Today has just been one of those days. I was woken up at 6.30am by the hotel staff shouting to one another, the sound of furniture being dragged around and very loud banging. Since I was paying a kings ransom of Rs800 per night, at least double what I normally pay, I was not impressed. [...]
Posts Tagged ‘Richshaw’
Happy? Holi from Jaipur
Posted in Gap year, India, Solo travel, Travel, Woman Travelling alone, tagged "24 hour check-out" Pushkar, "colour festival", "Hindu festival", "holi festival", elephant, elephants, festival, Holi, India, Jaipur, Rajasthan, Richshaw on March 1, 2010 | 3 Comments »
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 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 [...]
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 [...]



