Destination: India

Still in Arambol

Thu, 25 Jan 2007 | By sophsossig | Views [501] | Comments [2]

Writing this from internet cafe in Arambol when should really be in Pune but this is India and in typical Annie and Soph style things have not gone to plan - which is no bad thing!! After checking out of beach hut with bags yesterday morning we camped ... Read more >

Tags: Misadventures

beer beer beer

Thu, 25 Jan 2007 | By anniekaka | Views [461]

Well sometimes things just don't go to plan especially when 50p bottles of beer are involved. We went and got some lunch yesterday and decided we would have a cheeky one to celebrate us leaving Goa. 7 bottles of beer later we got a taxi to the bus station.... Read more >

Tags: The Planning Phase

Kerela and the last few days

Thu, 25 Jan 2007 | By jessikat | Views [799]

Our first stop after goa was Ernakulam (so near Angamaly my home for 3 months!!). We checked into a guesthouse for Rs.150, very good but there was a downside (as there usually tends to be in cheap rooms) which was that the room was a mosquitos paradise, ... Read more >

Tags: On the Road

Gallery: Jaipur1

Thu, 25 Jan 2007 | By tedeschini | Photo Gallery

Kerala Backwater Cruise

Thu, 25 Jan 2007 | By h1annah | Views [1135]

25 th January Hi all Hannah and I have just returned to the guest house in Alleppey after our 2 day backwater cruise in a houseboat. In this part of Kerala there is apparently 900 km worth of canals, backwaters and lakes - so we have seen ... Read more >

Tags: The Great Outdoors

Da Jaigahr, un video per voi

Thu, 25 Jan 2007 | By tedeschini | Views [943] | Comments [6] | Video

Ieri Giulio scherzava in chat per la foto di Silvia (la-foto-della-mother-la-la-la).E oggi che dovrete dire? Cliccate e godetevela!

Tags: Sightseeing

holy cow

Wed, 24 Jan 2007 | By anniekaka | Views [475]

So today we are leaving Goa, we're getting the overnight bus to Pune which takes 12 hours so will get there 7.30 in the morning. We have had an absolute blast the last couple of days here. We went to the sea horse restaurant and watcjed Lord of the Rings ... Read more >

Tags: Beaches & sunshine

Gonna Miss U Arambol

Wed, 24 Jan 2007 | By sophsossig | Views [804]

It is our last day here in Arambol - check out of beach hut in one hour then we wait for bus to take us to Pune. It is an overnight sleeper coach and will take about 12 hours to get there. Excited to be on our way but after the events of the last couple ... Read more >

Tags: People

Cronache dalla "Citta' rosa"

Wed, 24 Jan 2007 | By tedeschini | Views [871] | Comments [3]

Scriviamo felicemente da Jaipur, la c.d. "CItta' rosa", per via del colore che un abile marajah volle dare agli edifici in occasione della visita del Principe di GAlles Alberto nell'Ottocento. Ci siamo arrivati senza colpo ferire: aereo in ... Read more >

Tags: Sightseeing

Gallery: delhi - goa

Mon, 22 Jan 2007 | By anniekaka | Photo Gallery

Gallery: Delhi to Goa

Mon, 22 Jan 2007 | By sophsossig | Photo Gallery

hare krishna

Mon, 22 Jan 2007 | By anniekaka | Views [614] | Comments [1]

Well well well I love it when a plan comes together. Yesterday we went for breakfast and decided we are gonna leave Goa earlier than expected. we were gonna stay here 2 weeks but feel like its time to move on. Althoughit has been fab here we both feel ... Read more >

Tags: Beaches & sunshine

Break-Dancing Tibetan Monks - Whatever Next?!?

Mon, 22 Jan 2007 | By sophsossig | Views [806]

Hello everybody - have spent over a week here in Goa now and just as I was getting bored of it we stumble across the punk scene here in Arambol (correct spelling at last!)!! Still delicate from stomach upsets so have been taking it easy in the evenings ... Read more >

Tags: Relaxation

Roads and Traffic

Mon, 22 Jan 2007 | By taroso | Views [1876]

I first saw Nepali trucks (which share their style with Indian trucks) at the border town of Zhang Mu. Chinese trucks were drab and staid. A typical Nepali truck is bright and decorated to the point of garishness. Its body is painted a brownish ... Read more >

Tags: General

The Half-way Point

Sun, 21 Jan 2007 | By gwen1 | Views [1185] | Comments [2]

Th Half-way Point (early Jan 2007) Well we are now at the half way point of our trip in India, 6 weeks have gone by and there are 6 more to go! I must say things have changed a lot, so I just felt I should write about it. First of all we are now in ... Read more >

Tags: Philosophy of travel