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India: Travelling to Hospet

Today I have mostly been: travelling all bloody day! I took an Auto-Rickshaw to the bus station in town, getting there for 11.30am. I thought that this would give me a great chance of getting to Hampi while it was still light, thus removing any issue of being in a strange place and not havingContinueContinue reading “India: Travelling to Hospet”

India: Beach days in Gokarna

Gokarna really is a gorgeous place. I awoke to the sound of insects outside and on the beach was tickled by the sight of cows leisurely trotting along beside the sea. I set the alarm to wake me early so that I could try to find the Nirvana Café, after the failed attempt last night.ContinueContinue reading “India: Beach days in Gokarna”

India: Travelling to Mangalore

After sampling the fine sandwiches at ‘Café Coffee Day’ I ventured to the bus station where, luckily, I managed to get on a bus that was leaving very shortly for Mangalore. As I asked for the tickets, the conductor asked me if I wanted MANgalore or BANgalore. I wonder how many people end up onContinueContinue reading “India: Travelling to Mangalore”

India: Mysore Palace

Today I began adventures in Mysore in the geekiest place I can think of: The Railway Museum! I really enjoyed looking at the cool old trains. They had old steam trains on show, god knows how they got them there. It was quite funny as the equipment in the museum was quite old, a lotContinueContinue reading “India: Mysore Palace”

India: Arriving in Mysore

At 2.00pm I got on a Karnataka government bus in Kannur, and it took a fantastic six hours to get me to Mysore. It was a very bumpy and jarring journey, with plenty of moments where I was launched from my seat and up into the air. It was probably equal to the journey toContinueContinue reading “India: Arriving in Mysore”

India: Jeep Trekking in Wayanad

Today I decided to do a Jeep tour of the Wayanad Area, and around Kalpetta. I did this with another couple who are from Germany: Marie and Julian and I saw the following sights: Soochipara Waterfalls, Edakkal Caves,  a Jain Temple and I went into the Wayanad Sanctuary for an hour. I was a littleContinueContinue reading “India: Jeep Trekking in Wayanad”

India: Trekking in Munnar

Today I got up super early and went trekking with two girls from the hotel (Debbie and Ellie). We used the same lovely guide that took me around yesterday: Selva, and he wowed me again today. I won’t write too much, as words really cannot sum up how fantastic it was. Basically we were allContinueContinue reading “India: Trekking in Munnar”

India: Rickshaw touring in Munnar

OMG, today I saw wild elephants and I fed an elephant a pineapple. Not quite as famous as ‘I carried a watermelon’, but I think it is actually better because it was totally unplanned. I had breakfast and was making my way off to find a rickshaw driver who would take me around the localContinueContinue reading “India: Rickshaw touring in Munnar”