My main reason for coming to Gokarna was to see Jog Falls, the highest waterfall in India. I had not factored in just how much I would love Gokarna though. It plays host to hundreds of Hindu pilgrims each year and has a vast and beautiful beach bordered by tall palms and tucked away guest [...]
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Paradise, And Why I Am Never Leaving Again
Posted in Gap year, India, Solo travel, Travel, Woman Travelling alone, tagged "Jog Falls", "waterfalls", backpacking, beach, Gokarna, India, Karnataka, monsoon, ocean, Panchavati, paradise, Richshaw, Sagar, sand, sea, Sirsi on December 13, 2009 | 5 Comments »
My Flickr Photostream
Posted in Gap year, India, Solo travel, Travel, Woman Travelling alone, tagged backpack, backpacking, Flickr, flickr.com, Gap year, India, Indian photos, photos on November 24, 2009 | 2 Comments »
Hello People Who Read My Blog, Indian Thali will contain the really good ones and Sara’s Pick will contain the ones that I like or tell the tale of my trip etc. So enjoy – I hope. http://www.flickr.com/photos/saratheintrepid/sets/72157622776193698/ S xx
Great weather For Ducks
Posted in Gap year, India, Solo travel, Travel, Woman Travelling alone, tagged "House Boat", "kerala Backwaters", "Keralan Backwaters", "Paddy Fields", "Second Monsoon", Alleppy, backpack, backpacking, canoe, dawn, Kerala, lightning, monsoon, thunder, Varkala on November 15, 2009 | 2 Comments »
The houseboat trip through the Keralan backwaters was always going to be bittersweet. This was a trip that Nick and I had planned to do together and I felt his absence keenly. There is no doubt that this is an idyllic, romantic getaway. Traditional rice houseboats, like friendly, rotund floating beetles, meander slowly through the [...]
Elephants and Other Animals
Posted in Gap year, India, Solo travel, Travel, Woman Travelling alone, tagged backpack, backpacking, Bombay, elephant, elephants, Gap year, Goa, India, jellyfish, Mumbai, Planatation on October 31, 2009 | 4 Comments »
After four days in Anjuna, I was itching to get back on the road again. Not just because despite taking my vitamin B1 religiously, smothering myself in 50% deet every evening and lighting enough mosquito coils to stop malaria in its tracks, I am still getting bitten. Especially my feet, the irritating red bumps clashing [...]
Sleepy Goa?
Posted in Gap year, India, Solo travel, Travel, Woman Travelling alone, tagged backpack, backpacking, Bombay, Gap year, Goa, India, world trip on October 28, 2009 | 2 Comments »
Did I speak too soon? My first day in Goa was fairly eventful by anyone’s standards. I woke up and properly explored my little cottage and surrounding gardens. Once dressed I made my way down to the local restaurant and hired taxi-bike to take me to the shop to purchase food, wine and phone credit. [...]
Goa, Goa and Gone
Posted in Gap year, India, Solo travel, Travel, Woman Travelling alone, tagged backpack, backpacking, Bombay, Gap year, Goa, India, Mumbai, world trip on October 28, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
The train was only two hours late and I figured that was pretty good going. The train journey was great. We were fed breakfast and lunch. I had two Brits to chat to and a very friendly Indian man. Asking all the usual questions about my job and marital status (which I have already been [...]
One Week Down.
Posted in Gap year, India, Solo travel, Travel, Woman Travelling alone, tagged backpack, backpacking, Bombay, Goa, India, Mumbai, world trip on October 25, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
So I have been here in India just over a week. It has been an incredible start to my travels and today as I sit in Mumbai YWCA (which I would highly recommend) I am looking forward to my trip. Of course there have been moments of self-doubt and trepidation but India is intense and [...]
Ajanta & Ellora
Posted in Gap year, India, Solo travel, Travel, Woman Travelling alone, tagged Aurangabad, backpack, backpacking, Bombay, Buddha, Buddhist Temple, Ellora, Gap year, Goa, India, Indian Rail, world trip on October 23, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
Dating from around 2nd century BC to 600 after C, these Buddhist, Hindu and Jain temples carved into the rock face are an incredible sight to behold. The surrounding countryside, verdant after the monsoon, is also breathtaking. The journeys from Aurangabad were nerve racking to say the least. Swerving round corners, potholes, goats, buffalo and [...]
Gateway to Panic
Posted in Gap year, India, Solo travel, Travel, Woman Travelling alone, tagged backpack, backpacking, Gap year, India, Mumbai, world trip on October 18, 2009 | 1 Comment »
To be honest the punctured tire was a relief. Having spent the afternoon in my room, resting and trying to find a contact to spend Diwali with (no luck there unfortunately) my morale had sunk a little and having not seen another traveller or hotel guest all day I wasn’t about to rely on that [...]
Eagle has Landed
Posted in Gap year, India, Solo travel, Travel, Woman Travelling alone, tagged backpack, backpacking, Gap year, India, Mumbai on October 17, 2009 | 3 Comments »
I had managed to disregard the fact that at the end of the flight I would be arriving in India, alone. I had a great time watching terrible movies, eating better curry than I get at home generally messing about and fidgeting a great deal. The horrible man behind me kept putting his head between [...]
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