If I had thought that volunteering at an Indian animal shelter was going to be an easy ride, my bubble was soon burst. After arriving at 6.45am at Penny’s house, meeting the ten animals currently residing there, dumping my stuff and having a shower, I decided that there was no point going to bed, I [...]
Posts Tagged ‘Gap year’
Mad Dogs – An Indian Animal Shelter
Posted in Gap year, India, Solo travel, Travel, Woman Travelling alone, tagged "2 week old kitten", "animal shelter', "bottle feed", "cruelty to animals", "dog bite", "hand rear", 'abandoned animal", cat, dog, fleas, Fort Kochi, Gap year, India, Kerala, kitten, mange, puppy, rickshaw, world trip on December 21, 2009 | 4 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
Chinnar – Where We Slept in a Tree House
Posted in Gap year, India, Solo travel, Travel, Woman Travelling alone, tagged Chinnar, Ganesh, Gap year, India, KFC, Leopard, Munnar, Pizza Hut, Richshaw on November 21, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
21st November In India, often, you are not given all the information. The ambiguous head-waggle can cause confusion and often yes will be the answer whatever the question. A rickshaw driver might pull up somewhere, turn around and gaze at you expectantly. For your part you have no idea that you have arrived at: a [...]
Heffalumps and Birthdays
Posted in Gap year, India, Solo travel, Travel, Woman Travelling alone, tagged "elephant bath", "orphan elephant", "tea plantation", "wash an elephant", "waterfalls", elephant, elephants, Gap year, India, Kerala, Munnar, Planatation on November 20, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
20th november For Michelle’s birthday we got up at the crack of dawn for a very special treat. We were going to wash elephants. At an elephant orphanage on the way to Munnar, which is where we were headed. Every morning at 8.00am the five or so elephants come down the muddy path to the [...]
Happy Birthday To Me
Posted in Gap year, India, Solo travel, Travel, Woman Travelling alone, tagged 31, birthday, Fort Kochi, Gap year, India, Kerala on November 17, 2009 | 7 Comments »
The problem is I don’t feel 31. When I say it out loud, I hear it but I don’t believe it. I knew this year was going to be a significant one for me – I couldn’t have known to what degree. I was dragged kicking and screaming into my 30’s but in an effort [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
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