Blogs from Arambol, Goa, India, Asia - page 2

Well I write this after a lovely couple of days relaxing on the beaches here, Goa is definately completely tourist friendly, its such a break from the hustle and bustle and sometimes quite rude behaviour in the north of India. Here there is loads of beachy things to do, loads of things to buy (eek!) and beautiful food to eat. My stay in Goa hasn't been completely smooth though, as I mentioned in the last entry I started to feel quite unwell en route, and I actually ended up having the full diarrhoa and vomiting on the flight down to goa. By the time I arrived in Goa I could not face going any more than 5 miles from the airport. So i ended up staying in a little place called Bogmalo, which was like a ... read more

WE TOOK THE TRAIN SOUTH TO PANIJI, the capital of Goa, and spent the night there since we arrived late at night. We didn’t have a hotel booked but luckily we made a friend on the train who was willing to drive us around to a couple of places until we found one. Paniji is exactly the type of town Gabriel Garcia Marquez would write about - full of crumbling Portuguese mansions and thick palm groves. In the morning after a lunch of fresh fish and white rice we took a local bus to the hippie beach town of Arambol. As soon as we climbed off the bus we realized we were in a very different India. Tanned bodies blitzed by on motorbikes and the scent of patchouli punctuated the air. Cafes, bars, and stores selling ... read more

Juhuuu, Sonne, Strand und Meer! Endlich bin ich in Goa! Hab so lang drauf gewartet! Und weils hier Gott sei Dank nicht viel zu tun gibt, kann ich jetzt ganz ausfuehrlcih ueber die letzten Wochen berichten. Am 17.3. bin ich mit dem localbus von Jaisalmer nach Jodhpur gefahren. Ganze 6 Stunden sass ich neben dem Fahrer, der eine unglaublich laute Stimme hatte, mit der er mir dann auch non stop die ganze Fhart ins Ohr gebruellt hat. Mit Kopfweh und komplett durchgeschwitzt (es wird echt heisssss...) bin ich dann in Jodhpur ins Hare Krishna Hostel eingecheckt.. HAb ein Zimmer fuer 150 Rs bekommen, das aber kein Verglecih zu meinem gemuetlichen Lieblingszimmer in Jaisalmer war. Das Bad war am anderen Ende des Hotels und selbst nachts hatte es saunaverdaechtige Temperaturen. Dafuer war das rooftop wieder wundervoll-mit Blick ... read more

So we finally reached the resort, ate (during all this travel we didn't as much as we probably should have), then showered and put our bikinis straight on! We're staying in a beach hut right on the beach so we can hear the sea from our room. It's very basic and reminds me a lot of Ko Phangan in Thailand. Lots of nice restaurants and full of sun tanned, beautiful young people. Me and Laura are appealing only to the Indian eye...and that's because we're still so gad damn white! We went to bed in our bikinis and with sand stuck in our hair...I imagine this will be us for the next 3 days now. My inner Gypsy has surfaced! The next few days will be boring, we're doing nothing but reading and sunbathing so I ... read more

We are now in Goa!!! In some respects it is exactly what I thought it would be and in others it is still quite traditional. We are in the far north in Arunbol, a place that is full of long haired, drealocked g string wearing yoga loving vegetarian misfits!! I have the idea some people come here to visit and never leave again they also never shave or have a haircut again!! It has its charm and the beaches are lovely and we have eaten some of the best food we have had in India but it is a little to western for me! The contrast from other places is huge, here everyone wheres bikinis etc but on all the other beaches in Karantaka and Kerala it is wiser to wear shorts and T.shirts, the Indian ... read more