Blogs from Goa, India, Asia - page 4

We checked out of the hotel in good time, before 8.30 am for our Air India flight to Goa. Had enquired as to the price of a hotel taxi to the airport at the hotel reception and was told it would be 2400 (£24) rupees. Given we came all way from Agra for 5500 in a hotel taxi we decided this was taking the mickey and said so. Receptionist agreed, quietly, and advised us to ask for a taxi to be called ‘from outside’ where price would be 600 (£6) rupees. That’s what we did and it was. Delhi traffic as expected, grid-locked in places which suddenly clears and we are on the way again. No problems at the airport apart from being redirected from the domestic gates to the international, even though it was a ... read more

After another long train journey, the staple of our time in India, we arrived in Thivim in North Goa from Mumbai (which I’ll post about later as we actually visited twice). We’ve found the trains to be a really good experience, perfectly comfortable and on the whole reliable bar the one train from Agra to Jaipur. We’ve mainly travelled on a mix of 2 A/C and 3 A/C, but there isn’t that much difference between them. 3 A/C basically means there are 3 bunks instead of 2 and you don’t have a curtain dividing your compartment from the rest of the carriage. The other passengers have always been friendly and we spent one journey teaching an elderly lady how to play the card game ‘shit head’ although we didn’t teach her the name in exchange for ... read more

Beautiful Church with nice view from Basilica of Bom Jesus. Very Impressive. It is just across the road from Basilica of Bom Jesus. The white building of the church has very nice architecture. It is a must visit place.... read more

The temple is white in colour. The main deity of temple is Lord Shiva. There is a deep stambha (Lamp Tower) with in the temple complex. One has to walk 5 minute from the main road to reach the temple. There is a small market there near the temple. One has to come back from the same road which is used while going. When I came out from the temple, I unconsciously walked down the adjacent road and then I suddenly realized that I am on the wrong road and then crossed the divider and reached the right one. It is one of best tourist attraction of Goa with mythological importance. I would highly recommend this place for the tourist to visit.... read more

Geo: 15.53, 73.75My intention for this trip is less about travel and sightseeing and more about exploring and establishing my spiritual practice and creativity, nurturing my health and doing my writing - not just travel writing but also writing a book. It scares the crap out of me to put this out there but it is time for me to declare it. It's easy to keep it to myself, which allows me to do whatever I darn well feel like doing. And that usually means procrastinating on writing; being distracted, avoiding, dancing all around what I really want to do but, quite frankly, am afraid to do. So there you go. I am writing a creative nonfiction book!I cannot speak for Jim but given the time, energy and money that went into his photography preparation for ... read more