Gokarna, India Travel Blogs

Karnataka - Gokarn, Om beach - 2 nights
Mar 3, 2008 (7 photos)

... 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 ...

...even before the wheel...
Jan 29, 2005 (2 photos)

... 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 month of ...

'The Beach'
Jan 10, 2009 (17 photos)

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 ...

Beach Reflections
Jan 1, 2009

... wonderful to have shared in some of the holiness of the place, but non-Hindus are barred from entry into the temples in Gokarna, due to the common exclusivity propounded by the Hindus in regard to the 'mlecchas' (polluted foreigners). So we basked in the ...

Wobbly head syndrome
Mar 5, 2007 (1 photos)

... 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 - " ...

Poo hand Poo Hand!!
Mar 16, 2007 (1 photos)

... 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 is ...

The moon is back, so don't worry
Dec 30, 2008

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 rather ...

Beautiful Gokarna
Feb 22, 2008

... 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 enough ...

Gokarna
Apr 11, 2009 (18 photos)

... 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 meer  ...

New Years at the Beach
Dec 31, 2006 (9 photos)

Namgi and his brother, although only six hours from some of the world's most incredible beaches, have never seen the ocean!  So for New Years we really went all out and I splurged and got us a straw shack on the beach (can't beat $1.50/night ...

beachlife
Jan 12, 2007 (27 photos)

... 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 ...

For Bethany
Oct 23, 2006 (1 photos)

I Love You So Much.

Road Trip With The Boys
Aug 29, 2009 (13 photos)

The art of doing Nothing
Nov 14, 2005 (4 photos)

... . I can't think of any others, and it feels great! I'm at Mabla's place, where I stayed last time I visited Gokarna. It's a relaxed, friendly place with several regulars who spend every season here. We spend our days between home and town, occasionally ...

Gokarna's Beaches
Jul 16, 2005 (4 photos)

... have a small sign saying: 'foreigners prohibited'. Even money is no use. For me not the temples are the reason I am here. Gokarna has some nice beaches. I enjoy the time there to walk over some hills discover more bays with more beaches. It is nice and ...

Kochi and Gokarna
May 18, 2007

There really is no escaping perfect beaches in this neck of the woods. I'm now in Gokarna (also known as Gokarn), on the coast at the northern end of Karnataka, just below Goa. The place is full of temples, and is of great spiritual significance to ...

Same same - but different.
Jan 22, 2008 (16 photos)

... a drop of several hundred feet to one side. After four knuckle whitening hours we arrived at the dusty, derserted bus stop of Gokarna village.  Managed to get both of us, our four bags and two random italians and their four bags into the back of ...

Om Beach
Mar 6, 2006 (13 photos)

A welcome rest after a long week of travelling from one town to another, day after day. Om Beach is beautiful and a great place to recharge the batteries and unwind. There is nothing at all to do here other than sunbathe, read, play cards and cool down ...

And now, the News
Nov 16, 2005

From the Vijay Times, Wednesday 16th November: SHOW A TOILET AT HOME TO GET A DRIVING LICENCE Bangalore: Possessing a valid driving licence and other documents relating to road-use alone may not prevent you from being hauled up by the traffic police ...

Ultimo destino, no podia ser mejor
Dec 13, 2008 (12 photos)

... algunas ocasiones la concentración de ellas por la noche era tal que no podíamos ni pasar al chiringuito! En definitiva, resumiría Gokarna como un sitio muy muy tranquilo, para descansar y disfrutar de buena comida. Y las playas son maravillosas. Nuestro ...

Shivaratri Festival in Gokarna
Mar 9, 2008 (13 photos)

... Gora alike. Banana vendors did good business yesterday as their product was in great demand ... the custom during Shivaratri in Gokarna is to throw small bananas hoping that they enter the immense chariot. Successful throws are then coupled with a wish. ...

Om Beach, Gokarna
Feb 4, 2008 (38 photos)

... , as I couldn't imagine making that trek alone. Esp. when Anette had a flashlight (I quickly bought my own).   Gokarna is known for it's unspoiled beaches, which means accommodations are as basic as you can imagine. Bungalows are literally ...

Heading North to Gokarna beach
Feb 2, 2008

I arrived in Mangalore at 9:00am and had 6 hours to kill before getting my connecting train to Gokarna (another beach town).  Remember those 2 girls from the Ashram who don't travel with guide books? I was envious of them and they're ability to ...

Hanging with sacred cows on Om Beach
Mar 3, 2008 (8 photos)

... of Indian cities ... and we are hanging out with them on Om Beach. We're planning on spending the week here and attending Shivaratri Festival which takes place in the village of Gokarna from Thursday to Saturday, before heading up to Mumbai (Bombay).

Not Quite Goa
Oct 1, 2009 (8 photos)

... quiet, intense moment that I savored. But we were not going to Goa, not this day anyway. Behind us about 40 kilometres was Gokarna, and Om beach, shaped as it is like the auspicious Hindu "Om" symbol.  For the time being Om beach was our sanctuary, ...

Nighthawks at the Diner
Jan 19, 2009

... it all over the place, the bovine bastard gets another belt, but he is happy as he is now chewing on a page of The Times Of India, digesting the days events.  I see a cow walk from behind a house in the next street down to a T junction, it stops at ...

The Cow's Ear
Feb 5, 2005

... up the attractions for tourists in this holy town, beside the pleasant atmosphere. But this is not why tourists usually come to Gokarna. The main attraction lies beyond the cliff, which is only one in a series of many very large lumps of rock portruding ...

And it burns burns burns like a foot of fire...
May 6, 2007

... Indian rubbish) - a few cafe/bars along it and thats it and hardly any people. Didnt make it on time to get onto Gokarna beach (just as far as the edge of the headland overlooking it) but also looked quite long and isolated - nice place. I wanted to ...

into Goa, OM Beach
May 11, 2004

On the way up, we stopped short of the imfamous party city of Goa in smaller, holy town of Gokarna.. There I had chance to ride a camel on the beach. It was relatively deserted.

Time for some chillin on the beach
May 6, 2007

It looked like we had arrived in the middle of nowhere (hope the guide book recommendation was good). the area has 5 beaches - the main one where the town (or village?) is wasused mainly by Hindus for some religiious bathing. Kootlee beach was a bit more ...