Talk about a culture shock! 24 hours ago we were the only white people in the town of Kolhapur (population 500,000) and today we are in the tourist mecca of north Goan beach town, Calagunte. After two jam packed days in Aurangabad, we took a day off and just kicked back before venturing forth on an overnight bus trip. Many hotels are 24 check out which means you check out 24 hrs after you check in – regardless of the time. As we arrived at 9pm our first night, this worked in our favour. We had to be at the corner by “chalal petrol pump” by 9pm, so we had all day to keep the room. Getting out of the rickshaw, we were informed that the bus didn’t leave til 10:30pm – but luckily we showed
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