec 1st - Bangalore I really can’t believe it’s December already. I think I haven’t ever felt so unchristmassy as I feel right now. But anyways… Sunday was very relaxed. I didn’t really do anything except for hanging out at the guesthouse garden and talking to this really awesome and interesting woman from Hamburg. She also works as a yoga teacher and gave me a Kundalini lesson. Really liked it! So, amazing things do happen in India! For example when you get a random call on a Sunday morning by a person that you thought you’d never see again in your life. It was extremely hard for me to accept the fact that it wasn’t on me anymore to get in contact. Everyone pretty much said: Well, you’re gonna see each other again if it’s ... read more

So today I got to experience a bit of modern India. Bindu took me shopping around the neighborhood here where she lives. We went to a store that sold Indian crafts. Then we went to a grocery store, Food Zone, and then we went to the mall. We were going to go to the bookstore so I could pick up a book but we got off on the wrong floor. We just happened to be outside of a salon, so on a whim we decided to get pedicures. I got a fancy one where they soaked my feet in pineapple juice and then massaged my feet and legs with coconut milk. Bindu got the basic pedicure and also a manicure. it was fun to just sit there together and visit for awhile. After the pedicures we ... read more