and I did it unaided! PhilliXXX [View Full Entry]

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I'm spending my last days at the retreat before I head to Mumbai (or Bombay) and then return to Blighty. Here they come............ Rejeuvination? Not sure about this, I'm certainly relaxed and calmer. but apparently I REAP the benefits when I get home. Retail Therapy- living with all my possessions on my back, has restricted this hobby of mine. At times this has been very tough as I've seen some beautiful things. I now have 2 months catching up to do in Bombay, but, I only have one and a bit days to do it! Return- a month earlier than anticipated, [View Full Entry]

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Well where do I start?.......... The place is beautiful, but very quiet. I was struggling with this until a lovely group arrived from the Uk, exploring alternaltive therapies. They are an amazingly diverse and interesting bunch of GPs, alternative medicine practitoners and students. As for the treatments, these are based on your health and your doshas with the added intention of making you relax, hence the quientness! The massages are not like any I have ever had before. they are all performed by 2 girls, covering the 4 sides of your body. They involve a lot of oil! Rest assured, [View Full Entry]

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this should sort me out and teach me to relax? http://www.chamundihillpalace.org Just arrived, I'll keep you posted on my treatments [View Full Entry]

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Phase 2 is a little shorter than expected as the season has ended, so things are packing up. The rains also arrived with me! The monsoon not s'posed to arrive 'til June, but it has rained heavily everyday, and is thereore very hot and humid. Not beach weather My camera card has picked up a virus this morning, and I have no safe facilities to sort it. The photos are still there (mostly) but I wont risk posting anymore until I find somewhere safer. Probably not India!!! I'll therefore give you a brief summary Varkala The beach was beautiful, if too [View Full Entry]

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For spelling her name incorrectly. I blame it on being English, and therefore poor at languages. Sorry! [View Full Entry]

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the reason for the visit here is to see the Ghats. I don't think that there is anything else quite like it anywhere! All the activities taking place before dawn on and in the same river. I wasn't able to take photos of it all, and I didn't want to, as it all felt very intrusive . From the river we saw a deceased lady already wrappped in white cloth being tied to a boat for her burial in the Ganges. Apparently as she was a Seikh she couldn't be cremated. Along the edges of the river people bathe, wash their [View Full Entry]

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well the train wasn't so bad, and I managed to sleep both ways. 2 safaris and no tigers, so the hotel owner took pity on me and took me for a night drive along the road. Result!! A stunning tiger crossed the road right infront of us. He strolled across the road , not phased by our prescence. He was magnificent. Sadly as it was so dark, the photo didn't come out, although with some work, maybe? Other than this we saw mostly deer, monkeys, peacocks and a few elephants. I think I was spoilt in Africa last year. The stats [View Full Entry]

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4000 km travelled by road, so I thought I'd write this to add some colour to the blogs. Delhi and Rajastan are mad in many ways, but generally, The first has to be traffic. In the cities cars, buses, camels, donkeys, rickshaws, carts, tut tuts, push bikes, motor bikes, scooters all fight for the road constantly beeping their horn. This is not in anger though, but to let others know they are there. They all use both sides of the road , and constantly have to avoid the Holy cows roaming around. Strangely it work and traffic jams clear quickly. Outside [View Full Entry]

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Off on an overnight train to the National Park now, Wish me luck! It surprises me to say that I'm looking forward to some peace. [View Full Entry]

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