After leaving Kiran, Vibha and Bangalore I headed to the coast to check out some beach towns, and such. It is truly amazing the mix of party beaches, relaxing beaches, secluded beaches, beaches generally for Indian Tourists, beaches that host many Russians, and really if you know where to look, you can find what you want. I have met some great and very interesting people along the way which always adds to the memory of a place and I always love hearing stories other people have to tell about there lives and where they have been, what they have experienced, and their general ideas of life.
This is a view from a private island that I went to visit that until now has only been visited by Indian Tourists.
Always great sunset views on the west coast of India!!!
A couple above who invited me to their home for a delicious Kashmiri meal with Kashmir Tea. Very nice and generous people; it also made me even more so desire to go visit the north of India.
Marco and Howard who i could always find at the same spot relaxing with a beer in hand talking to the comers and goers on Patnem beach.
A beautiful, secluded beach, that has no direct road going to it.
Below is me and a new friend Klaus, who had stories to make my life sound boring. A great guy who had an opinion about everything and we never got tired of talking with each other.
I stayed in a little hut place that has predominenly Russian guests. I was the first American there in 3 years. I had a chance to spend a bit of time in Agonda with Russians for the first time really in my life. They were such nice, genuine people, and after a few days together I apologized for us always making them the bad guys in movies.
Two years ago in the same beach, Anjuna, I met and spent time with Jon. Now, two years later, we met up again and he had his girlfriend Chris with him. We spent a couple of days together catching up and reminicing. This is there car that they drove some years ago from England to India. After leaving them, I took an overnight train to Mumbai where I had about 10 hours, so I decided to walk the whole time in order to be wiped out for my night train on the same day.
Above in the Taj Hotel where the Mumbai attacks took place.
I went on a walking tour, just me and a guide and he showed me where all the locals eat near all the fancy restaurants; in the back of this car. Aparently I was the first white guy to eat here and they were all extremely happy about this experience for me.
A couple above who invited me to their home for a delicious Kashmiri meal with Kashmir Tea. Very nice and generous people; it also made me even more so desire to go visit the north of India.Marco and Howard who i could always find at the same spot relaxing with a beer in hand talking to the comers and goers on Patnem beach.A beautiful, secluded beach, that has no direct road going to it.
Below is me and a new friend Klaus, who had stories to make my life sound boring. A great guy who had an opinion about everything and we never got tired of talking with each other. I stayed in a little hut place that has predominenly Russian guests. I was the first American there in 3 years. I had a chance to spend a bit of time in Agonda with Russians for the first time really in my life. They were such nice, genuine people, and after a few days together I apologized for us always making them the bad guys in movies. Two years ago in the same beach, Anjuna, I met and spent time with Jon. Now, two years later, we met up again and he had his girlfriend Chris with him. We spent a couple of days together catching up and reminicing. This is there car that they drove some years ago from England to India. After leaving them, I took an overnight train to Mumbai where I had about 10 hours, so I decided to walk the whole time in order to be wiped out for my night train on the same day. Above in the Taj Hotel where the Mumbai attacks took place. I went on a walking tour, just me and a guide and he showed me where all the locals eat near all the fancy restaurants; in the back of this car. Aparently I was the first white guy to eat here and they were all extremely happy about this experience for me.I then boarded the train for my 17 hour train trip in general class. this is the cheapest ticket you can buy where they will fit 40 people into a space made for 16. I slept with parts of 4 bodies on top of me, and all in all is wasn't so bad. Once again, I was the only white guy in the whole compartment. I arrived back in Jaipur to see my cousin bobby and my Indian family. When I was near to the village, a boy said "are you bobby" and I knew he had made his mark already. We headed out with a car a day or so later on our tour of Rajasthan.
The Hindu God Ganeesh, who is everywhere.
Us visiting the Rat Temple, which literally has thousands of rats running around. This is my cousin Bobby (Bobbo) who came to join me for a couple of months and has been a lot of fun to have around.
We went to a cattle festival where they had camels dancing, horses dancing, and many different local events going on. Although it looks like this camel is biting this guys neck off, it is part of the dance.
This man won the 1st place award for his horses dance. And he has a cool moustache.
We went out on a desert safari with two friends, Haley and Lucy.
We stayed in local huts in a small village in the middle of the desert.
There is a fairly unknown place in India where around 10,000 Siberian Cranes come every year for about 6 months. We went in the morning to where they all fly to for there daily food. The sky was completely filled with this birds, it was really something to see.
This is a new friend, Kelsi who we met traveling. She was researching about the life of cows in India. We were at a desert Festival in Jaisalmere where Bobbo and I lost with other foreigners in the tug of war against Indians (they told us 2 out of 3 after we won the first, and they cheated in more ways, I swear!!) Kelsi and the girls dominated the Indian women and were quickly made celebrities with gifts, news interviews, and instant stardom which pained us even more.
We would eat in Boppi's restaurant numerous times during our stay in Jaisalmer.
In Jodhpur (the blue city) at a guest house, looking up to see the fort.
This is the Jodhpur fort during the day.
We were offered to stay on a farm near a little village by a friend we made in Jodhpur. Such a nice break from the hectic city travels.
A grandmother and her grandson sitting on there porch in the local village.
We visited in the mountains, Kumbalgarh fort which has the longest wall built around it after the great wall of China (36 KM)
We got to visit some great off the beaten track places that had loads of character and will be great parts of the onelovetours with old palaces and forts scattered all about Rajasthan. 
Locals in India in general don't handle their drinks so well. This guy found a nice comfortable cart to sleep on.
The Hindu God Ganeesh, who is everywhere.Us visiting the Rat Temple, which literally has thousands of rats running around. This is my cousin Bobby (Bobbo) who came to join me for a couple of months and has been a lot of fun to have around. We went to a cattle festival where they had camels dancing, horses dancing, and many different local events going on. Although it looks like this camel is biting this guys neck off, it is part of the dance. This man won the 1st place award for his horses dance. And he has a cool moustache.We went out on a desert safari with two friends, Haley and Lucy.We stayed in local huts in a small village in the middle of the desert. There is a fairly unknown place in India where around 10,000 Siberian Cranes come every year for about 6 months. We went in the morning to where they all fly to for there daily food. The sky was completely filled with this birds, it was really something to see.This is a new friend, Kelsi who we met traveling. She was researching about the life of cows in India. We were at a desert Festival in Jaisalmere where Bobbo and I lost with other foreigners in the tug of war against Indians (they told us 2 out of 3 after we won the first, and they cheated in more ways, I swear!!) Kelsi and the girls dominated the Indian women and were quickly made celebrities with gifts, news interviews, and instant stardom which pained us even more.We would eat in Boppi's restaurant numerous times during our stay in Jaisalmer.In Jodhpur (the blue city) at a guest house, looking up to see the fort. This is the Jodhpur fort during the day.We were offered to stay on a farm near a little village by a friend we made in Jodhpur. Such a nice break from the hectic city travels.
A grandmother and her grandson sitting on there porch in the local village. We visited in the mountains, Kumbalgarh fort which has the longest wall built around it after the great wall of China (36 KM) We got to visit some great off the beaten track places that had loads of character and will be great parts of the onelovetours with old palaces and forts scattered all about Rajasthan.Locals in India in general don't handle their drinks so well. This guy found a nice comfortable cart to sleep on. I know I have been really slack on this blog this time around, but I don't get the time to update it and many days I don't have access to internet (since I am trying to find less visited places) or I just don't have the energy at the end of the day. It will all have to come when I write my book.
No comments:
Post a Comment