 | Nature at its best !
2001-07-25, Kodaikanal, India. By: psyslave | | Berijam lake - 21 kms from Kodaikanal in Tamil Nadu is the most beautiful lake in all of South India. Originally discovered by the British & Spanish people, this place was a swamp 80-100 years ago. It... |
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 | Coracles and Chimps
2001-01-04, Hampi, India. By: dan | | It's been a while since i last wrote anything up here and i'd love to be able to say it's because i've been to busy, but that would be a big fat lie. In fact, i've been extremely lazy! I woke up on ch... |
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| Merry Christmas, one and all!
2001-12-24, Palolem, India. By: dan | | Hello all. I have been a bit on the lazy side recently, although I have been running and swimming and generally getting fit in the mornings. It's so nice just to be able to eat three meals a day again... |
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| Mmmmm :-)
2001-12-19, Goa, India. By: dan | | Oh dear. I have to write this with a heavy heart indeed. It looks like Christmas is going to be very miserable for me. I am staying on this nasty little beach, with hideous palm trees, horrible golden... |
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 | Kolkata ... as bad as Chennai
2001-11-07, Kolkata, India. By: nsuffield | | Oooooooo! Another big Indian city full of lots of touts to help us on our way. Managed to get to the hippy traveller part of town and found a horrible place to stay for the night.
Next day tried to... |
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| Man can not live on crisps alone
2001-11-05, Chennai, India. By: nsuffield | | Caught out 2 tier air-conditioned coach and waved ... not very tearfully ... to Chennai. The AC was a bit of a waste considering that it was freezing outside, but we did get sheets and a pillow eh! An... |
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 | Chennai in the rain
2001-11-04, Chennai, India. By: nsuffield | | I have come to the conclusion that I don’t like large Indian cities and Chennai was to be no exception ... and it was raining.
Out of cash, I had to go half way across town to an cash machine leavi... |
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| Bus Dreaming
2001-11-03, Kodaikanal, India. By: nsuffield | | Andrea had decided that she’d had enough of the place so we got our very first night bus .... something that we vowed never to do. No foot room, but at least they weren’t bombarding us with any music ... |
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 | 70s Flashback
2001-11-02, Kodaikanal, India. By: nsuffield | | Wondered down to the lake at Kodaikannal where we walked passed the clothes stalls and looked longingly at the fake leopard shin jackets. A cruise in the paddle boats and then chatted in the toy trai... |
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| Freddie Mercury and Ladies Toilets
2001-11-01, Kodaikanal, India. By: nsuffield | | Headed out of Kumily as it was getting a bit cold. Decided to take the front of the bus as it was bound to better than the ‘pirate ship fairground ride’ seats at the back. But oh! The engine, horn and... |
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 | Little Black Heat Seeking Bogies
2001-10-31, Kumily, India. By: nsuffield | | Today was our expedition into the Perrier National Park. Some of the areas of the park are off limits to tourists to keep all the animals happy. So we had to catch the 7am tour boat around the lake in... |
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 | Morning Mosque
2001-10-30, Kumily, India. By: nsuffield | | Bless the mosque for waking us up at 6am in the morning ... if only I had a clue what the heck they were going on about.
A local woman called Maria acted as our guide around the surrounding area. W... |
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 | Catching some Wicked air
2001-10-29, Alleppey, India. By: nsuffield | | ... and awoken by them strenously bringing up their phlem in the morning!
A bit breakfast and a leisurely punt back to base. It was a shame to end it as we were all now completely chilled out ...
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 | Like thunder she strikes!
2001-10-28, Alleppey, India. By: nsuffield | | We’d met up with an English couple that we’d me in Gokarna (Nick and Lisa) and hired a backwater boat for 24 hours. The boat is a wicker-type construction thing - the same that is was used for transpo... |
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 | The Incredible Hulk Does Panto
2001-10-26, Ernakulam, India. By: nsuffield | | Feeling a bit weary (it’s tough being an intrepid international traveller type chap/es) so we went for a “Synchronised Massage”. No, it doesn’t mean that you get done at the same time. And yes it was ... |
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 | Rock Plug
2001-10-23, Gokarna, India. By: nsuffield | | Went for a walk to explore the area and find some nearby beaches that are meant to be amazing. Had a bit of difficulty so were guided for a little while by an English guy who “...I don’t want to boast... |
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 | Drunk Monk
2001-10-22, Gokarna, India. By: nsuffield | | Took a taxi with the Spanish girls to ‘Jog Falls’ – a 250m high set of waterfalls. A long walk down to the bottom where there were butterflies, dragonflies and rainbow coloured clouds surrounding the ... |
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| Where the bugs keep your bed warm for you
2001-10-21, Gokarna, India. By: nsuffield | | Left Palolem and got a rickshaw the station a few hours earlier than the train was due to leave. Either there was an exchange student from British Rail involved, autumn chapattis on the line or perhap... |
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| Powecut hair cut
2001-10-20, Palolem, India. By: nsuffield | | Sat on the beach and planned for a few hours how we were going to spend our last few weeks in India. Then to the tourist information office for them to spend 30 seconds ripping them up!
Went to hav... |
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| Poo Poo Island
2001-10-19, Palolem, India. By: nsuffield | | A group of us took a boat in the morning from the beach. Stopped for a little while to watch the dolphins ... bit disappointing ... thought they would at least do a few little back flips or something.... |
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| Blow up portable fridge
2001-10-18, Palolem, India. By: nsuffield | | A few days of sitting around the beach and doing very little indeed apart from reading books, sipping beer and the occasional dip in the sea. English fry up for breakfast! Cheap beer! Cheap curry! A b... |
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| Starfish biology
2001-10-14, Benaulim, India. By: nsuffield | | Walked along the beach that seemed to stretch forever! 2.4 seconds after we stepped on the sand young girls encircled up touting their jewellery, saris and shawls. Managed to get rid of them and then ... |
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| Flashing eunuchs and bare bums
2001-10-13, Benaulim, India. By: nsuffield | | Early morning train from Mumbai ... not too many tears. And as we looked out the window to watch the sun rising over Mumbai we saw people walking along the railway tracks on their way to work ... some... |
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