Mangalore
Travel Blogs from Mangalore, India
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Mangalore
... for optimum acoustics...didn't help Mark's cause... Woke up with an urge to leave the cheap dosas and thalis of mangalore for greener pastures... a couple of nightmarish buses and a fair bit of confusion later, we had arrived in the Kerelan village of ...
A day at the BEACH RESORT??? Huh?
Well it was sort of a beach resort ... but they didn't have any beer! (I think beer is a general theme in these vacation entries ... uhuhmm) Thats fine. The water was nice, but we were the only ones on the beach and a dozen little kids ...
The Train from Chennai to Goa
... paper you're going to be in for some rickshaw riding until you find the White Swan.” “Don't worry. Train food in India is of the finest quality.” Elenka was looking out the train window with her palm glued to the under-side of her ...
west coast
... lie down in my own row. Very nice. Especially when it was only 126 rupees...about $4. Just outside Mangalore was an interesting lookout, built during the 1600s but pretty much abandoned now. Considering it has been abandoned it ...
Mellowed out in Mangalore
... pool which was probably what the entrance fee was for! Oops – would have been nice, but never mind. Entering Mangalore required full concentration. It was a big place and even the Saturday traffic was enough to keep us on our ...
on the train again today
... , we hope the trains are. Last night we got in an auto rickshaw and went up a hill to a nice restaurant, great view over Mangalore if it wasn't so misty (probably smoke and pollution) looking forward to getting back on the beach in Karwar , and then onto ...
And so it begins...
... to use at the moment here in India! Nevertheless we've bound ourselves from the start line in Cochin to just South of Mangalore! That's not too bad considering the morning we arrived at Delhi Airport to head to Cochin each and every place was delayed or ...
back on the coast again
... was closed, but the driver chatted up the police on the barrier and they let us through, it was really dusty. Anyway we made it to Mangalore and we are in a great hotel in the middle of town. Off to get our train to Karwar tomorrow, which is right on the ...
Day 3: End of God’s Own Country
... all over the room. After an easy morning and heavy breakfast, we left the hotel at about 10 am. Once again I started the day. Mangalore, the first town in Karnataka, was the next destination. We had to find a beach ASAP. So we went towards Kappad beach, ...
The Coastal Haul
... local bus stop where we had to catch the bus to the main bus depot and then catch our bus up the coast. We were headed to Mangalore so we were in for another day of busses and trains.On the bus from Manathavady I sat next to a little boy, maybe 7-8 years ...
Mangalore
... had originally planned to head north to the town of Hampi from Halebid, but difficulties with the bus connections meant us changing our direction and heading to the beach. A night in Mangalore broke up our journey onto our destination of Om Beach, ...
Mangalore
... price of cashews again. Of course, I doubt very much that the workers were paid much at all. On the way back to Mangalore, Mukul pointed out different trees, jack fruit, cashews, fish tail palms. He is very knowledgeable. Dinner on board tonight was ...
getting started
hello, I'm in Mangalore - and leaving for Goa tomorrow. this is a bit dull just now as I'm just getting started. once I get up and going i promise it will be as entertaining as it is ...
Lost for words...nearly
... comedy exchange between me and the driver's sidekick, which went something along the lines of... Me: "are we going to Mangalore or Bangalore?" Sidekick: "Bangalore?" "Yes, Mangalore or Bangalore?" "No, Bangalore." "So we're going to BANGALORE? ...
Managlore
... be amazed if any of them actually saw anything out of the confindes of Camp Prainha. Rubbish. We took a train journey from Margao to Mangalore simply to break the journey up. We had wanted to go direct to Cochin but at 15hrs and an overnight journey we ...
the battery recharge
... früh für alle läden (die öffnen erst so um 10 uhr..) also streunte ich durch die gegend und machte lustige entdeckungen. mangalore ist eine für indische verhältnisse recht saubere stadt und ich hab mich wohl gefühlt. vielleicht lag das aber auch an ...
Beautiful Goa - at Palolem Beach
Hey all, We're in Goa, having a fabulous time on the beaches! Nicky has some *fit* tan lines... We may even have time and opportunity to upload some photographs soon, so keep our eyes peeled.... Hugs ...
Southern Hospitality
... to your face, especially while eating, and never shake anyone's hand with your left or hand over anything. When I first arrived in India, it was a challenge not to use my left hand. I had to consciously keep it behind my back to avoid mistakenly using ...
mangeled well and truely
OK so citys ARE not so hot in my books. Mangalore was to be frank "A hole". But it wasnt tooo bad. Think Hot, smelly, busey, polluted . But It did have good safe food unlike delhi (which I will explain later. It did have an amazing selection of pots and ...
Mangalore
Mangalore isch nur en chline Zwüschestopp gsi, wills kein direkte Zug von Ernakulam nach Gokarna geh hät. D Fötteli sind drum au nur vo euisne ...
Der "Uaaa" Strand
... : 13.04.2011 09:00 Uhr New Mangalore Abfahrt: 13.04.2011 18:00 Uhr New Mangalore 13.04.2011... Auch unter New Mangalore können wir uns nicht so wirklich was vorstellen. Die bedeutende Hafenstadt ist auch im Lonely Planet nicht großartig erwähnt, dort ...
Right opposite a Palace? NO, KFC!!!
... tree, bump, sky, bump, tree, nice to see. More forested here as opposed to Keralan, tropical scenery and eventually reached Mangalore, another 175 km west of Hassan. Mangalore seems a bigger city than Mysore, shopping malls everywhere which is odd and the ...
Mangalore
... who like to travel on to Jog Falls. I just want to see the beaches there, enjoy the waves and relax! And that's Mangalore: confusing streets I got lost a couple of times but after all I manage to find some decent beaches with fishers, dogs, cows and ...
Mangalore - NOT Balgalore's ugly step child...
... around us. Luckily I wasn't in Grant's shoes, fighting off a stomach bug, doing everything he could to keep everything in. Mangalore, however, was worth the trip. It was described in the LP guide book as basically just a place to refill on ...
The lost afternoon
... to you! Our seats each benefited from about 3 of the aforementioned 'special features', so we were very relieved to get to Mangalore. From there a rickshaw dropped us at the station so we could queue for an hour in the 30 degree heat for train ...
Dneska jen autobusy
... pravdu.Vsechny valky sou vedeny kvuliva nabozenstvi a vsechny velky vynalezy vznikly na zaklade veliky zizne. Dost. Zejtra do Mangalore a uvidime. Z autobusu sme vylezli pred jednou odpoledne. Co ted? Pred nadrazim travel agency. Vlezem tam. Unavenej ...
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