Blogs from Trivandrum, Kerala, India, Asia - page 4

Today is the purification day during my panchakarma process, day nine which couldn't be more perfect, as the number 9 symbolizes completion. I let go of all I could muster, am feeling a bit heady after all the purging physically and emotionally. This am I started my day with my yoga practice, massage then steam...my favorite. In the steam I felt overwhelmed with gratitude, wanting to share and dedicate my purification to all women, especially those I know, and love, whom have touched my life, their are so many, even now as I write this more women come to mind, their essence, strength, grace, vulnerability, fortitude, compassion, raw power, courage. To name a few, my Mom and many Mom's in my life, Grandma's and many Grandma's, my Sister and my many Sister's. I have been so ... read more

India We landed at Trivanthinum Airport in the south of India at 11:15pm, and were met by a relative of the bridal party. Lizzy, the Brides Mother had organised for us to be met at Trivanthinum and driven by chartered Taxi to Thiruvella, about 125KM away. For the uninitiated, that would be a 1 ½ hour drive, but in India country, that drive becomes a 3 to 4 hour drive. We arrived in Thiruvella at 2:15AM, and woke the hotel receptionist guy up when we walked into the office. As it was a late night drive, we had done it in exceptional time. We couldn’t have done it much faster, as the wheels might have fallen off the car, due to the road conditions. In Australia, we can’t drive and talk on a mobile phone at ... read more

Pozdrav iz Trivandruma! Nepricakovan postanek pac ... jebiga. Zjutraj je bilo vse lagano, frustk pri enem izmed idli-porota-itd-dzinic v Lloydovem okolisu, chai, spakiranje, poslovilc z Lloydom in njegovo familijo (tokrat dokoncno), potem pa na rikso za 120 rupij do juzne zelezniske postaje. Prispela sem dovolj zgodaj, ob 8.30, tako da sem se lepo razgledala, kam moram nesti svojo rit, da pocakam pravi vlak. Potem pa: "Your attention please, train number 2626 Kerala Express is running late and will arive to platform 4 at 10.45 minutes. We apologize for the inconveniences." Panika! Morali bi odriniti ob 9.30, tako da bi komot ujela vlak ob 16.20 v Trivandrumu (spet ena izmed mojih boljsih potez v nacrtovanju logisticnih premikov, ampak tale je utemeljena). Ob 11h pa je bilo prepozno. Hm. Zdirjala sem na salter, ali obstaja se kaksen vlak ... read more

Caught a rickshaw to the zoo ths morning which was a scary experience! I was clinging on for dear life, fun though! The zoo was cool, srt in a nice park area. We saw lots of big cats, hippos, huge monster rhino, deers, a creepy looking hyena, funky porcupines and lots of monkeys and snakes. Entrance fee was only 25rs- bargain. At one point we were the main attraction- a little crowd gathered near us, a couple of them taking photos. Walking back was quite a little jaunt especially as we got lost. It's really hot here and there are very few proper pavements so you end up a big, sweaty, mucky mess wherever you go. Popped into the Indian Coffee House which is in a spiraling building with seats all the way up. We went ... read more

We caught a train to Trivandrum - a mammoth 14 hour ride but it was actually not too bad, time went by quickly enough and there was always an endless stream of street vendors jumping on board with chai, pakoras and curries. Our reason for heading here was to catch up with our friends Ross and Nikki who came to India for their honeymoon. Spending a day at their gorgeous resort sounded much better than a day in the shade at the zoo which is the best we could come up with, so we crashed their romantic time together for the day. Arriving at this beautiful resort looking worse for wear, suffering badly in the heat, with our oily looking faces and wet clothes, surprisingly did not draw too much attention at security. The Taj Green ... read more