The Hans Hotel
Travel Blogs from Hubli-Dharwad
Dharma sista, you ride like a boy na!?
... by at the speed of light. Now try that while balancing two-dozen eggs, huge bag of rice and a ton of vegetables in your lap! Oh and did I mention that we were three people on the motorbike? I also was in charge of her three year old son that kept on falling a sleep (how this is possible, I don't know) sitting in between us on the bike. Ah, the joys of traveling beyond ones comfort zone. Priceless!
Other than that the life in the monastery is ...
Lost in translation and Starstruck by a Lama!
... the only two toilets on that side of the temple. As I get out I see the security police again, pushing me up the wall telling me to step back. And guess what? Yep, there he is again, I am standing face to face with the Dalai Lama! I catch his eyes and he touches me and I feel like a little girl at a rock concert and start to cry. It was WOW, WOW, WOW!!!! He keeps on walking and I am starstruck once again. What an incredible day, at this point I don’t ...
Tibetan hospitality during a personal meltdown!
After four days of beach/yoga/relaxing bliss, it was time to head east toward the Tibetan resettlement of Mundgod in Goa's neighboring state Karnataka. I found out that the train ride between Goa and Hubli was one of the most beautiful ones in India and I met some amazing people along the way. Tim and Sue were a sweet British couple that came to India to do a yoga retreat, and Arpan and Pooja, a super cool young Indian couple that were on a little get-a-way in Goa. Aarpan, a webmaster ...
A 3-day trip to Dandeli. Action-packed!!
... the package. Rooms at Century are independent 1-room cottages with attached bath-WC and a nice balcony over-looking a small garden/man-made pond. Rooms are big and well furnished (with cable TV). They also organize a small camp-fire for all guests during nights in the resort. Since local markets are far-off, the resort manager even offered to drop us to these places if need be, as part of the package (try tasting some of the locally made fruit-cake slices…they were yummy ...
Agarbattis everywhere.......
... feels soft and my body and mind feel amazing. So happy.
Next stop hubli town centre to get my stuff. Time to sit on motorbike for last time and absorb the lovely pollution from rickshaws, lorries and busses. Loooovely!! Im gonna miss the motorbike when I go to London. So 1st stop was to pick up the meds for my house. At my house we have lots of Ayurvedic meds. My family take these when they need to and some on a ...
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- Swimming pool
- Room service
- Free High-Speed Internet
- Restaurant
- Free parking