We often think about the tremendous difference between travelling in India (and everywhere else) today compared to how it was when Christel traveled around the world 28 years ago. What we remember is that things took so much longer time in the good old days, everything from booking a train ticket to keep in, Read More
When you stay for some time (more than 3 nights) in the same hotel/place it is easy to get and keep up some daily routines. Every morning and evening we have exercised in some way. Christel has done yoga, we have walked or jogged together in the morning and we have taken long and pleasant, Read More
In Palolem you can shop till you drop… There’s so much nice stuff, especially table cloths, wall hangings and bags but also musical instruments, clothes and jewelry. Christel has explored the possibility of sending stuff home to Sweden by mail but realized that the package may not be delivered before Christmas and then we, Read More
We had planned to stay for only one week in Palolem. Our original plan was to head up to Anjuna beach located in North Goa, where a hippie market takes place several times a week, and stay there for another week. But at the end of the first week in Palolem we did not, Read More
Palolem beach = paradise!! We do not know if our bad experiences in Majorda reinforced the positive impression of Palolem beach but it really felt like we arrived in a paradise. After a taxi ride for just over an hour (1600 rupees) and a nice welcome at our hotel, Palolem Inn, we put on, Read More
After a short airplane ride from Udaipur to Goa we were picked up by a pre-arranged hotel taxi which drove us to our hotel at Majorda Beach. We had booked this hotel in the very last minute, as we had decided that we would like to see something more of Goa before getting to Palolem, Read More
Udaipur was really just what we needed after the messy cities of Jaipur and Agra. The beautiful waterfront, the many nice restaurants near our hotel, quiet alleys made for long walks and a boat trip to watch the sunset. On top of this, the hotel was really good – not luxurious but very homey, Read More
One of the evenings in Udaipur we went to see a dance and music show in an old beautiful museum near our hotel. We were pleasantly surprised. We payed 100 Rupees (1,5 Euro) per person to get in and as we arrived quite late we had to sit at the side of the stage,, Read More
We were lucky and managed to get off the sleeper train at the right station even though we arrived in Udaipur a bit earlier than expected and no one is calling out the stations in these trains. (We use our Smartphone GPS to try to keep track of where we are and that works, Read More
When the clock was approaching two we went to the reception to pay for our stay and to book a taxi to get to the railway station. The same man as at the check-in took our payment and Johan asked him to call a cab. We sat down on the couches in the reception, Read More