Golden Amritsar
Amritsar is a crazy Punjabi city steeped in history, and our short time here was spent taking in the beautiful Golden Temple and trying...
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- Dec 18, 2018
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Bustling Bikaner
Our time in Bikaner was very short and sweet. Intended to be a quick stop-over to break up the long journey to Amritsar, we didn’t even...
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- Dec 16, 2018
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The Camel Safari, A Moral Dilemma
A Camel Safari had been high on our list of things to do before we arrived in India, but as we met other travellers and started to learn...
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- Dec 4, 2018
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Jaisalmer, The Desert Town
Jaisalmer is an incredible little city which rises up from the middle of the desert. Built around a brilliant, inhabited fort, the...
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- Dec 1, 2018
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Jodhpur, The Blue City
After a prolonged stay in Udaipur we were finally ready to move on to another Rajasthani city on the tourist trail, Jodhpur. We arrived...
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- Nov 28, 2018
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Udaipur, The City of Lakes
After a long and very bumpy government bus ride, we arrived at the majestic city of Udaipur. Arriving in darkness, our first sight of the...
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- Nov 19, 2018
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Pushkar and The Crazy Camel Fair
Saying goodbye to the South and ready to start our adventures in North India, we headed to Goa to catch a flight to Jaipur, Rajasthan....
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- Nov 11, 2018
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The Magical Land of Hampi
After a very quick two weeks we said goodbye to everybody at Saraya for a few days and headed for highly-praised, mystical Hampi. Our...
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- Nov 9, 2018
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A Workaway in Goa
After an amazing month in Gokarna we both felt it was time to move on to somewhere and something different, and so off we set to North...
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- Oct 20, 2018
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A Month in Glorious Gokarna
Our time spent in Gokarna is without doubt a highlight of our trip. We initially planned a two week stay by the sea, but ended up staying...
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- Sep 22, 2018
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A City Stop in Mysore
After a week and a half in the Western Ghats we said goodbye to the cool hills, and goodbye to the state of Tamil Nadu, and headed for...
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- Sep 18, 2018
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The Cooler Climates of Coonoor and Ooty
Feeling very at home in the cooler climates of the hills we decided to spend some time in the hill stations of Coonoor and Ooty. Both are...
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- Sep 12, 2018
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The Western Ghats, Kodaikanal
Struggling with the Indian summer, we escaped to the much cooler hills of Kodaikanal in the Western Ghats. As we climbed the hairpin road...
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- Sep 7, 2018
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The Temples of Trichy and Madurai
After Pondicherry we moved away from the coast for the first time in India - and we really noticed the lack of cooling sea breeze!...
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- Sep 4, 2018
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A Long Weekend in Pondicherry
After a week in Mahabilapuram it was time to move on and we both felt excited to see the popular destination of Pondicherry. Being a...
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- Aug 28, 2018
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Mahabalipuram by the Sea
Our first three days in Mahabalipuram (Mahabs) were pretty much spent like this: That’s me sleeping under a fan, living off crackers and...
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- Aug 23, 2018
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A Chennai Welcome to India
A very quick hour and a half flight and we landed in Chennai airport. We had been warned by books and other travellers that you can’t...
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- Aug 8, 2018
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Historical Galle Fort
After our ten days in Hingurukaduwa we were both looking forward to some time to ourselves and so we headed for the south coast towards...
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- Jul 28, 2018
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Camping in Hilltop Paddy Fields, Hingurukaduwa
After our first long Saturday of teaching, and only our second whole day in the village, the Principal of the centre strongly encouraged...
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- Jul 27, 2018
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Teaching in Hingurukaduwa
After our short break in Udawalawe and Haputale, our second Workaway gave us the opportunity to teach English in Sri Lanka, something we...
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