Alagoa Resort Salcette

We got a 'passenger' train from Gokarna to Palolem next but we very nearly didn't. There's one of these train a day and as the train pulled in we were thinkin theres no way in the world we're getting on here. It was packed solid. Now, we'd been on trains we we had reserved seats and they stopped at the station for 5-10 mins but this one, unbelievably, was stopping for only a minute so I strapped my pack on and pushed as much as I could on the train. Didn't make it on that time so ...

... my beloved Boro stare relegation in the face after a humiliating defeat to local rivals Newcastle, normally an event which would have brought tears to my eyes, but in my current circumstances and surroundings even that couldn't knock the smile off my face and the excitement in my stomach of the adventure I was about to begin.

After a fairly lengthy lie-in (due to the time difference the game never finished til ...

... landed on her knee and her backpack pushed her head into the dirt. She was tentative to get up, but bravely did so and carried on the rush to get to our platform. Our car arrived just before we did to the exact spot we were told to stand and we boarded easily before it left the station. People were asleep, but we managed to get to our bunks and settle down for the remainder of the night. We felt very fortunate that our bunks were not occupied as this can easily happen and often does.

... showing him. he says, "go to another car" pointing to 3 A/C. now, 2 A/C refers to the number of beds on a compartment wall (3 means a total of 6 beds stacked in a small space) and A/C is, well air conditioned. i fend for myself in 3 A/C which turns out to be a very good thing. i sqeeze myself onto a bench and after a couple of hours an adjacent bench opens up and i snag it. the hot sun, endless rice paddies and dusty villages lull me into a ...

... NH17 all the way, as opposed to the coastal route as we had done. So there we all are, chatting away on the side of the road talking bikes, routes, loveliness etc, it was really nice. Then suddenly we're on our way again, Chris off to Goa, Michael to Kunta and us to Gokarna. Gokarna is a Hindu place of pilgrimage and there are several temples here. Last night we followed a procession through the town, there was lots of ...

Ce week end ne fut pas de tout repos, boulot samedi et excursion dimanche, lundi completement morts au bureau !!! Maree basse oblige, samedi matin (bon il etait 11h quand meme) direction labo pour ecraser quelques escargots, on commence a avoir l'habitude mais c'est toujours aussi cruel :( bref journee pas super interessante. Dimanche nous avions prevu de visiter la plus grande reserve de goa en plein milieu de la jungle pres d'un petit bled appele Molem. Nous voila donc ...

... the next 5 days, but thatīs the beauty of being here. As is the smell of sun cream, having sand between our toes and on the floor of our room, having to take 3 to 4 cold showers a day just to cool down, making friends with the cute geckos clinging to walls of our cottage, eating fresh seafood and drinking cold beers as the sun goes down. Yep, rest assured, we should be fine for the next 5 days. Day 228 Observations (March 28th 2008) · A ...

... to home (or the costa brava, more accurately). We met up with housemate Tamsin in Benaulim, and that was wonderful to see her out here. Many days passed, the beach was ok, the resort ok, and to be honest we were looking forward to moving on then..... the inevitable. 7.5 weeks, not a dicky belly in sight then bam! We both succumbed to a bug. We came to India, we were here for Diwali, but we had to listen to the fireworks as we lay poorly ...

... through the gentle waters. The first ferry left just after sunrise, and I grabbed a seat in the front and for the next three hours, was completely taken with the scenery. Working our way up the narrow canals, small homes concealed by palm trees lined along the dirt pathways with fields behind them. Small canoes filled with people on their way to work glided past us as the ferry made its way to the small docks where children clad in their neatly ...

... is relatively cleaner too ! We had food at one of the many shacks spread all around the shore. Guys - please chuck out this shack CUBA from your list - ; BAD SERVICE AND WORSE - THEY CARE A DAMN FOR INDIANS ! Strolling towards the southern end of the beach is this restaurant located on the rocks. nice place again to sit down and put your feet up ! Samit and Ajay were clearly missing their better halfs !