(Lotus Nature Cure, Varca, India, 17-25th of Nov) So, again Christel had booked us a one week yoga retreat, this time at Lotus Nature Cure in Varca. The week at the retreat has been very intense with focus on detoxing, massage and yoga. The retreat is not that big, it has 4 guest rooms, Read More
(Kochi, India, 15-17th of Nov 2016) It was time to move on to the north towards Goa were we want to spend our final three weeks in India. We did not want to get on a 16-hour train trip so we decided to get on a flight from the city of Kochi to save, Read More
(Kerala Backwaters, India, 14th of Nov 2016) After a nice breakfast served by our cheerful waiter Sunny (we have only known him for 24 hours but he has given us so many smiles in this short time that we will not forget him in a long time) we took off to our houseboat that, Read More
(Varkala, India, 5-13th of Nov 2016) We now have spent more than a week in a small village, Varkala, which is situated along one of the beaches in Kerala. As usual India delivers and this has, as you will find out, certainly been a very eventful stay.
(Varkala, India, 11th of Nov 2016) In India everything is possible. In Varkala, where we are staying right now, it is really hard to find a restaurant where there is alcohol on the menu. The government has only given permission to sell alcohol to some chosen restaurants as this part of the country, Kerala,, Read More
(Varkala, India, 9th of Nov 2016) India never stop challenging or surprising us (in a fascinating way). This morning we, together with the rest of India, woke up to the news that all Indian 500- and 1000-rupee notes have been declared invalid over night and will be taken out of circulation right away. All, Read More
We spent a few days in our hotel in Colombo – the same as we stayed at when we were here a week ago. This time we had time left for a little sightseeing including the Gangaramaya Temple, a Buddhist temple, and a long walk (19 km in one day!) through the city center., Read More
From Nuwara Eliya to our next stop we went by train. It was a beautiful trip, well known for its scenery with rolling tea plantations and high mountain sides.
Our trip up into the mountains in Sri Lanka did not start out good as our pre-booked taxi was more than an hour late for the pick-up. The driver was forgiven when he found a cute elephant on the roadside and stopped, woke us up (yes, we were sleeping in the backseat of a, Read More
We longed after some beach time in Sri Lanka after the very busy rickshaw week (see earlier posts). We had booked a hotel at Talalla beach in the south of Sri Lanka, a place we had read nice things about. We took a taxi from Colombo (3 hours, 170 km and 9500 rupees = € 60), Read More