Coming into the trip, we had been told a lot of different stories about India, and what to expect. After 6 weeks in, here is a bit of our take on what we’d been expecting, and what we have actually…
2014 Up in Flames
We spent most of the 31st unaware of how lost we were, walking through the less touristy district of Fort Kochin trying to find the neighbouring district of Manticherry. While it might seem that we had done nothing special at…
No Sore in Mysore
Due to the very high season falling between Christmas and New Year’s, we didn’t end up splurging on a nice place to stay in Hampi, as there really wasn’t anyplace available that was worth spending an extra ten dollars a…
Christmas in Hampi
While Christmas away from home is always a little strange, it was also my fourth time in the last five years. I have spent Christmas day in Nicaragua, Bali, Colombia and now India. Inevitably, it always seems to be in…
Shining a Light on Unsavoury Men
Most of the tales you hear about being in India are negative ones. Particularly ones involving foreign women and Indian men. While it is important to be aware and take precautions, it is nice to hear another side. Here’s a…
Learning to Puke
I will be the first to admit that it took myself and Steph and few days to get into the “Ashram lifestyle” partly because we had no idea what we were signing up for. We had slept through the first…
Krazy Kayaking
So what did we do during the day at Agonda? Well, most of the time we were good beach bums and spent the day tanning, reading and swimming, but a couple of days in we decided we were ready for…
Agonda Through the Bathroom Window
I’ve never seen the inside of so many people’s bathrooms. Seriously. If you know me, you know I need to use the bathroom a lot. Or toilet as I am supposed to say now, according to international travel language. But being…
Arambol
Our first stop in Goa was the town of Arambol. We were originally planning on going to Anjuna, but strangely, were recommended the town of Arambol instead, by someone who stays 6 months out of the year in Anjuna. OK…being…
Welcome to La Jungle
In case you were wondering, here’s the long version of how Marieke and I met. January 2014: Puerto Ayora ferry port, Galapagos Islands, 7:00am Marieke had been traveling for a week with three fellow Canadians, Jill, Jeff and Jess. I…