Isabela Island was my favourite of the three. While the biggest islands in the Galapagos, it was also the least busy, without an aiport, and generally left off the schedule of all the cruises. It didn’t hurt that the beaches…
Santa Cruz- Galapagos Islands
Arriving at the Santa Cruz airport (Baltra) from Guayaquil, the first thing I had to go was go through a lot of security and customs. I had to pay (in American dollars) an entrance fee, a fee for the national…
Getting to The Galapagos on a Budget
For many of us the Galapagos Islands have always been a destination beyond our reach, a place that would only exist in the glossy pages of our parent’s National Geographics collecting dust on the bookshelf. This perception stayed strong for…
Biennial Besties
First off, a grammar lesson. Bi-annual, like semi-annual, means twice a year. Biennial means every two years. Don’t worry, I had to look it up. With that in mind, here we go. I first met Mahssa at a Couchsurfing meeting…
Have a Look in Havelock
After spending a few days biking from beach to beach around Neil Island we were ready for a change and headed to port to buy our ferry passage to Havelock Island. Naturally getting anywhere in India is never an…
A bicycle pace of life: Neil Island
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…
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…