Blessings Hotel Goa

... for the train 30 minutes late from our guesthouse we got to pass through all the local rural villages just as everyone was getting up and starting the day so we got a really good look into village life that we wouldnt of had we been on time. See Pauline being useless has its advantages!! The best sight of all was all the village lads in a line along the road on the outskirts bent down doing the old morning poo run! A sight to behold I tell thee! Anyway the taxi was sound and ...

... We had a real lazy day, went for a walk, went for a
bite to eat, headed back for an afternoon nap, got up for dinner &
went back to bed!

Next day, we headed to Calangute, which is a resort area, mostly Indians on holiday! We got a hostel over by the beach, dropped the bags & went for a walk! we headed along the beach, got soaked & headed to the nearest bar to dry off & get some drinks! I (edel) then headed off for a look ...

... to a place one may or may not call 'home,' but where one loves, and in return is loved? What else? This is the nature of "travel fatigue," I recognize it in myself, the things and places that once seemed so exotic elicit nothing but boredom, I know that I have used up this corner of the world, and for the next journey I shall have to go to some different continent, some different climate where things are all new, and a new set of rules apply. So, to answer the ...

... lautre bord....wooooo.) Il ma emmene chez son ami couchsurfer pour my heberger car il ne pouvait pas me prendre chez lui a ce moment. Donc jai passe la soiree avec ces 2 couchserfers et leurs 2 amis dans leur studio, a faire connaissance en buvant des vodka sprite et en echangeant des cigarettes chinoises contre indiennes (de l'Inde...). On a fini par crasher a 6h du matin, sur des ptits matelas sur le sol, jai trop bien dormi. Jai passe une ...

... a restortation project but it's a painfully slow process considering the combination of delicate structures (some were constructed in the 1500's) and humidity mean that, discounting monsoon seasons and other weather factors, there is only 50 days in a year when restortation can take place. So all in all my feelings towards Goa go like this -That man has taken far to much acid. Deliciousness in seafood culinary feats. Question. Is being a hippy truely an ...

... as we had 3 drinks we decided we'd give him 100 Rupees, well over double the going-rate. Well you should have seen his reaction to the 100 Rupees note! Whats this. he said. The drinks are 60 Rupees each and most people give me at least 200 Rupees for taking photos. We started laughing and told him the drinks were worth 15 Rupees max. He demanded 60 Rupees each so we reluctantly paid and left. Another classic example of how the Indians see us as 2 ...

Pitaisi saada lentoliput takaisin Delhiin 6. paivalle. Nyt ollaan netissa tarkastamassa hitoja ettei meita viilata ainakaan pahasti linssiin paikallisessa matkatoimistossa. Jos ois kunnon luottokortti, vois ostaa liput itse suoraan netista ilman valikasia. Mutta kylla se nainkin onnistuu. Illalla syotiin hyvin, ei pihvia ...

... Woche in Goa h**umg**eist bin, ein tolles Kaffee gefunden sogar mit live Musik und ein** Menge Freaks und coolen Leuten. Das war dann ganz gemuetlich. Am naechsten Tag gings in den Sueden od** etwa in die Mitte von Goa in die Hauptstadt Panaji. Flug buchen nach Delhi war angesagt. Erledigt, gut weit** ganz in den Sueden. Da muesste d** schoenste all** Straende von Goa sein, d** Pallolem Beach. Hm, also gut, ich gebe Goa nochmals eine ...

... lined with palm trees, nestled in beside which, where beach bars, bamboo bungalows and restaurants. Our days consisted of heading to the beach, equipped with the essentials of books, ipod, lots of water and as the week progressed Polly and her drums! Each day I usually bought some fresh pineapple or watermelon from the man who walked the beach carrying a basket of fruit on his head. Girls and ladies paced the beach ...

... i'd been up since 4 so was praying for daylight so i could get out and do something. It's an aright gym, nothing to fancy but at 9 quid for 30 days you can't grumble. Anyway i'd better shoot, I've got another afternoon of study and then back for an hour in the sun with the books then back to the room. Hope you are all well. I'm getting a phone tomorrow which has pretty good connectivity to the net, so I'll get a few pics of the place uploaded.