Nov 20, 2009 - Mountain bliss and blast

Then she simply steps back and points to a bus that will eventually take me to Munnar before silently continuing to sweep the floors. ... A little later, on the bus on the way up to Munnar, this little man would sometimes just pop his head around my seat and smile broadly at me before popping back to his seat again. ... Munnar is a little town amidst tea plantations up in the mountains at the limit between Tamil Nadu and Kerala on the Kerala side. ...

Nov 10, 2009 - Kochi

A speedy hello from Kochi, Kerala, God's Own Country as they say in the advertisements. ... We have been drenched since we arrived this morning - the monsoon seems to think it needs to introduce itself to us, although we are way past the normal monsoon season.A speedy hello from Kochi, Kerala, God's Own Country as they say in the advertisements. ... We have been drenched since we arrived this morning - the monsoon seems to think it needs to introduce itself to us, although we are way past the normal monsoon season....

Nov 7, 2009 - Ommmmmmmmmm

FER: Hi everyone, we'll most likely be unable to email for the next couple days as we're in an Ashram.FER: Hi everyone, we'll most likely be unable to email for the next couple days as we're in an Ashram....

Nov 6, 2009 - Hola =)

FER: Tanto a pasado y la verdad pasan las cosas tan rapido que es dificil poner todo asi que les voy a dar un resumen desde que estavamos en Palolem hasta ahora.FER: Tanto a pasado y la verdad pasan las cosas tan rapido que es dificil poner todo asi que les voy a dar un resumen desde que estavamos en Palolem hasta ahora....

Nov 3, 2009 - Planning Ahead.... F#$@% T@#$

FER: Planning ahead is crucial, especially when you're arriving in a place where you don't speak the native language. We'd planned to arrive in Kochi this morning at around 7:00am. ... Habiamos planeado llegar a KOCHI esta manana como a las 7:00, desayunar y buscar un lugar donde quedarnos a traves del internet y despues ver que honda. ... PERO, el tren llego temprano a eso de las 4:00am y planes o no, nos la CA.FER: Planning ahead is crucial, especially when you're arriving in a place where you don't speak the native language. We'd planned to arrive in Kochi this morning at around 7:00am. ... Habiamos planeado llegar a KOCHI esta manana como a las 7:00, desayunar y buscar un lugar donde quedarnos a traves del internet y despues ver que honda. ... PERO, el tren llego temprano a eso de las 4:00am y planes o no, nos la CA....

Sep 8, 2009 - Kumarakom, Kerala

Dear friends and loved family - This is the 3rd time I've typed this entry and I'm about to cry!! Because I'm so frustrated with this program.Dear friends and loved family - This is the 3rd time I've typed this entry and I'm about to cry!! Because I'm so frustrated with this program....

Sep 1, 2009 - Cochin Backwater Tours

Cochin's backwaters Cochin is actually a group of beautiful islands located on the crystal green Lake Vembanad, opening out into the vast Arabian Sea. ... Cochin provides a perfect destination to start our Kochi Backwaters Tour as many backwater cruises begin or end at Cochin. ...

On our Cochin backwaters tours, we can enjoy an exciting houseboat cruising on the beautiful islands, lagoons and small rivulets full of swaying coconut palm trees. ...

Aug 29, 2009 - Varkala - Kollam

G'day, The sand, surf and suntan has been put on the backburner for a few days as we have moved north up the coast to check out the fishing port of Kollam. ... There are over four thousand small boats based here and judging by the amount of fish that we saw being unloaded this morning, they all have to work pretty hard to get a feed.G'day, The sand, surf and suntan has been put on the backburner for a few days as we have moved north up the coast to check out the fishing port of Kollam. ... There are over four thousand small boats based here and judging by the amount of fish that we saw being unloaded this morning, they all have to work pretty hard to get a feed....

Aug 27, 2009 - Ooty - Combaitore - Varkala

G'day, It has to be said that India is a must see as it does not matter how many times you visit or where in this country you travel it is more than incredible at every turn. The delay in Combatoire gave us time to have dinner and watch the ashes go back to the poms! At around one in the morning we got the overnight train to get some sleep and arrived at Varkala around nine am. ... com (I think thats it) or google Helipad Varkala. ...

Aug 26, 2009 - Kerala - Munnar

The car (Innova)picked us and we decided to go straight to Munnar. ... The journey to Munnar from Cochin is about 3 hours and we reached Munnar at 1:30 p. ... The view from the resort is awesome, the only drawback is the distance (22kms from Munnar town) which is sometimes tiring. ...

Aug 18, 2009 - Sivananda

Yoga ashram, five days.Yoga ashram, five days....

Aug 9, 2009 - Time to move on...

Can't believe I've been here for a month. Last Sunday (Aug 2) Davina felt like going on a bit of an excursion, and so we went ot Kovalam Beach, which is a about 5km south of here, to an Indian-style luxury resort for lunch called The Country Club. ... In case you're wondering what that means, it seems to mean dark enclosed rooms with lots of hard surfaces and A/C, no views, and certainly limited outside access.Can't believe I've been here for a month. Last Sunday (Aug 2) Davina felt like going on a bit of an excursion, and so we went ot Kovalam Beach, which is a about 5km south of here, to an Indian-style luxury resort for lunch called The Country Club. ... In case you're wondering what that means, it seems to mean dark enclosed rooms with lots of hard surfaces and A/C, no views, and certainly limited outside access....