Elephants and Other Animals

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 [...]

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Sleepy Goa?

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. [...]

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Goa, Goa and Gone

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 [...]

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One Week Down.

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 [...]

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Ajanta & Ellora

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 [...]

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