Blogs from Tarkarli, Maharashtra, India, Asia
April 18th 2008
Tarkarli—Serene beautiful,unspoilt…. I had heard of his place a long time and was dying to go there since last year but we could never get proper reservations on the train. Anyway we did manage to go this time on the 12th of April…and it was just just divine. We went by the Mandovi Express (From Mumbai)-which takes around 10 hours to reach, which I think is too long. Now of course there is a new train that has been introduced—The Jan Shatabdi which is at least 4 hours shorter - We had to take an Auto rickshaw from Kudal, the station we got down, and its nearly a one and a half hour journey to Tarkarli from there amidst long narrow winding roads through some hilly terrain -not very good and picturesque villages—with a lot of ... read more
February 25th 2008
We went to Tarkarli in the 1st. week of Jan. 2008. We took the road leading to Goa from Bombay(Mumbai) and turned right from Kasal, aout 500kms from Bombay. 40 kms after the turn we reached Malwan. Tarkarli is 6kms from Malwan. The beach of Tarkarli is the best I have seen of all the beaches in India. It is a talcum-powder-white sand beach, giving a very soft feel. The water is deep blue as blue can be and the seabed is visibile almost upto 20ft. depth - it is fabulous. There are hardly any tourists around and the beach still remains uncluttered by the unwanted commercialization that other beaches have. Two days on this beach is anybody's dream of a holiday. The sunset is just spellbinding. ... read more
February 4th 2008
Hi Everyone :-) Hope everything is good at home... We are currently in Panaji (Goa) but we will ignore that and do a Goa blog in a weeks time as we want to tell you about the lovely beaches we have been to over the past week. Before we forget...Happy Birthday to Russ - Hope you guys had a great day (are you in Rome?) Sorry we tried to call but had difficulties finding a phone (all closed on a sunday in Panaji)... After Mumbai we got a 2AC train to Ratnagiri... the trainline known as the Konkan railway was brill and we had a bed each to sleep in which was even better-this was needed after a sleepless (and smelly night) in mumbai (the smell was coming up from the drain in our room and ... read more
February 2nd 2008
Tarkarli wasn't the easiest of places to get to. Off the beaten track, as it were, the little seaside city lay 150 km north of the ever-popular Goa and made for a jaunting 5-hour bus ride from Panaji. Set deep in the south of Maharashtra, India's second most populous state, Tarkarli and the adjoining village of Malvan are more geared towards Indian travellers and much less to foreigners. But they did promise an easy pace, less noise and air pollution, beaches to make Goans jealous and, of course, great seafood. And these were enough enticements to cause us to endure the bum-numbing ride. The bus rolled into the rough-and-tumble town of Malvan and from what we had seen, Malvan seemed like ramshackle collection of aged, wooden structures without a definite center. There was no sea in ... read more
January 13th 2008
Hi there were back again in Mumbai after a fantastic trip to the South of maharashtra all expertly organised by our travel consultant Wendy. We left Mumbai late at night from the awe inspiringly gothic Victoria Train station, amazing on the outside but Wendy is appalled by the inside even though she didn't go to the mens room which almost made me throw up on entering. The trains are so well organised and motion sickness comes free for the following day. Casey loved being tucked up on his high bunk just under the roof of the train as we click clacked our way down south. James enjoyed a serve of chicken lollypops proving all our stomachs have made a complete adjustment except Wendy's whose is made of cast iron and never ever flinched. Wendy's organisational prowess ... read more
December 10th 2007
Finalmente!!! Siamo in India da piu' di una settimana e questo e' il primo internet point che troviamo! Ma non era la patria dei chip, dei computer e via dicendo? Ora siamo a Goa, nella capitale Panajim, e direi che ci siamo gia' abituati all'India, nelle sue mille sfaccettature. E' vero che ne andiamo in cerca....o meglio abbiamo solo fatto trasporti in seconda classe (non sempre per scelta nostra), che vuol dire molte ore per pochi km e in condizioni non di lusso Mangiamo tanto e bene, quindi gia' e' molto...., la cucina indiana lo sapevamo gia' e' favolosa, le condizion igieniche un po meno, ma lo sapevamo e se no andavamo al ristorante indiano ad ancona...ehehe L'arrivo a bombay e stato abbastanza tranquillo....ma nel tragitto fino al centro abbiamo visto l'apocalisse!Chi ha letto il libro ... read more
August 8th 2006
I have been to a number of beach resorts, in India as well as the South East Asia, but there are few places which match the beauty of this place. Had been to this place in February 2005. Was travelling with a group of 10 friends. I was based out of Mumbai at then. We had to bunk respective office for a couple of days to make our escape. The journey wasn't so great. Had to take a train on the Konkan railway from Mumbai to a place called Kudal. From there we had to take taxis to Tarkarli. The pot-holed road went up and down on the Indian coastal countryside. Tarkarli is a very small place on the Maharashtra Goa border and has a MTDC resort as a only decent place of accomodation. The road ... read more
