One more little story before I leave Goa.... Yesterday, I had to go to Penjim to cancel one of my train tickets. It was a great day. I really like Penjim, so green and much quieter and cleaner than many other cities around. And really good food. Iain had to mail some books back home. Mailing books is cheap from India, but you have to package them in white cloth. So we went to a kind of tailor shop. Older man, very friendly. He was not in a rush and it was fascinating. This shop also had a photocopier, which I [View Full Entry]

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One more day of yoga, one day to rest, one day to pack and go. I still don't know how I will get to Rajasthan exactly, this week was funny trying to get a seat on one of the trains... I now have a collection of train tickets, most of them on the "wait list". The first one was booked in Panjim, but to be on the safe side, I decided to book a back-up ticket to Mumbai in 3rd class-AC (I don't like Air Conditioning but may have to tough it out to get to Mumbai), so this one was [View Full Entry]

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I love India. Did I mention that before? Oh well, I am still in Goa, and I am starting to think about leaving soon... My itinerary changed, I will not go south after all, I decided to go to Rajasthan instead. I figure that instead of being on a dog sled in February, I should try a camel trek this year. So this week I went to Panjim, a very nice city in Goa, where I tried to book my train ticket to Rajasthan. But I am a bit late and it might be somewhat complicated to get there, but we'll [View Full Entry]

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So here is how the conversation went, roughly... -Hello sir, how are you, I am a student but I work part time for this resort here in Baga... Where are you from? Ah! Canada. Well, please, pick a card here, a promotion card, yes sir, no worries, no committement. Now, let's open it.... Oh my God, sir, you won the consolation prize!!! No worries, see, it is written there, now worries, no hassle, no committement... You just have to follow me to the resort and pick up your prize. You are a couple? Sir? No? It is okay, we wil just [View Full Entry]

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Yesterday was market day in Mapusa. It is not a toursit market, more of a local thing. Which I like better. Lots of fabrics, clothes, and lots of fruits and veggies. Here is a typical day at the market: -How much a kg of this? -40 Rs. You want 2 kg? -No, no, half a kilo is fine. -Here, very fresh, very good, cheap cheap, 2 kg for 80 Rs. -No, no, just half a kilo. -Here is a kilo, 40 Rs. -Ah, Ok then. Next place, fabrics: -I like this fabric. How much is it? -70 Rs, you take 4 [View Full Entry]

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I have been here 2 weeks already and I can't believe it. In a way it goes by so fast, I can hardly believe it, and at the same time it feels like home. Like I always lived here. Even the guy I buy te milk from already knows at what time I will stop by... I love India. Life on the road is great. A mix of quiet time, very relax, yoga in the morning, very nice to do this here. And afternoons going "to town", to buy some supplies, in the crazy pace of India. Although Goa is a [View Full Entry]

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Where should I start.... Well, the yoga here is AMAZING! So different to do yoga in the heat... My body loves it anyway. And since yesterday was a day off, it was time to go see the beach. AMAZING beach, some areas are super crowded but others are much much better. Walking on the sand, being offered 10 necklaces for 200 rupies, "best morning price ma'am". It's fun. I love it. Then Iain taught me a nice river where we covered ourselves with clay. Waw, Amazing how the skin gets soft after that! Nice to have someone to show me the [View Full Entry]

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So, my blog works now... Good. Because I have to say that I am in heaven. I left Mumbai a couple days ago and it was very exciting to take the train in India. Savio dropped me off at the station and right away we heard it was delayed by more than an hour. But once in the train all was fine, and by the time I got to Thivim it was almost 3 hours late. The train was fun, it was a night train, so pretty soon I climbed on my berth to sleep. I was tired from not sleeping [View Full Entry]

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So, after a few attempts to use my other blog, I realized that it was not going to work, so before I forget all what happened in the last 4 days, I decided to try this new blog... Hopefully it'll work! So, here I am, in India, finally. In only 4 days I did so many things, saw so much and slept so little that it feels like I have been here a lot longer. But I am having a incredible time. So far, I have to say, everything is beyond my expectations. I landed in Mumbai after midnight, but everything [View Full Entry]

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I'm leaving soon, it is time to try out the blog thing... [View Full Entry]

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