The Ruby Arena Thiruvananthapuram (Trivandrum)

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... time for a dip in the pool and a snack before dark. We had the entire place to ourselves. We are here a couple of weeks before the high season and there are only two other guests - two women in their 60s from England. It also meant we had the staff to ourselves. They must have trained at the Les Schwab school of hotel management because they literally came running whenever they thought we might need something. We just ...

... though and it was nice to be out, I love my real world as it is. Friends, family, Art, nature, restaurants, my kombi van, the list goes on forever, i have alot of favourite things. In fact Nadia and i have written a list of things we like in a novel sized book called "The Book Of Things We Like" and most of the things in the book were not available or happening inside the ashram gates. Peaks and valleys, highs and lows......the joy of living and being alive in it ...

... mosquitos so i now have repellant, bug killer spray, coils and a mozzie net, we won the battle but not the war when more arrived later..it's not the best thing sleeping under a net either and you can still hear them! Anyway we then went to a headphone rave 'silent party' was loads of fun, and a bit weird taking off headphones to see people whirling around and clapping and whooping in silence! Bit like when they make a film and then add the music after ...

... was oblivious as he tapped away to his iPod surrounded by a group of little boys staring in awe at his amazing toy. The thought of five days of those injections was enough for me to nicely ask the doctor the following day for a prescription of tablets. Hopefully that's the end of my litany of ailments and visits to Indian doctors. Our yoga teacher has been impressed with our progress; considering a plank of wood would probably have had more flexibility than we had on day ...

... spending not even 10 quid a day each on accmodation and food! Amazingly cheap for apparent paradise! Our time is basically spent reading our books, eating lovely food and lying on the beach, at night all the little boutique shops are open and so its a great time to browse without getting all hot and bothered. All in all rather a splendid place to be! We are contemplating our next move as I type......

... stay an extra day to take another class...the classes lasted 2 hours and cost about $5 each...So the next day we did more yoga and beach time...trying different restaurants along the cliffs.Oh and also watching the sunset every night....which is one of our favorite pastimes! the sand on our beach was really fine and black - beautiful

... We met some really cool Swedes and Israelis and had some good chills staring at the stars on top of our hotel's rooftop patio. From Jaisalmer we went to Udaipur, which was an amazing town on a lake with palaces and temples all around it. If you've ever seen the first twenty minutes of Octopussy, you'll recognize Udaipur. The best part is, every night, at every restaurant in town, they're showing Octopussy. However, Octopussy made no sense ...

... the sun to participate in chanting and meditation. We will work around the ashram to contribute by cleaning, helping to cook, etc. and hopefully we will be able to assist with some of the home-building projects that were started after the Tsunami. Our time at the ashram is to explore a new way of believing, to see spirituality in a different culture, to experience something that is very unique to India: ashram life and the renunciation of simple pleasures; we are very much ...

... thats about 30 people) tailing you, cameras and tired English phrases at the ready. But we played it cool even when prodded, petted and fed by the locals and didn't give the zoo rangers any excuse to use their tranquiliser guns on us, much to the disappointment of some children. The time had come to leave the south and fly to Mumbai for our final 2 days in the country. Recomendation - well worth visiting the Trivandrum zoo but not much else to do in town.