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Travel Blogs from Tarkarli
Coastal hamlet and the most beautiful beach
... was being prepared.
The convenient thing about Tarkarli is, almost every house along the road to the beach is a homestay. We stayed at one such place called Malvani Pahunchar(Hospitality of Malvan). Its run by the Karalakr family. Its a simple place, with just the basics, but its clean and airy, surrounded by trees. So you hear the birds chirping all the time. Right outside our window was a Kokam tree, we could see the ripe purple fruits hanging, about to fall. The ...
Madhuram Paryatan
Madhuram Paryatan is naturally gifted wadi near the Parule village, the largest village in Vengurla Taluka of southern Konkan. While driving from Kudal to Parule, it is located 2 kms before Parule market (?) immediately after passing Pat Mauli temple. The owner Mr. Bhayya samant has built a bungalow near the road, the first floor which is converted in to lodging and boarding facility for tourists.
It is the stunning view of the picturesque ...
Arambol Goa - A last minute change of plan!
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It was an early start as our train to Goa left Mumbai at 6.05am. The streets were empty as we carried our backpacks to the station and then walked to the furthest platform! It was a great train journey! Food services throughout the trip. We had breakfast and lunch delivered to us all for 140 rupees for both of us! That is £2! Yet again the carriage was more like a nursery with children running and climbing on everything, screaming and shouting and their parents not ...
They eight together at Atithi bamboo
... a long and confused deliberation over where I should head (Malwan or Sawantwadi) from Panjim, I finally screeched to a halt at Sawantwadi in a Goa bus (which my MH bus had miraculously changed into, don't ask me how). And my first memory of this trip is seven psycho faces grinning from ear to ear, outside the Goa bus door, and one particular creature called JB screaming 'geeda, geeda, geeda'. I knew from then on that this trip would be a memory to beat all memories!
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The real beach daze...
OK OK, so I had a few people wondering where I had got to after my incessant ramblings in Mumbai, and constantly putting up photos, but basically Mumbai was a major adjustment and eye opener, plus I had easy access to broadband. However, in my newfound beach shack life I have hardly had electricity, much less internet, and have been busy readjusting to a newfound lifestyle of superchill :)
I got the sleeper down from Mumbai to Goa, waking up ...
Amenities
- Restaurant