Blogs from Patnem, Goa, India, Asia

Who would have thought our desire to spend more time in one place and not travel around all the time would be fulfilled so soon … ? ;-) Halfway 2019, after 2,5 years of travelling, we had been thinking and talking about slowing down, maybe stop travelling for some time, find a nice place to stay and maybe try to find fun people to work with in 2020. In Raja Ampat we came up with an idea to help someone out with his tourism business but then at the end of 2019 we were approached by another person with the question: “would you be interested to work in Maldives and manage a guesthouse?” These were all very preliminary ideas and first we would end 2019 and start 2020 in the Philippines with a fun holiday with ... read more

Hej igen! Jeg har lige lidt tid til at skrive et indlaeg der ikke er terpentin paavirket, men jeg ved naesten ikke hvad jeg skal skrive, der er saa mange indtryk! Har set en masse smuk smuk natur, svoemmet en masse, spist en masse, moedt en masse mennesker. Det hele er lidt overvaeldende, og jeg er simpelthen saa traet hele tiden. Idag sov jeg til middag i en haengekoeje paa en lidt afsides strand der var helt fantastisk smuk. Alting her er bare saa smukt! (Lige bortset fra plastikaffaldet og kolortene selvfoelgelig.. Men det lever man med) Jeg er positivt overrasket over inderne store generoesitet og varme attitude her. Igaar fik jeg en blonsterkrans, fordi blomstermanden opdagede jeg roste dem til en af mine venner. Jeg har faaet kokosnoedder, vandmelon, vand, alt muligt naar man bare ... read more

OK guys India is getting easier! If Bangalore was the deep end (and maybe Kerala was us starting to enter shallower waters) then in Goa we have definately found the kids paddling pool! We have arrived in the land of sun kissed beaches, chilled out bars and restaurants serving up some of the freshest seafood your nervous Delhi-Belly could ever have wished for. And if that ain't chilled out enough then throw in a large handful of ageing Brit hippies who still fancy themselves as "philosophers", "poets" and "musicians". Not that it was so easy to reach this laid back paradise. A soul destroying 14 hour over night train journey with the usual Indian public transport freebies (a urine based diet for your nostrils and a complimentary chest infection). Saying that the grub, as per usual, ... read more

Dawned on me last night, I have been in India now for over a month. Reflecting on my time here thus far; I have been through a mini panchakarma which has required time to recuperate and regenerate from, is still ongoing, as the ayurvedic healing, cleansing, balancing process affects all levels of a person, at least it has me. Spent a week on the Beach in Southern Kerala, Varkala. A beautiful vista of cliffs and beach, clear waters, light sand and black sand beaches, dolphins, fishing boats and excellent fish. Had my first King fish, butterfish, tiger prawns and KingFisher beer, which is a german style Indian beer, very refreshing in the heat and surf. Stayed in Kollam in the beginnings of the backwaters on a peninsula surrounded by water in a family heritage villa, toured ... read more

Hello all,It's Brad here,how is everybody???I hope all well with everyone ...Well where to begin!!! We left Varanasi by train to Dehli where we caught a flight to Dabolim airport in Goa.We have had enough of the hustle and bustle of the north of India,strange but true,but travelling in the north is so bloody tiring.You step out of where you are staying and it's FAST paced!!!Anyways,we were after the sun and sea,and thats where Patnem beach in Goa comes in.We arrived late at night so it was pretty much straight to our roomhut and off to sleep.Waking up that 1st morning was breathtaking,looking out of where we were staying and there was the sea right infront of us.You walk out the room onto sand,thats how close!!!We were staying on the property of a local family who ... read more