Nalapad Residency 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 ...

... be turned around, he needs to offer 4800 R's to the Gods. Now, call me a synic, but really? I've been starting to buy this spiritual stuff that almost everyone seems to into in this country, but paying the Gods nearly 60 quid? I don't think so. Astrology and religion here are fairly deeply entwined, but he guy got a little bad tempered when told thatt he reason we were not going to do this was because we didn't believe. The astrology ...

... feeling. The landscape is still at the embryonic stage but we are told that there are elaborate plans for water gurgling , pools and bridges, cosy nooks and wooded grottos. Abutting the 2 eateries is an outdoor amphitheater with the surf a 20 yards away. Ideal for those contemplating flower weddings at a beach, it can hold a goodly crowd of 1000 - 2000 guests. But coming back to the villas, recently transformed ...

... now, the tr*cks will no longer be cle*n or good for the trekkers. But still I simply wish I could w*lk on those d*ngerous bridges once more...w*lk through those d*rk tunnels one l*st time... We missed * golden ch*nce to sleep on th*t r*ilw*y pl*tform counting the st*rs *nd *dmiring the be*uty of Western Gh*ts... We missed the thrill of * trek through the thick jungle...We missed the encounter with sn*kes/leeches... But *s Vinu told, we would hopefully m*ke up for these in our next trips.

... lanes - well dodgy. From experiences of previous coach journeys, we were probably taking a ridiculous detour to deliver some illicit goods, which happens a lot here it seems! Yet again, we arrived at our morning destination with sore backs and eyes aching with tiredness - this travelling buiness is a hard life... Mysore was thankfully much more inspiring than Mingalore. It's a big centre for incense making and essential oils, which meant we were accosted by irritating ...

... might have accumulated from you, or other, less respectful visitors. If there is no floor squeegee ( you might want to check the other bathroom, if there is one), just wash the water toward the floor drain. If there is a squeegee, put the water down and squeegee it toward the drain. This makes for a nice and clean floor, you can rinse your feet in the process, and your hosts will be very happy with you, as it is polite to wash down the floor. Besides, wouldn't you like to ...

... is much worse that can happen, drugging and unmentionable acts inflicted upon some of these women who dare to trust or agree to "marry" these men. No one seems to know why it is primarily Kashmiris who do these things, it just seems to be so. They are invariably already married, and have a wife and children in Kashmir. As Sheephead, always concise, put it to "Kashmiri Cash Station:" "How do you think he got all that money in the first place?!" An investment of a couple of hundred ...

... don't know if they will see a doctor again...so i just gave her a script for some anti-hypertensives.... so that was very gratifying...i am trying to get them some placement at a free nursing home to take care of him and also try some PT... so that was good....everything else as far as volunteer work has been useless....the doctor that was setting me up with village visits, sent me to the main guy who organizes that....this fellow was all to keen to place me in a mentally/physically ...

... a flying deep over the water! Sadly I did not taken my camera with me, so the description is all I can give you. In the evening we did a short walk along a lonely road through the forest. It is dark. I hardly can see my hands in front of me. The sky is nice and stars are glittering. More exciting for me is the fact that everywhere fire flies are flashing through the night. After getting some dry clothes on we decided to end the evening together in a tent with ...

... different from what we have seen.The factory was interesting, and the labor intensive. Every cashew is handled by Indian women. We saw the fruit that the cashew comes from, it looks kind of like a soft apple with a thumb-like appendage hanging from the bottom, and that appendage is where the nut comes from. It has to be picked, dried, hulled and then each nut has a thin membrane of skin scraped off by native women. I ...