Blogs from Varkala, Kerala, India, Asia - page 14

" DU, jag har betalt tre tusen spann for att fa goka, da skall ingen javla estjavel lagga sig i da jag har fatt napp" - Jan Banan Jaha for att lamna Torsk Pa tallinn sa kan jag beratta att jag befinner mig i Varkala nu, Varkala ar en fantastisk plats men hoga klippor som faller ner i Arabiska Havet. Har finns en hel del backpackers och det ar ett lugn over stallet som verkligen far en att slappna av! Idag bokade vi tagbiljetter till Chennai, vi flyger ju darifran till Andaman Islands, det ar en javla byrakrati att boka biljetter, man maste uppge en javla massa fakta om sig sjalv pa en blankett som sedan byts ut mot biljetten. Maten ar fantastisk och vattnet ar varmt, trots att det har varit lite mulet och regn ... read more

Heyhey, well... went to a pretty little beach close by today called Varkala. It is about 40km north of Trivandrum and was exactly what I needed, tranquil and sunny. The sea was too rough to be swimming in though. there were coconut trees all along the cliff edge, we went to this beach that we call cow beach (becasue there were cows on it), and had a little paddle but the undercurrents were too strong. I also found out that I am rubbish at frisbee. And finally had my first day working in a hospital. It was good. The hospital is so modern and so much better equipped than anything in Cambodia. For the first day went to casulty for the morning and then there wasnt really much going on so I went into surgery for ... read more

Et pour finir notre séjour indien en douceur, nous décidons de passer nos deux dernières nuits dans un petit village au bord de la côte, donnant à pic sur une falaise. Ce petit joyau, prénommé Varkala, nous a été conseillé par d'autres routards rencontrés au Vietnam, et nous les remercions pour ce fantastique tuyau ! Varkala est une succession de chambres d'hôtes, de bars, et de magasins traditionnels le long de la falaise. Chaque soir est un nouveau festin avec de somptueux poissons frais et des fruits de mer comme jamais vus ! Nous avons même saisi l'opportunité de prendre un cours de cuisine particulier pour vous cuisiner tous ces petits plats lorsque nous serons de retour en France et en Australie ! Dreaming of an adventure like ours? Find out how we did it at ... read more

next we had a 10 hour drive to varkla via cape comerin which the very tip of india, id rerally looked forward to this, the ability to look at a map of the world point to the tip and say ive stood there. as usual these things are a bit of a dissapointment, you imagine being stood on a rock face looking over the horn or being alone on a desterted beach facing the swirling ocean. what you get is lots of tacky shops, as its a tourist destination for the indians. im probably being a little harsh as there is a cool temple on the very furthest point and an enormous statue of the coast. i have some pretty cool photos of this, i just cant figure out how to upload photos on to this ... read more

Late breakfast today, followed by staying in the shade, was necessary! Luckily it started to rain early in the afternoon so we headed down to the strangely deserted beach and threw a ball around for a few hours. Mark enjoyed the rain a little too much and had to be dragged away for dinner. We stuffed ourselves with a huge swordfish curry which was excellent and then retired. Another relaxing day!... read more