Deepa Comforts Mangalore

... fresh coconut. The food in the South is delicious - I'm biased though since it's very similar to my mum's cooking that I grew up on. The homesickness has eased a bit because of this. Lunch that day cost us 50Rs. (that's 75p) for two meals and two freshly squeezed orange juices. We were astounded by how cheap things were in Udupi, and it seems in the South in general. For one, south India is less touristy so perhaps they haven't clicked that they can fleece us (tuk tuk drivers even quote ...

... scene, one of them moved - him being the porter - and he woke up the receptionist, who blearily checked us in. It was then Sumi realised they had a 24 hour check in policy, something we had heard of, but so far had not experienced. We double checked that this was the case, and they said yes, we would have to leave by the same time the next morning. I can understand sort of, but surely for us to leave at 4am, he would have to be ...

... memories of its heroic Abbaka Rani. On a promontory to the Left is the Temple of AbakkaRani dating back to the 16th Century. A vibrant queen, who defended this coastal hamlet from the ----- Portuguese fleets, she fell a victim to court intrigues and treachery, a handsome bronze of the Queen on horse back --& shield graces the Center of Ullal. The other boast of Ullal is the Summer Sands Beach Resort, ----- red ...

... I w*s * bit sc*red to look down. I h*ve *crophobi*. Ar*thi looked down *nd s*id, "It looks good". And then everyone did the s*me thing. Not b*d. Not th*t sc*ry. Our photogr*pher Vinu took lots of photos from the bottom *nd then he c*me up for his turn. Took lots of photos there. Then *ll of us c*me down. Suddenly we he*rd the sound of * tr*in. Vinu *nd Unni ett*n climbed *g*in to t*ke photos. Re*lly enjoyed the time spent there. The bridges:Most of them were sm ...

... except for the fact that no-one had been in this mansion of a vacationing residence since it's opening day; the day, we assume, that the terrible accident occurred which blighted it's future resident numbers. Until, of course, we arrived!!!! Great news. Most of the team even thought that statues in the garden were real people and that they shouldn't disturb their silent mediation. Either it was something in the air or someone had allowed Mike to mix up some kind of special ...

... in shock as we were led into a beautiful large tiled room with air conditioning, a large private balcony, a huge western shower with a hot water heater and a properly flushing toilet...we shared chai with Suhag on the balcony and were told to give our laundry to one of the housekeepers (can you say spoiled?!?). After changing clothes we were guided around old Goa to see some of the Portuguese influence in the architecture of the old churches and buildings and the evening ended ...

... treatment, they were too relaxed to argue with someone giving them an enema. But we both agreed that nobody could relax us so much that we wouldn't actually care when someone attemps to put something in our rear. We have no idea how good or bad Ayurvedic massage is. You'll all have to try that one on your own. When all was said and donee, we had a relaxing time here and regained some energy to move on further north to Goa.

... and one needs to know the names of the towns in between where you are and where you are going. The signs generally tell you the next town, and have a kind of arrow, but none of the towns beyond that. . Panaji, however was fairly well marked once I got past Anjuna. Coming on to the NH17, the "main" highway is an experience in itself. Crossing four lanes of tarmac, then getting over to the far side to build enough speed to keep up with the manaical flow of traffic ...

... about working at 2 more ashrams...i need to take a look at the places and see.... but i am really happy and succeeding here in my endeavors....i truly enjoy serving the poor...i really feel like that is my calling in life....it is really a priveledge that i have enjoyed.....it feels great to actually come to india and help your own people.... i am a believer in if you want something bad enough...it can happen...as long as that desire ...

... and so few doctors that patients are waiting in the halls and are being rushed through and not treated properly....and i offered my services to them, but they wanted money.....what a sorry state of affairs... now i think things will be better. i am looking forward to working....i find that often you can't rely on the private sector or government in third world countries....both have their own agendas....relying ...