Travel Blogs from Gokarna, India
Karnataka - Gokarn, Om beach - 2 nights
... Hindu history. Visited a temple where pilgrims had already started worshipping the gods, playing music and making offerings. As everywhere in India holy cows wander the streets, shops and temples in search of food. In the temple a random cow was chilling ...
The bikes take a rickshaw ride
... of the town. We only managed to have rubbish crisps, and cake snacks, but making good progress reached the junction to Gokarna having done 43miles feeling excited about getting to beautiful Kudle beach by 2. No food available for lunch, but more biscuits ...
...even before the wheel...
... catalyst for change, or a stabilizer of emotion. All that being said, there is a time and place for certain genres of music. Gokarna, is not too far from Goa, and in Goa, there is a huge Trance scene, with parties happening regularly throughout the ...
Sad..............
... ! Everyone seems to be stuck and everyone seems to find ways of keeping themselves busy, just like normal life with all the extras, by far the best place in India so far and probably all of, but we will see what goa has to offer! Moving on to Patnem! ...
We are stuck!
Day 25 ; Arrived at gokarna by train, which we travelled 2nd AC it was goooood! we actually had our own bunk, it was pitch black and the train station was miles away from where we wanted to be so all piled in a bus and when I say piled I mean I was sat on ...
Life's a Beach
... plough constellation looks just like a plough, or a saucepan, or a great bear.... Or whatever) there is a sigh telling you that the Gokarna police forbid you to stand on the rocks or to go down into the water. What kind of messed up place is this? If ...
'The Beach'
The longer I stayed here the more I liked it, judging by the people Id met here it seems like what Goa was 20 years ago, some people had been here months, others even longer. There was not really much to do apart from relax and swim, some nice beaches ...
Om, Kudlee & Gokarna beaches
... the rock face descended down to Kudlee beach; a small bay, inaccessible by car, ever so slightly more developed than the main Gokarna beach, where I was staying, felt perfect. The most perfect I had seen. Just the right amount of people, all tanned, ...
Beach Reflections
... , declaring that finally, this was a "Western dog", we got out of Goa as quickly as possible! And so we headed to Gokarna, in northern Karnataka, in search of that pristine beach we hear so much about but have difficulty finding. We arrived after an ...
URLAUB
Unser lieber GianMarco aus Worms,der sich Momentan auch in Indien aufhaelt und mit uns den Sueden bereist hat, hat einen schoenen bericht ueber unsern "urlaub" geschrieben. Hier auch fuer euch zum lesen: Ich hatte wundervolle, chillige 10 Tage. In ...
Kudle Beach
... hopped in our new favourite mode of transport, the tuk-tuk, and rumbled of to the train station. It's was a 2 hour train ride to Gokarna and it was here I discovered my new favourite train game. I call it "Kill the Cockroach". It's a fun game for all ...
Cultural faux pas no 1
... and they are realy tasty, honestly! Back at our villa Colin reminded me of the strict vegatarianism that prevails in this part of India. Oops. having said that, the food, as I mentioned once already is amazing. All organic, mostly grown locally and of the ...
Wobbly head syndrome
... are standing outside the bus, which is pulling away, with a large rucksack on your back, shouting "Is this the bus to Gokarna?" Reply - Wobble wobble - Look closely Cheryl maybe you will see a yes or no. More wobbling. "Gokarna? Gokarna?" More wobbling ...
siirtyminen uinuvalle rannalle
Lahdettiin tanne Om rannalle metsastamaan yhta kirjaa, mista kuulimme suomalaisilta. Itse asumme nyt Hafmoonilla, jossa ei ole nettia, joten piti nyt tulla samalla taalla netissakin pyorahtan. Halfmooni on osottautunut hyvaksi ratkaisuksi etsiessamme ...
Namaste Campers, Today's activities will include..
... be quite so close to laughter yoga... We had seen Paul Merton joining a laughter yoga group in Mumbai on his travels through India, so we knew that basically it involved standing around with a group of people and forcing yourself to do different types of ...
Äventyr i hippietown
... , kan man säga, med blick utöver hela stranden och solnedgång osv. Det var bra, men jag kände inte för att stanna i Gokarna mer än 2 dagar. Lite bilder från julafton och Gokarna, även bilder på mig faktiskt, tänkte att ni ville se mig. ...
Poo hand Poo Hand!!
... table it is quite effective and until we master the art we will continue in code. So here is what has been going on... Gokarna 28th Feb - 4th March I think we left you last in Gokarna. This was a smashing place. We headed for the beach which ...
Beautiful Gokarna
... spent the morning in Mangalore then caught the train to Gokarna. Overall a pretty painless journey considering the distance covered. Gokarna is a beach town in the north of Karnataka. We are staying on Om beach in some basic but nice ...
Wrong time. Wrong place.
... , claustrophobic darkness. As we left the station the tuktuk drivers were as brutal as ever. "No, we need bus!" "No bus to Gokarna! Rickshaw!" We were standing next to the bus! As the bus driver instructed us to climb aboard a wooden shelf in ...
Vaeltelua ja ei-minkaan tekemista
Udupista: Olimme bussiaseman vieressa yota ja vain vahan kavelimme kaupungilla, joten paikasta jai aika pintapuolinen kuva. Aika mitaansanomattomalta kaupungilta vaikutti, mutta oli kiva saada pitkasta aikaa kunnon ruokaa. (Ujirissa Dharmastalan vieressa ...
Gokarna
... , wos wahllos ad waend seiched, aber suscht isch es ganz agnehm mit dene :-) Di naegst zugfahrt haet euis daenn nach gokarna bracht. zerscht haemer daenkt, ez simmer wuerkli am arsch vode waelt, aber daenn haemer es wunderschoens doerfli am ...
The Decision To Head South.
... until now on the trip. I had spoken to loads of folks and had been involved in some inspirational conversations but, until Gokarna, I hadn't really actually travelled anywhere with anyone, all the movements had been by myself. I guess one of those slight ...
It's a shame the Romans didn't reach Karnataka
... is the runway which is so pitted and potholed that on touch down we nearly bounced right off again and landed in a neighbouring state. Gokarna, In Karnataka is pretty much due South from Goa so I assumed that we would take a nice straight, flat coast road ...
beachlife
... blogje aan't schrijven, je hoort de zee ruisen op de achtergrond, nog geen 20 meter van deze computer.. Zitten ondertussen in Gokarna, twee daagjes reizen vanuit Goa. Effe tussenstop moeten maken in Margao en Benaulim (om de trein te nemen)... Goa ...
The moon is back, so don't worry
30th December 2008 Kamat Lodge, Gokarna, Karnataka, India Just right Karwar - Gokarna (57kms) Yesterday we arrived in Gokarna and on the basis of a couple of conversations with people decided to stay in Gokarna town itself ...
the om-beach-peace-and-jungle-days
... verspaetung traf ich dann dort ein und fand gleich andere ladies, die nach om beach(eines der beliebteren travellerziele in gokarna) unterwegs waren. So machten wir uns gemeinsam auf die suche und das finden eines guesthouses. dieses war dann direkt am ...
Always drinking rum and co....ca cola!
Our trip from Goa to Gokarna was a lot longer than expected (in true India style!). We had buses from Anjuna to Mapusa, Mapusa to Panjim, Panjim to Margao and Margao to Gokarna. It took 7 hot sweaty hours! On arrival to Gokarna we walkd through the town ...
itsensa raakkaysta
Kirjoittelen nyt muutaman rivin, kun huomenna siirrymme Halv moon rannalle, jossa ei ole nettia eika edes sahkoja. Vaelsimme tanaan aamupaivasta Om rannaltamme Paradiselle asti. Polku oli paljon helpompaa kuin vaikkapa Tiomanin pahimmat viidakkopolut, ...
Shiva's Penis.
... more but I hear that the tourist influx to Gokarna is not appreciated in every Hindu corner. The travellers visiting Gokarna definitely felt more hardcore than Palolem. I was told people often tend to stay here a bit longer, the accommodation ...

