Blogs from Varkala, Kerala, India, Asia - page 7

Um uns noch einmal so richig zu erholen, verbringen wir die letzten Tage wieder an der Kueste. Zunaechst geht es nach Kollam. Weil es uns in Alleppey schon so gut gefallen hat, mieten wir uns noch einmal ein Hausboot. Wir handeln einen guten Preis aus und erhalten ein wirklich schoenes Boot. Aber leider beginnt die Tour mit einer dummen Panne: die sehr hilfsbereite Crew moechte unser Gepaeck an Bord schaffen und wirft dabei Lars Rucksack ins salzige Wasser. Weil alle dastehen wie vom Donner geruehrt, springt Lars schnell ins Wasser, um sein Gepaeck zu retten -- leider ohne vorher die Kamera aus der Hosentasche zu nehmen. Der Rucksackinhalt hat das Bad halbwegs ueberstanden, aber die Kamera ist hinueber. Sehr aergerlich. Der Rest der Tour ist recht nett: der Koch ist ein echtes Talent und tischt tolles ... read more

So I am sitting on the terrace of my hotel in Varkalla beach. I am staying in the Mango House (no mangos so far), the balcony is painted salmon pink, there are cococnut trees and palm trees across the little path, 10 meters opposite. I am sitting in a wicker chair, it is 12.18pm and I am avoiding the strong midday sun. Our hand washed laundry is hanging casually all over the place, trying to dry. My yoga mat has been drying for 2 days and it's still wet. So it is, finally here and now I feel ready to write a blog entry! Quite a bit has happened. I am in Kerala, South India and I just finished my Sivananda Yoga teacher training course on Sunday. I am slowly coming back into a non-ashram life ... read more

Hello Everyone, It's been a while hasn't it. I've finally found a cafe that you can upload photos etc without powercuts/camel strikes/overheating/corrupting memory cards!! It was starting to do my head in a little and I don't fancy spending hours adding photos to Facebook when I get back to the UK. Lots has been going on, we've spent alot of time at the beach too, it's FARKINGGG hot here now, I have been sweating for weeks now I can't remember what it's like not to. I'm not alone which is good, everyone looks...well....wet, all the time! We took a train south of Goa to Gokarna and met some guys on the train (and some cockroaches) who recommended Kudley Beach, nice and quiet, we thought a couple of days would suffice but ended up spending about 10 ... read more

Ahoy There! Last time we left off we were sunning/burning ourselves on 36degree Varkala beach in South India. In all honesty, there isn’t much to report as we literally ate, slept and drank for nine days. Now our bellies have returned and we’ve just worked out why. We stayed in a place called Mango House, which turned out to be way over budget yet filled with lovely fellow backpackers. Had a few great parties and hangovers. Some highlights: Varkala beach is down a big cliff and has some amazing waves. We found the atmosphere and the crowd to be more relaxed, mixed and friendly than Goa. Whether this is because Goa was our first stop or it's actually past its hey-day we’re not sure. In hindsight, we think we should have just travel up the Kerala ... read more

I struggled to sleep last night, think my body clock is well messed up. The 4am fireworks and 6am praying didn't help matters much either like. Checked out of our hotel but left bags in storage and went to have a huge slice of carrot and nut cake each for dinner, it was scrumptious. Found my flip-flops!!! They had been returned :) Checked emails, Princess Inn at Trivandrum had contacted me to say they had no rooms which threw a spanner in the works. We had (a slightly more expensive) back-up plan, check back into the hotel we'd just checked out of and get a taxi to the airport in the morning from Varkala. Guys at hotel were really helpful, gave us our old (but now lovely and clean again) room back and booked us a ... read more