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Gokarna Slideshow
Gokarna
Travel Blogs from Gokarna, India
homestretch
... (45 rupees = one dollar). To finish off our trip we took a 3 hours train ride north to a small town called Gokarna. There is a temple of significance here, as well a several lovely beaches. The advantage of this area is that is still ...
Travellers diarrhoea
... far South, English speakers have become ncreasing widespread. Which all makes for a nice easy life! Which brings us to Gokarna, sand, sea, beach huts and another very relaxing place to be. Staying on Kudle beach, a picturesque bay around ...
Hippimestoilla talla kertaa :)
Eilen tultiin junalla Margaosta Gokarnaan ja taksilla tanne Kudle Beachille. Rastatukkia nakyy enemman kun Woodstockissa -69 vaikka ei siella oltukaan :D Biitsille paasy ei ollu mikaan hirveen tasainen. Taksimatkan jalkeen kaveltiin vuorenrinnetta alas ...
Kudle Beach
First fully active day in Gokarna, we rang the bells in the temple of Venkatraman, then we went for a late breakfast to the cafe Philippe frequents, eating puri's and bananabuns, then strolling here and there, buying this and that.... we rested in the ...
Gokarna
... here, it is a bit annoying when the groups of teenage Indian boys come and harass them. Indians come to the many temples in Gokarna and swim on the beach while they have the chance. One Indian guy walked right up to my Swedish friend, Elly, and took a ...
Sociable Kind of Day
... ..... We had breakfast chatting with an old American Steve that we'd formerly met at the Shankar. For fifty years he's been coming to India, since 1961. Petka flashed past us, on a mission to buy gifts for all his friends back home. We called on Wanda, ...
Welcome to Paradise
... heard about Gokarna along the tourist trail and from the guide books. It was touted as what Goa was like ten years ago. Gokarna itself isn't really that exciting. Much like Pushkar, it is an example of holy town turned commercial to pander to the ...
Makar Sankranti
... young and cosmic girl joined us, and she told of how she had lost her boyfriends wallet while motorbiking bewteen Kudle beach and Gokarna>; her name was Angela, and she was another beautiful playfriend for Rosina who she said she'sd swim with when next ...
Half-moon festival
... . It took him some trial and error to managed but he did and local fishermen let the way free for him. I went back to Gokarna on a pleasant motor boat cruise and nearly soaked totally when set a foot in the sand with my pack on my back and the last ...
Men, Negative and Positive
... had a good time hanging out till the sunset. Wanda knew Charlie and his partner Manjuali, for like her they had been around in Gokarna many years. It was around 28 years ago that Charlie and I had both lived at the Bombay temple, both initiated in that ...
Happy New Cow!
... sits on Michelle's lap, marking the highlight of the 2007 celebrations. After learning crucial Indian lessons from Gokarna, the adventurers continue on the last stages of their India trip, up north to the state of ...
Is Gokarna in Israel?
Merry Christmas all! Time to give news (a bit!) again! This time in Gokarna was very odd ... I stayed in Om Beach (Google it) and I think this is the most peaceful place ever! Goa has nothing to do with it! First, all those beaches are quite remote from ...
Om Beach
... had embarrassing string vests. The dolphins came to play. We spotted them while in the Sangam cafe, in which we had ordered chips, onion pakoras and lemon sodas. As before it was in darkness that we found ourselves walking the trails back to Gokarna. ...
Om the Beach..
... bus to Mangalore which got us there at 4.30am and then took a local bus up the coast to Kumta, and a third bus to Gokarna which took about another 5 hours after the night bus. We eventually found a place to stay after wondering if we were ...
India, take a hike
It's frustrating being here because we are in India. What's so frustrating is there are 1 BILLION people here, and you never get the same answer twice, so basically there are 1 BILLION answers to any question... which in a way is nice because as far ...
Lakshmi Puja
New Years Eve.... Masala dosa for breakfast, internet, coconut water..... the elections were on in the town and our usual cheap thali place was crowded, so we went to try the thalis at the Mahalaxmi Rooftop, finsihing off with papaya and yoghurt, ...
Om beach
ok so thought I'd better make a new entry so that you don't lose interest ..... to be ...
The Wanderer Returns
... with Wanda at the roof terrace, joined there by her frind Kajol, a 68 year old Englisher, living in Gokarna for 6 years now and writing a book about India. Kajol is weary of India now though, has thoughts of relocating to Spain, is fed up of the stares ...