WAH. I have got SO behind with these posts. Electricity and thus internet is still proving a real issue so I'm going to play catch up! I figured I'd break it down into separate posts so its easier, as well as more interesting to read! So, after we departed from Thekkady we had made the … Continue reading Sivananda Madurai Yoga Ashram, Madurai City and Meenakshi Temple.
This hotel is a little homely wedge of paradise, nestled in the mountains and tea plantations of Kumily, palm trees, forests and the Periyar Tiger Reserve surrounding it. In the centre of a bustling, but surprisingly inviting little town. The hotel itself is thoughtfully designed, hanging vines stretch down from planters and every space has … Continue reading A little about Chrissie’s Art Hotel in Thekkady, India.
Phew. Well, my sincerest apologise to those wondering what the bloody hell has happened to our quite regular blog posts. I have no excuse unfortunately, other than the fact we have sort of fell into a nice little smoothed out rut of existence. India doesn't feel so alien anymore, the craziness has just mulched down … Continue reading Whirlwind post; Allepey, Varkala and Thekkady.
Wow, so, we got completely and utterly embroiled into Manali, not only is this place incredibly beautiful but we are residing in an all encompassing hostel where we extended our travelling group from four to six, meeting two new like minded individuals, Matt and Maggie. The days have been so full we haven't had really … Continue reading The Manifestation of Manali; two worlds meet.
The last five days have been an absolute whirlwind to say the least, figuratively and literally. We left Rajasthan, and heading to Agra to see the Taj Mahal on the 2nd, and then hightailed it across Delhi and upwards to the northern town of Rishikesh for the 3rd. We arrived here at about 6am, to … Continue reading G’bye Rajasthan, heading North and Rishikesh.
As Hollie's Mum, Gill, is only staying with us on our journey until the fourth of August we have been city hopping to make sure she gets to experience as much of this varied country as possible in the three weeks she is here. So commencing our departure of Nukkad Guesthouse in Udaipur, we boarded … Continue reading Trying trains, havelis and Shiva festival.
Rising to the sounds of the morning adhan we excitedly prepared for our trip we had organised the prior evening. It was our first organised excursion of the trip, we shared a taxi cab with a lovely French gentleman. It was a scenic undulating journey, windows down to the max appreciating the warm natural breeze … Continue reading Ranakpur, Kumbhalgarh and hillside air.
Magic. Honestly, I love India, I never thought I could fall in love with a country so quickly. Its has a subtle surreptitious nature, secret corners and peeling paint. Coupled with pious yet strangely lenient religious ideals, sun faded walls with gold gilded traditional wall paintings sided with deep ochre flags flying on the rooftops. … Continue reading Stained glass windows and thunderstorms.
So I'll admit that the first few days of our India trip had not wowed me as I'd hoped, when I visited Thailand last year I was told by many that I wouldn't enjoy Bangkok but I fell in love with it. I thought/hoped the same would be true for Mumbai, but without the roaring … Continue reading Udaipur; the city of lakes, monsoon palace and bathing ghats.
The Manifest Monkeys 