Uday Samudra Kovalam
GV Raja Road, Samudra Beach, Thiruvananthapuram Kovalam, Tamil Nadu, India
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The Good, The Mad and The Ugly
... McDonalds”, and much haggling with the rickshaw driver (this became quite tedious after a few days – we know the price we should pay, they double it, you end up somewhere in between and in the end no one ends up happy!), we set off for a stroll along the famous Marina Beach.
One of the largest (and certainly the most polluted) urban beaches in the world, stretching 14km long and almost 500m wide in places, this massive expanse of sand ...
Why do astronauts float in space ?
... I like this kind of life : no routine, each season a new job, a different town, no permanent adress, friends all over France and plenty of time and money to travel, thanks to the unemployment subside that every seasonal worker receives during the low season (great France again...).
I also quickly met with Victoria and her new friend Belinda, but I did not stay with them long, since the French girls offered me to join them to go to a party. A party !!! in India ??? I want ...
From Mahabalipuram to Madurai -six easy going days
... but feels to have gone quite quickly. We walk back barefoot to our nearby hotel, feeling awed and elated.
Thanjavur – The royal palace is a bit of a disappointment as it is difficult to find and there is little left of it. The temple on the other hand was a real treat. Best viewed in the evening, the soft light of the setting sun reveals the wonderful carvings on the main tower. The complex feels serene at this time of day.
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Total Eclipse
... road was closed to traffic and completely full of locals who had come to celebrate. It was difficult to ride as the streets were so busy but we got back to the tourist trap safely enough and enjoyed a bit of peace for a few hours. When going back out for dinner we walked through the same mob and had to shout to hear each other as we tried to chat on our way to the cafe. There were grown men blowing trumpets through rolled up ...
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Wherever large groups of Indians gather or commute you are sure to have chaos, extreme noise pollution and general circus like behaviour. When leaving Darjeeling for the Bhutanese border we were at the sharp end of this.
We left Darjeeling in a shared jeep (12 people in a car made for 6) and set off for Siliguri to catch the bus to Bhutan. After 4 hours with bags/people/animals on our laps we were halted on the ...



