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 ‘Kerala’
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 »
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 [...]
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 [...]
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