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Travel Blogs from Port Blair
Starting India in style
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... before my birthday, but a rocket fired into the atmosphere meant I missed the last boat.
Port Blair is a busy hub on the Andaman Islands. It is the capital of the Island and has a busy market and a bustling street full of vendors, Tuk Tuks and bicycles.
It is easy living, and maybe just an easy insight into life in India, but I am prepared for more mayhem in the future.
Next stop, Havelock Island for my brithday treat.
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Beach Bum with Rum
... 20th we went to Beach #3 (the "downtown" of Havelock) and were bombarded with kids (and adults) throwing powdered paint at us and squirting us with their paint-filled water guns. We also bought some paint and walked around the island splashing people with colours. It is really a great holiday. Everyone is in great spirits. Complete strangers come up to you and say "Happy Holi!" as they smear paint across your face or sprinkle powder into your hair. ...
The Fish Keep Winning
... music from Trevor's ipod. Then I grabbed a drink, filled a water bottle with fresh water and dumped it over my head before setting up a chair in the pilot house and watching the dinghy zip around the reef in search of a fish that wouldn't steal the lure.
Time for bright side, not so bright side... Bright side: they came back with the lure. Not so bright side: they came back without a fish. But once again we were bailed out by Simon who threw us one of the traveli he caught. ...
Chillaxed to the max
... whole regiment has rocked up and taken over the accommodation with little regard for their neighbours. Noisy, but, as a rule, pretty hot...and young...just window shopping!
Are you for scuba?
... became more noticeable. The twice daily roar of compressors at the dive resort next door, sharing the one lane roads with vans, rickshaws and way too many SUVs, shady day trip operators and the sheer number of tourists. So, we followed rumors of a more tranquil experience and booked passage on a ferry to neighboring Neil Island.
Neil, as it turns out, is an actual paradise. With only 4 places to stay as compared to the dozens on Havelock, this little gem ...
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Sinclairs Bay View, Port Blair
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88 JN Road, Port Blair | 3 star hotelfrom $31 -
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Aberdeen Bazaar,Gurudharlane, Port Blair | 3 star hotel -
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