Blogs from Anjuna Beach, Goa, India, Asia - page 7

Moikka Anjunasta Junamatka luksuksessa (ok halvimmassa mahdollisessa sellaisessa) sujui oikein mukavasti. Vessa oli kohtuu siisti, vaikka lahkeet olikin kaarittava ylos kastumisen valttamiseksi. Ylimpaan (kolmanteen) kerrokseen kiipeaminen sujui yllattavan hyvin. Molemat ateriat (illallinen & aamiainen) seka tee olivat oikein maistuvat. Junan keinunta jai sen verran tasapainoelimiin, etta viela seuraavanakin paivana keinutti ihan mahdottomasti. Juna jatti meikalaisen kyydistaan Madgaon, mista siirryttiin parin pojan kanssa riksalla Pohjois-Goaan Calanguteen. Olihan tiivis tunnelma :D Puolen minuutin mittainen vilkaisu riitti, ja otin taksin Anjunaan. Noin puolen tunnin mittaisen kiertelyn jalkeen loysin majan, jonka siisteys, sijainti ja hinta tyydytti. Parasta kampassa on kuitenkin sen aivan ihanat oranssit sisa- ja ulkoseinat. Sellaisessa variloisteessa ei voi kuin tulla hyvalle... read more

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Good afternoon blog readers! It's 12:51 here (so Dom you can go for your lunch break from 'work' if you were here!) We left Pushkar on a bit of a low since we'd been ripped off for our hotel (they made us pay 200Rps extra) and after telling them THREE times that we were leaving at 6am they still locked the front gates!!! Our taxi was waiting outside and we had to brave going past a rabid Alsation dog to knock on the manager's house! Eventually we got to the rat infested Ajmer station and our train was slightly late but we got into Jaipur station about 10am. We got a rickshaw to the airport where we were refused entry by some butch looking woman army person. Disaster. Apparently the airline (Deccan Air) we booked our ... read more

After the hustle and bustle of dusty Rajasthan and the chaos of Mumbai - Goa has been the calm that we needed to recharge ourselves in readiness for Nepal. Our train disgorged us at Anjuna station in the early hours of the morning and we groggily climbed into an auto rickshaw for the journey to our hotel. Our hotel was very nice with an inviting pool and a great value breakfast of eggs, toast and tea for 50p! Anjuna itself is very small and has just a handful shops and restaurants. The beach itself was gorgeous and deserted on most days. Best of all it was on our door step. Our days have not been very hectic at all and have mostly consisted of sunbathing throughout the day then watching the amazing sunset in the evening ... read more

Chilling at the Nilaya Hermitage Finally the wedding celebrations had come to a close and it was time to move on. We had a leisurely breakfast down by the beach on another beautiful morning. The weather had been superb since we arrived; blue - very blue - skies, about 28-32°C during the day and humidity probably in the 40% range, dropping to a very comfortable 23 - 24°C at night. And these perfect conditions would continue for the rest of our stay in Goa. Donna had booked the four of into Nilaya Hermitage, a boutique hotel on a hilltop near Arpora village about ten kilometres north of Sinquerim Beach. The Nilaya driver picked us up at the Taj Holiday Village and we were soon checked in by the highly efficient Dorothy and shown to our rooms. ... read more