Great Experience! I finally revisited your blog after seeing your engagement announcement on FB - WOWOWOW! - and realized that you should be almost done your journey by now...crazy how life can sweep you away! You're an awesome writer and make your experiences come alive, which is great cuz we all have to live it vicariously..so not nearly as good as the real thing!
Thanks for sharing and I'll dabble around your blog a bit more if you don't mind! Enjoy your last segment of the adventure!
xox Cara
Congratulations!!!! Hey congratulations you two!!!
Jeff, you truly are a romantic soul--how great is that...getting engaged at the Taj Mahal!!!!!
Excellent! Looking forward to the full slide show on your return!!!
Mae
Wow! Great report, Mel.
This looks like a very exciting place to explore. Thanks for the super pictures.
BTW .... you will be able (encouraged) to wear the "rainbow turban" at Horning's Hideout this summer along with any other exotic clothes you may have bought.
I hope you are felling better by the time you read this.
Keep on blogging !!
Lots of love to you both, from Brendan.
p.s. Bella is happy and gets LOTS of cuddles and belly-rubs .... but hardly any exercise ...... she's a happy, fat-cat. I'm really enjoying looking after her day-to-day.
Great Stuff! Hi Jeff, that is a great summary so far of an equally great trip man. I read all your entries and enjoyed every word of it.
The pics are fantastic too. Initially being somewhat prejudiced towards India *dirty country*I realised that spending time over where you are must be a lifetime experience!! So you will make a great travelagent Jeff!! You even got me heated up for India haha
Give my best to your lovely girlfriend and keep up the good work
Your friend
K.
Christine: House address requested! Hi Christine...
I hope you see this as I don't have your email address and need your new house address so I can mail Justin the collection of postcards that are accumulating! Pls send it to me at my email address: soulfullfaerie@gmail.com
Thanks! Melanie
loving your blog & photos thank you so much for keeping up with this blog, your photos are bringing us back to our fantastic trip to that part. It's so cool to read about your journey, you guys look relaxed and wonderful!!! Spring has come early here in Vancouver, snow drops and crocuses are up, I even saw a cherry blossom tree out. Olympics are raring up, traffic is heavy.
Hugs and Love to you both
love Brandie and Doug
Great photos and stories! Great sunset photo of you two. So happy to hear you are both having such a great time... soak up the sun for the rest of us ;)
Home is where the heart is! You two look right at home there and your pics are beautiful. Nice to travel vicariously - but I have to admit I'm a wee tad jealous! Keep the stories and photos coming!
xo Cara
Oh how lovely!!
Mel I'm so excited to see you enjoying your trip! It looks beautiful and lush and colorful! Just like you!
Truly enjoying your blog! My best to Jeff as well ... look forward to meeting him when you return!
Much love and safe travels,
Maria
Great pictures !! Great pictures !! thanks!
especially the elephants. I'm glad to see that being blessed by a elephant isn't the same as being "blessed" by a pigeon.
I can see why this would be highlight of the day.
Safe travels,
b.
wow mel looks like alot of fun and i can imagine how much fun your haveing your pictures are amazeing. Justin says hi and he misses you lots talk to you soon.
Thanks a lot for the tips, Spud - the are much appreciated! Word is Palolem has been 'discovered' in the past 10 years, and Agonda (just north of there) is the chill place in southern Goa now. We're going to go check that out tomorrow. I like the idea of finding a mellow Goan 'home base', then doing missions into party central by motor bike or rickshaw.
Anyway, it's going great here man - we're loving it, and we really appreciate your input!
~xo
J
houseboat hints I'd suggest that you get a Rickshaw straight to the houseboat jetty, where you'll see hundreds of boats, and therefore have much more bargaining power. We paid 7500 rupees for one night (2pm-9am), but we found out after that we should have been able to get one for 5000 or less. It was an awesome experience!
Another hint - KTC guesthouse by the bus station is a comfortable, friendly, affordable (we paid 450 rupees/night for a double), central place to stay in Alleppey - oh, also, check out the Alleppey beach if you have time - it's beautiful and deserted!
Good luck! ~~
Wa-hooo! This all sounds wonderfull, I’m so excited for you 2, Hampi is a surreal moonscape, an amazing place.
The following info is over 12+years old ..so take w/ a grain of salt.
If you are looking for CHILL, Pallolem is the farthest south in Goa .a fantastic little beach community with great little restaurants and a very relaxed vibe. It’s about 3 hours from Anjuna (aka Trance Party Central) There are lots of other chill communities closer to Anjuna as well, but the closer you get to it, the busier it is.
I liked the contrast of having all my stuff here to chill and when I wanted to lose my poop, we’d amass a group of groovers and catch a taxi up to Anjuna ..or rent a motorbike for a few days.
Wednesdays is the market day in Anjuna. The market is full of freaks plying their wares, very similar to Shakedown Street.
You can kick it on the beach outside of “Shore Bar”, dance a bit, have an ice cold KingFisher at dusk and wait for news of where the parties are ..usually one or more occurring at a number of different venues/locations in the area.
Lovin your stories/insights. India has such amazing lessons to teach! keep the blog’n goin on!!
Hey Neighbors Hi from Oz to India! I'm loving your updates of your trip and think the pictures are incredible. I especially enjoyed your description of inappropriately dressed women - it really is amazing how some people can be so disrespectful! Enjoy every moment!
House Boats Hey guys, great blog and lovely photos :o) We're in Fort Cochin at the moment and thinking about heading to both Varkala and Alleppey for some house boating. Have you any recommendations? Also, you mentioned that paid over the odds - do you know what the average is there for either one or two nights? it sounds fabulous though.
cheers
Michelle and Matt
Ashraf
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hey friends, its nice to see you.... wish to be there... big hug.. love and light. Ashraf