Blogs from Palolem, Goa, India, Asia - page 24

So Carolyn left today at around 1pm. It was sad to see her leave and I'm sure she was sad to leave too. It kinda sucks to wake up in the morning after your last night out on the beach we people you met, take your last swim, and enjoying the stressfree life and have to leave it behind to go back to work... Phew.. that was a long sentence. WEll I hope she enjoyed her trip as much as I'm enjoying mine. I'm now on my own from now on and really looking forward to this new adventure ahead of me. Right now it's still the same, doign nothing on the beach and still enjoying it. There's another guy staying at the same "huts" as me, Bart.. another fellow Canuck, so we're pretty much just ... read more

Well, this is it. The adventure is ending and it feels as though it had only just begun. I have many memories to share and treasure for the rest of my life. I have been really grateful to have had the opportunity to visit the countries I did and meet some amazing people along the way. It has been an interesting two months with some ups and downs but certainly a worthwhile experience which I highly recommend to everyone. I end my travels in Palolem a beach in the sounthern state of Goa. It has been amazing weather and I have really taken the time to do absolutely nothing. For those of you who know me well, this is not like me. I have not even done any exercise (GASP!). I know, hard to believe. The ... read more

Stephanie and I took an overnight bus from Mumbai to Mapusa, Goa on the 31st of March. This was by far the stinkiest ride we have taken. (If you have not noticed, each bus ride has been an adventure and there is a story to tell). So, the stink story goes like this..... somebody urinated on the mattress in the sleeper. And, yes, that ended up being our sleeper. Let me tell you, it was not pleasant. It was least pleasant for Stephanie though since she got stuck laying in the urine. It was so hot on that bus too that sweat was dripping from my forehead, nose and ears (yes ears.. probably because of the thick hair). This only made the urine smell worse since the moist heat on the urine brought out the smell. ... read more

Ahoy ahoy once again. Sorry about the lack of updates recently, it's just Sandi and I have settled into our own cozy nook of a place. As you can see I'm no longer in Benaulim, I am in Palolem! Another pretty sweet beach. This one is alot more populated with tourists, so Sandi and I don't get as many bad looks as we have been. There's alot more activities to do here than in Benaulim. Every once in a while Sandi and I take up a nice soothing (and physically exausting) canoe ride on the Arabian Sea. The people who rent out the canoe charge too much (roughly $10 per hour) so we've laid off of renting it for a bit. Currently we're in the bartering stages for it, we're trying to get it for 5 ... read more

blog by Dave & Bronia From Chandigarh our next destination was Goa and it's famous beaches. To get to Goa we booked a cheap internal flight with www.SpiceJet.com from Delhi direct to avoid the otherwise 36+hr train ride which we didn't much fancy. We spent one last night in Delhi in another awfully noisy and grubby hotel with a small temple outside our bedroom window that began morning prayers at 5am with loud chants and the continous clanging of a very large metal bell and chimes. No need for the travel alarm that morning. We were very excited about going south in India, especially after many favourable reports from travellers we'd been meeting along the way who all spoke of a more chilled atmosphere to the north. Goa is a province of India with a coast ... read more