Havelock is known as the party island in the Andaman’s. It has three places that serve alcohol, along with one other place that has a liquor license three days a week. And a liquor store that is open in infrequent…
Discovering the Andaman Islands
When people think of beautiful beach time in India the state of Goa is usually what comes to mind, but for those of you who aren’t into walking past daily yoga classes on the beach, fighting for a prime spot…
Getting Around India – Transportation Travesties
Getting from point A to point B in India is often half the experience. It’s partly because of the awe- inspiring tableaus of everyday life that sweep past your eyes as you look through the window. Men working in rice…
We fought the lawn and the lawn won
A few days into our stay in Pondicherry, we decided to visit what is known as the international community of Auroville. About 15km outside of Pondicherry, and beyond the boundaries of the French Union Territory, Auroville is a community of…
Borderline Crazy is famous!
Guess what? Borderline Crazy is famous! Seriously. That might be a bit of an exaggeration, but I (Steph) was a guest on Mo’ Money Mo’ Houses official podcast, an awesome blog on personal finance. Jess, from Mo’ Money Mo’…
Pondering in Pondicherry
After five days of temple touring, moving everyday and attempting to find half decent accommodation (pretty sure Marieke got bed bugs in Tanjore), we were pretty stoked to have allotted five days for Pondicherry, especially since we had a lovely…
Getting Through Tamil Nadu
Tamil Nadu, the State on the east coast, feels like the real South India. It’s about as opposite to Goa as you can get. Gone are the palm tree lined beaches, cheap cold beers, banana pancakes and beach huts, and…
Making Friends with Richard Parker
While most of the travellers we met in our two weeks were hitting the beaches of Varkala, we decided to save our sand time for the ten days we’d planned in the Andaman Islands, and opted to instead spent a…
Backtracking the Backwaters
After spending a lovely day on Captain James’ boat in Alleppey, Marieke and I headed down to Kollam, where we had an interesting stay at a local hotel. Still unsure of whether or not we wanted to commit to…
This is India
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…