Arambol
Travel Blogs from Arambol, India
Goa Extensions, Enfields and Freak Storms. .
... who do such, and the restaurant staffers callme by name and often ask me to come and play. All in all, life is good here in Arambol, and when the time comes, it will be hard to leave. But that time is not here yet. Sooner or later the road will ...
Lazy days in Arambol, Goa
... (500 ft away), write, play a little guitar, see who is about, and then in the heat of noon, I walk the 1.5 km to Arambol proper. Perhaps I have a coke at the Morning Star cafe, or 21 coconuts, then come in to spend some internet time. After that I may ...
waxing philosophical. .
... play, and though I miss my own kitty, at least I have a little buddy to play with. India is a place of acceptance. Even the animals accept what is. CatsandDogsandPigsandCowsandElephantsandBirdsandFishandElephantsandPeople all live together in the ...
My first gig in India, a rave, and sweet goodbyes.
... outside tables with Heath, an energetic American fellow from Colorado with a fondness for the huge fireworks they seem to sell everywhere in India, and of which he would blast off at least five every night. . I told him about the "list of forbidden ...
Dead and rotting things on the beach.
It is about this time of the year that the currents change here on Arambol beach. Ocean currents, and human currents as well. Last night I saw two things, signs, if you will. One a dead and decaying dolphin, probably killed by the ever present ...
Sheets and thongs....
... to Goa!! After arriving in the small town of Pernim Ant, Linds, Nick and I had a shit fight trying to get a taxi to Arambol, after arguing with a guy for about 10 minutes we finally came to an agreement and were on our way. We hadn't ventured more than ...
Language theory, and so many choices.
... of round the world. (this is not a blatant plea for donations, at least not yet.. haha. . .) People get stuck here in India, and I can see why they do. The easy pace, the simple understandability of the country, the hospitality and good-naturedness of ...
Rocinante! The Harley of India. . .
... , and so we will try to meet up for a couple of King's on a different beach. It will be hard to leave my beloved Arambol, but I am starting to feel the pull of the road, I have made many good friends here, and shall return someday. Maybe even for a ...
Lunch from an insiders point of view !!
... about his parties and showed us picutres of the things he has done – amazing guy totally content with his life here in India, definitely an interesting insight into laid back hippy life ! Going to chill the rest of the day we got sunburnt yest and ...
The dark side of Paradise. .
... myself I have two songs that people here love, one called F**k it, and another which is mostly finished, called "Bury me in Arambol." These songs becoming popular around here is much to the chagrin of the local "scenesters" as some of them have been here ...
The Art of Letting Go: a 35 minute lesson.
... my toes as I swam in the ocean and just generally meeting to lots and lots of people. I spent a lot of time in Arambol at Borekitas, a restaurant run by Israelis. I kept running into people I'd met earlier in India, and recognizing more and more people ...
Chill out Hippy Style in Arambol
So got up about 7am to avoid the heat – we had 2 local buses to catch to get to Arambol, by the 2nd bus I was feeling sick the petrol fumes were so strong and I was soo tired sitting with my wee carrier sick bag hanging out the window I just wanted ...
Are we lost?
Day 69 ; Taxi from Morjim to Arambol, about 15 minutes north by, got there by lunchtime and found a nice place, people - and first time too, didn't walk around for an hour, result! near enough end of season so got hut with toilet and shower at ...
It tasted just as bad on the way out....
... to get stuff, well it was an experience if anything... but the pills seemed to do the trick eventually so panic over. very strange really, Arambol is a big name on the map and we had come to expect to be pretty safe foodwise in those kind of places but it ...
Arambol: Grass, Dreads und Russen
... Woche nannte ich ARAMBOL in Goa mein zuhause und lebte in einem kleinen Haus ohne Bad rund 25m vom Strand entfernt. Arambol einst Hochburg der 60er Hippies und frei von Kommerz ist zu einem Touri-Nest mit hunderten russischen Touristen und unzaehligen ...
A Ramble up to Arambol
... Goa), Arambol. Back in the day, when many people (hippies etc.) traveled to Asia overland, Goa was often the end point of their trip. Arambol is supposed to be the place where the last of these dudes are to be found. When we got there, all we found was a ...
A Christmas to remember
... - I am now happier than ever with my decision not to go home to recover from my injury as it would be British winter and Arambol (north Goa) couldn't of been a better place to hang out on the beach. Each day Id find a new beautiful restaurant tucked away ...
North Goa (Arambol, Anjuna, Panjim, Panem)
A winding strip of colorful stalls selling saris, hand-sewn patchwork throws, intricate wood carvings, incense sticks, flip flops, lanterns, silk and suede bags, big bowls of spices, beads and silver jewelry... each accompanied by a bored-looking local ...
Arambol Beach
... beach on his motorbike, rucksack and all, and he kept proclaiming admiration whenever we passed another hot female specimen. Arambol attracts a certain type of beautiful girl; she has a counterculture style and an aloofness. It's fucking awesome. A ...
Sun, Sand and a crazy Yoga dude
... his Yoga moves - check out the photo's - they're pretty impressive. Coming to the end of the 7 days I spend in Arambol, I was starting to become institutionalised. It's so relaxing and easy, I could see myself spending my entire time in India here. ...
beach life is good
... have stayed in one place so far - time flies when you are in a little hippie town on the northern coast of goa. arambol is an interesting place - definitely lots of dreadlocked heads and cool old greying hippies who look like they may not have left since ...
Catch-up time
... made our way to Goa which is where we are now, soaking up the portuguese atmosphere in Panjim and enjoying the beautiful sandy beaches in Arambol. Promise to update this again a bit more frequently in future. Hana ( with a little help from Vicky! ...
las olas y el viento
... blancas... Por suerte estuvimos solo dos noches y decidimos irnos mas al norte, adonde estamos ahora, un pueblo llamado Arambol. Despues de una travesia que incluyo tres diferentes buses y un taxi, llegamos a este lugar que casi podria definirse ...
Recovery
... along the dirt track past my old beach hut, restaurants and the stalls selling hippy clothes and Tibetan trinkets and back to Arambol main beach. I stopped at a cafe to make an emergency toilet break. This illness has really weakened me. My rucksack feels ...
The Magic of Arambol
... body can simply experience, receive. Speaking of bodywork, I've been able to do some great exchange while I've been in Arambol- particularly special to share this with friends that I have made along the way while traveling through India. I'm learning ...
Im a "Goa-n" To The Beach
... find it in Goa, whether it be the Hippie scene in Anjuna, the History of Panaji or the backpacker stronghold of Arambol there's a beach for you everything from deserted paradises to party or tourist beaches exist here. The impressively sizeable beach at ...
The Sun Burns, and other tropical insights
... ; We managed to avoid the temptation of renting a scooter or motorcycle and exploring more of Goa, largely due to the road rules in India. There are two that we've been able to identify. Drive on the left (except when you don't), and right of ...
