Blogs from Arambol, Goa, India, Asia - page 8

Juche smo izgubili dosta vremena oko odaska do Panajia kako bismo kupili kartu za vecaras, za Hampi. Ispostavilo se da to ne moze, vec idemo tamo pa kao i obichno, na guranje, ko udje, udje, ko stoji, stoji... Planirali smo i izlet u Old Goa (nekada najmocniji Portugalski grad), ali smo to ostavili za neki drugi put. Vratili so se u Arambol. da josh jednom uzivamo zalazak sunca. Veche smo proveli, satima posmatrajuci talase, ovoga puta sami. Nekoio stotia metara dalje, ostareli hipici sviraju, na drugom mestu lozi se varta, pava, svira, igra, ali nama veceras, prija samo zvuk talasa i nishta vishe. Obuzma nas neverovatno osecanje mira i mi mu se prepushtamo... Ustajemo, doruchkujemo palachnike, pa na plazu, uz kokosove orahe i caskanje sa indijkama, odmaramo se za put koji nam prestoji. Napustimo ovo mesto ... read more

dan 4, Super smo se naspavali vozu, dobili smo spavaca kola iako nismo to ni znali. Posto smo vec culi sa vise strana, odosmo u Arambol. Nasli smestaj za par dana, koliba na krovu kuce, super. Ulicom, prepunom prodavnica uglavom odece dole na plazu u restoran, na klopicu, uvek tako dobru i jeftinu i uvek razlicitu. Samo bi jeo, stalno. Posto smo more dosta gledali za ruckom vreme je bilo i da a probamo. Posle, naravno, capoeira na beskrajno dugackoj pescanoj plazi. Sve savrseno i onda kontra. Kompaso i Dusanov polomljen nos. Dusan corba. Krvi koliko hoces i banana od nosa. Nismo hteli nikome da javljamo dok to nismo sanirali kod lekara, sad je sve ok samo mora da nosi masku. Uvece se opustili uz par pivca (jedina skupa stvar) u baru na plazi uz reggae. ... read more

Namaste everybody! Ok so first, yes, we are still alive. No rape or pillage yet, though I have already managed to get my wallet stolen at Mumbai airport- typical Harriet huh? Never mind- living off my credit card for the time being (thanks mum!). So anyway- we arrived in Mumbai (dust, heat, palm trees, pollution) and were whisked away to our hotel in a rickshaw at about 1,000 mph by the insane driver who nearly managed to kill us but not quite. It's easy to forget that the chaos on the roads is just standard in India- a lot more fun than getting a taxi at home. We basically slept our first day as Virgin were pretty rubbish and allowed us neither entertainment nor sleep. The people in front of us had dreads down to their ... read more

www.diariodeunviaje.com (todo en nuestra pagina web) NORTE DE GOA: (14-17/12) Otra noche durmiendo en ruta, pero esta vez el autobus es mucho mas comodo, la amortiguacion funciona y la cama es mas ancha y limpia. Llegamos a Panaji (Capital del estado de Goa) a las 8:00h. Buscamos una consigna para dejar las mochilas pero no hay, asi que vamos en bus local (7R/p) hasta la antigua capital Old Goa y alli en los servicios publicos hay una consigna (20R/mochila). O lo que queda de ella, unas cuantas iglesias y conventos, incluida Se Catedral y la Basilica del Bom Jesus (donde descansan los restos momificados de San Francisco de Asis). De vuelta a Panaji decidimos no visitar la ciudad porque no tiene nada especial que ver y cogemos el bus a Mapusa(8R/p) y desde aqui otro (10R/p) ... read more

Am still here in Goa - in the tranquil and very strangely hypnotic Arambol. Billed as a very quiet town where people go to get away from the bustling crowds of Anjuna - I have found the exact opposite. I do think this is a geographical thing - Arambol is the first main coastal town in Goa as you travel south from Mumbai - and I think everyone just gets off the train here first on their way down and stays put for a while. I have been for for nearly a week and am booked into my room until the end of this week coming - before I head off to the Yoga centre for two weeks of (fairly expensive) healthy living and hopefully brush up my very rusty skills on the old mat. It ... read more