http://www.travelblog.org/Asia/India/Goa/Palolem/ Travel adventures in journals and photos from Asia , India , Goa , Palolem en-us Fri, 05 Dec 2008 03:38:24 UTC Fri, 05 Dec 2008 03:38:24 UTC I'm tired of mundane existance. Humdrum life. Going to work getting back home sleeping waking up going to work. I NEED A BREAK Heading to Goa. This weekend. I plan to leave Friday and get back Monday morning. A short trip. But that state calls to me. And I can never turn it down. I don't really know everyone who's going. But i don't really care. The beach is waiting for me it's calling m http://www.travelblog.org//Asia/India/Goa/Palolem/blog-348110.html Right camel toe. Ha Ha. Now piss off you lot.Lying by the sea with a scorching sun in Novemeber. Not a bad life id say. Camel toe or not Vodka heals pain. http://www.travelblog.org//Asia/India/Goa/Palolem/blog-345488.html Hello all glad to report that we are well and slowly getting more brown and used to the heat Since we last wrote we have been to a couple more beaches...firstly Arambol beach where we found a cute little room with a balcony overlooking the road down to the beach we enjoyed watching the world go by from above without being asked for a taxi or if we wanted to buy anything Arambol was not as we http://www.travelblog.org//Asia/India/Goa/Palolem/blog-345035.html So now the next step of my journey involves travelling from Himachal Pradesh to Kangra Airport which is about an hours drive from camp. This small airport only has a few flights a day. Myself and Sue took the Kingfisher Flight Same company that makes the Kingfisher Beer to Delhi were we were to stay for a couple of night while we waited for Suzannah to meet up with us as she took the Train to De http://www.travelblog.org//Asia/India/Goa/Palolem/blog-342853.html hey guysthis one goes out to the subscribers shout out 1 timeok since we left you we got a night coach down to the beautiful Goan coast. we stayed in Vagator beach for 3 nights and it was absolutely amazing. this place is sooo picturesque it doesnt even seem real and the food is mmmm mmmmmmmmmmm soooo good we've been eating loads and not even been ill once so much for the 'weight lo http://www.travelblog.org//Asia/India/Goa/Palolem/blog-341948.html The 2nd morning we rose early in the morning and decided to have a toast in a nearby restaurant in the Palolem market. We ate at this place thrice but unfortunately I do not remember the name of the restaurant. It is right in the Palolem market with nice music playing. THe waiter was nice and smiled all the time.This 2nd day after having a sumptuous breakfast it was the time to FEEL the Palolem http://www.travelblog.org//Asia/India/Goa/Palolem/blog-341903.html It was just an awesome experience. After meeting this person I thought I've met a Friend whom I've talked to many times before as well. We reached at around 5 oclock and were welcomed by the staff at the Om Sai guest house. We were quite amazed with the speed with which they installed all the required items in our room. Asmita and me decided to have a short siesta before going out but never fel http://www.travelblog.org//Asia/India/Goa/Palolem/blog-341614.html When we arrived at Palolem at 8.30am we felt the wow factor. By far the cleanest of all the Goa beaches we have seen and the most spectacular. The whole beach is fridged by palm trees and the sea is still and blue.This is definatly part of the back packers trail westerners everywhere wearing aladdin pantschaveller styleAfter a day of sunbaking we got ready to experience our first night out.It http://www.travelblog.org//Asia/India/Goa/Palolem/blog-335461.html We took the GoAir flight to Dabolim near Vasco the only airport in Goa. The flight took about an hour before it reached the destination. I had already had a talk with Gaurav the owner of Om Sai Palolem Guest house . Gaurav ensured us that we will get the best and the cheapest ply to Palolem and so it turned out. We were received by a driver who brought an Innova lush and spacious. Tblack colo http://www.travelblog.org//Asia/India/Goa/Palolem/blog-334542.html We left Arambol in a hurry due to over sleeping and getting woken up by the apartment owner banging on our door.We hadn't even packed and had to rush around like headless chickens with bad headach hangovers. Ouchh. We got a taxi to Baga beach. Our rough guide book clearly states not to go here as its more of an Indian tourist destination. But we wanted to try and meet up with Rob the paramedi http://www.travelblog.org//Asia/India/Goa/Palolem/blog-334481.html So here we are in lovely Palolem and after a few days of quietness and serious sightseeing we were more than ready to cut loose again. which we managed too quite successfully. After a few hours looking around we finally got into our accomodation and i took a much need snooze as have had insommnia for a few days. We then went out and proceeded to get absolutely twatted with a bunch of guys from http://www.travelblog.org//Asia/India/Goa/Palolem/blog-334259.html Palolem GOAThe bus from Mumbai to Goa arrived 1 hour too late unless it starts in Mumbai then we drove 2 hours through Mumbai until we left the city there doesnrsquot seem to be big high ways or tunnels to cross the cityhellip that drove me crazy because I had a cold the Air Conditioning worked 180 I couldnrsquot switch it off lots of curves and bumps in the street but at least http://www.travelblog.org//Asia/India/Goa/Palolem/blog-333862.html Saa har jeg vaeret paa indkoeb efter tyveriet og er nu ejer af et udmaerket sony cybershot digicam som jeg indtil videre opbevarer i en sok... og 1 stks skodtelefon med hinditegn paa. Nummeret er 91 90 96 46 17 31. Jeg kan ringe til Danmark for cirka 1 krone i minuttet hvilket er en helt anden pris end hvis man ringer fra dk til mig. Saa hvis nogen oensker at faa fat i mig saa bare send e http://www.travelblog.org//Asia/India/Goa/Palolem/blog-323360.html Tja was soll ich ueber Goa noch gross schreiben Ich habe mal grade meine letzten Eintrag gelesen und der triffts fuer mich immer noch ziemlich genau. Kleine Infos fuer Goa Reisende Vor circa 3 Jahren wurde Palolem Der Strand Ort quasi dem Erdboden gleich gemacht. Die Regierung kam mit Bulldozern und riss alle Bars und Hotels ab die keine Lizenz hatten. Das waren so ziemlich alle. Mittlerweile http://www.travelblog.org//Asia/India/Goa/Palolem/blog-314912.html In Goa Palolem was a great way to relax and reenergize. In planning our trip we had originally planned on going to North Goa. However upon reading about this less populated more natural beach I wanted the time to be here. Palolem is almost the most southern beach in Goa. Two things were the highlights here the yoga and the food.I spent long periods of time in yoga practice working on s http://www.travelblog.org//Asia/India/Goa/Palolem/blog-299111.html After Kathmandu I took a flight back to Delhi and spent a week with the family who had come to visit and recuperate ready for GoaI met Marianne at the airport and we took our Flight to Goa. The h eat struck us so hard when leaving the plane a welcome change from the harsh coldness experienced for the past 4 weeks We met up with Kerry and Hannah at Anjuna Beach. I felt very sick that evening d http://www.travelblog.org//Asia/India/Goa/Palolem/blog-272997.html hiyaso were still in palolem. its georgouse here the scenery is amazing. were staying in a hut right by the sea... and when i say right by the sea i mean were prety much in the sea especially at night when the tide comes in. our rooms a little basic... in that its made of cardboard but then it is only 400 rupees a night which is the equivalent of about 5 pounds.... yea fare enough its kind o http://www.travelblog.org//Asia/India/Goa/Palolem/blog-271113.html A bit of Mumbai madness had us craving some beachy RR and hippylaced Goa seemed a reasonable cure for our sandy itch. Since Rozy was still scarred from our sleeper class adventures in northern India and Nicole was a bit apprehensive about Indian trains in general we splurged for a trio of 2AC class tickets these are the good ones. The hope of luxury was shattered at first sight of our curta http://www.travelblog.org//Asia/India/Goa/Palolem/blog-266290.html After 2 weeks up north in Rishikesh and a one night stopover in Delhi I fly to Goa. I was ready to explore the beaches of India. The moment I stepped off the plane I could breathe clean air again and see palm trees everywhere. Was I transplanted in Costa Rica India's various terrain is pretty amazing. After feeling out of place up North I instantly felt at home in Goa. It reminded me of m http://www.travelblog.org//Asia/India/Goa/Palolem/blog-265002.html After visiting the Taj Mahal we got caught up in yet another scam and ended up boarding the Goa Express Mail Train from Agra to Goa. We had paid for the fast train which was estimated at 22 hours but it took us a staggering 36.5 hours. Although we had a decent bunk I was climbing the walls by the time we reached Goa. We were exhausted so I crashed out and slept most of the first day in Goa. http://www.travelblog.org//Asia/India/Goa/Palolem/blog-262569.html So Palolem is a truley relaxing place and having sent a email to a good friend James he wished he could drop work and come out and chill for a few weeks.James incidentally had been in Palolem a few weeks before our arrival and mentioned a tightrope walking kid Yes a tightrope walking kid. Now i'm not normally sceptic but in this case had no choice. How many of these do you see on a daily basis http://www.travelblog.org//Asia/India/Goa/Palolem/blog-257309.html And this time for no good reason. It took me a couple days of traveling to get back down to Palolem Goa and internet wasn't really an option until I got down here. Then it sunk in again relaxation. Plus I was kind of scared about sitting down and trying to recap so much time that hadn't been covered yet. So much happens every day that I can't do justice to it all but I really want to. So http://www.travelblog.org//Asia/India/Goa/Palolem/blog-256367.html hey all. Ash and i had to flee the hotel on thursday night as our block was swarmed with biting wasps 4 times bigger than a hornet1 No joke One guy we met at the bar had been stung 3 times and had inflamed his arm and leg like a ballon...poor guy he said he had a fully working immune system and ash dashed to the chemists for drugs 4 him but it was not pretty Obviously hotel staff said they didn http://www.travelblog.org//Asia/India/Goa/Palolem/blog-254001.html Waiting at Victoria Station for the train was entertaining to say the least. So many people were coming and going it was incredible to see really. People lying on the floors sleeping. Families having dinner together as they waited patiently for the trains to arrive. Our train was at 1130pm and we had booked 2AC which means a bed for the night. Sweet sweet sleep. I mentioned to Katie that the last http://www.travelblog.org//Asia/India/Goa/Palolem/blog-253610.html I've been in Goa now for the third night.. Last night in India before my flight tomorrow at 145 pm I will land 1130 am saturday.. straight to lots of Chinese food pedicure target costco laundry running the soap at least 2 times.. I've done the laundry once here but I dont know if it cleaned it or made it worse.After my last post I took a taxi to Anjuna Beach Tuesday around 3 pm. Much http://www.travelblog.org//Asia/India/Goa/Palolem/blog-253409.html This is goas most idelic beach and so it is the white sands and blue sea we got a coco hut on the beach and finally found some fun that was after 10pm. because of the no music thing after 10pm they have set up silent music what happens is there is an outdoor place next to the sea in a perfect location there is music untill 10ish and then you put on your wireless headphones on and dance the ni http://www.travelblog.org//Asia/India/Goa/Palolem/blog-252953.html The first thing you notice when you land in Goa is the humidity. We landed at around 3.304pm and walked out onto the tarmac and instantly felt sticky Possibly one of the most humid places I've been. The airport was tiny and fast and we were out into the madness of taxi drivers within 20 minutes. Haggling hard we still felt we might be paying a bit much for the one and a half hour drive down to S http://www.travelblog.org//Asia/India/Goa/Palolem/blog-252580.html 2 blog entries in 2 days...that is the result of me melting in the sun. there is nowhere to escape to other than the internet cafe. so you get to hear from me a bit too much this weekend. Last night i saw an amazing sunset and ate nachos. yup nachos. in India. only me right ok so they weren't what i would really call nachos but they werent too bad. once i leave goa i wont be eating anything oth http://www.travelblog.org//Asia/India/Goa/Palolem/blog-247468.html I have escaped the confines of the wonderful place that had been my home for the past 2 weeks. As peaceful and great that it was I think it was time to move on. The Last night we all went out to dinner where I had a 4 cheese pizza and chocolate icecream we had thought we would go out after dinner but we ended up calling it a night after eating since we had been there for over 3 hours. i got up http://www.travelblog.org//Asia/India/Goa/Palolem/blog-246870.html Kent u die film The Straight Story van regisseur David Lynch In de film besluit een man in zijn grasmaaier op zoek te gaan naar zijn broer en zodoende doorkruist hij een groot deel van de VS. Daar moest ik even aan denken toen ik mijn voorliefde voor de ricksha of tuktuk wat u wilt bekende aan Paul de Fransman. We zaten met onze backpacks en dagtassen op schoot in de ricksha gepropt en grin http://www.travelblog.org//Asia/India/Goa/Palolem/blog-244790.html