Blogs from Anjuna Beach, Goa, India, Asia - page 5

Tuesday, Oct 20th Later on in Anjuna, Goa So, now we arrived in Goa. Our plane was about an hour late, but if you learn one thing here, it’s patience… Besides patience, India teaches you thankfulness. I am just so lucky, that I was born where I was born and that I was able to live outstandingly well, go to school, get a university degree and so on. But let me get on with Goa: my first impression: very touristy, reminded me kinda of the Canary Islands. We met two girls at the airport and shared a taxi with them, which was awesome, cause we saved money. Amy’s feeling very sick today, so we just took some hotel for this night. It’s way too expensive (500 INR), for it’ll do for one night. We have our ... read more

Anjuna Beach Panaji and Old Goa... read more

Hello So we have had a busy busy few weeks traveling around India - mostly with a day or two here and there with 12 hour train journeys in between. I'll try to give you an idea what we did in each place we visited below but be warned this might turn out to be an epic blog! Varanasi The first place we visited after Darjeeling. We found out it IS possible to fit three people and all their luggage in an Auto-Rickshaw (just) as we sped through the narrow streets to get to the ghat area where we had to get out and walk to our guesthouse (Shanti Guesthouse). We managed to spend about 5 hours on a boat on the Ganges while we were there for just one night and the best part of ... read more

...I'm covered in colour. It's Holi festival in India and all the kids re running around with bags of dye powder and throwing it at people. I was prepared for it, but I'm catching a flight in a few hours and haven't got time to wash it off. argh. But its fun. :-) Yes, i am soon to leave Anjuna and haven't got time to tell in detail what i've been up to (do i hear sighs of relief?) But basically, I went paragliding, fun fun fun soaring in the sky above the eagles, and then broke my fake kroks (yes i bought some!) on the walk down from the hill top. I stayed in the beach huts and had a swarm of ants carrying bits of cake from my bag to their nest, it was ... read more

So been here a couple of days now and getting the hang of things ( I think!) Booked into a different guest house yesterday which is a bit closer to things. Quite nice, haven't seen any cats yet. Plenty of dogs and cows roaming the beach. Overheard a conversation on the beach yesterday, local girl chatting to a tourist was horrified that she would eat a cow! The food here is really nice, you certainly wouldn't starve. I would say it's a vegetarians paradise, but in saying that you don't have to go very far for a Domino s Pizza! Also caught a glimpse of something the guide books warn about,: the groups of Indian men who come on holiday to Goa just to ogle at the western women in bikinis! It's quite funny actually as ... read more