Overall our plan for this trip had always been flexible and without an end date. We did this on purpose to be able to encompass the fluidity of travel and be free to do whatever made us the happiest while we were here. After three months in India, all the plans we had made, sights … Continue reading Our last stops; 2. Arambol 3. Palolem (Going out with a bang!)
Next on our agenda was the long awaited trip to Hampi, in Hospet. The climbing mecca of the world; where Chris Sharma filmed Pilgrimage, where many a climbing documentary has been filmed and a place with one of the most unique and unusual landscapes in the world. Hampi has a far flung, red stone, other … Continue reading Last stops on the road; 1. Hampi.
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.
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.
22 Days, 14 hours and 42 minutes; away from our stationary existence unfolding into a nomadic, undulating and currently infinite adventure. Safe to say that excited just doesn't cut it. Not only does this excursion hold all the normal bits of 'I can't wait for this' and 'I can't wait to see that' that a normal trip … Continue reading Painted elephants & Preparation.
After our last erratically adventurous few days in Ton Sai Bay, we pulled our weary bodies to the mainland. Leaving this unique slice of paradise was tormenting, its slow-paced, incremental isolation was gratifying. High sided and excluded from much modernism, the bay was steeped with hippies, climbers and lazy layabouts with loud ideas. Our kind … Continue reading First taste of crab, last taste of Thailand.
We have had a really really busy few days with limited electricity, wifi and very tired brains! With the end of our time in Ton Sai approaching we starting properly ticking activities off our list. I had started to feel better and my sun burn was subsiding after liberal amounts of eucalyptus, so we took a half … Continue reading Kayaking adventure!
So after Robs over exposure to the sunshine we took some time a part while he could recoup out of the sun. Originally I planned to walk over to Railay and do some browsing in the shops, but instead decided to refresh my climbing rope work with one of the half day climbing courses with Basecamp Ton … Continue reading Sport climbing, Lagoons and more climbing!
Apologise for the lack of updates but where we are currently staying has very limited electricity, let alone wifi! We flew from Chiang Mai airport on the 17th around 4.10pm, it was a pre-booked flight and was a lovely little 1 hour trip. We chose this method over the possible 9/10 hour coach or train … Continue reading Leaving Chiang Mai, and finding our paradise.
We arrived in Chiang Mai after a sickeningly twisty minibus journey back from Pai. We check it at our hostel, The Green Tulip house, and where instantly greeted by the lovely owner Stella and her husband. We were instantly impressed, the hostel was bright, airy and clean. For 5 nights it was 2,500 baht, the equivalent … Continue reading Chiang Mai, Songkran and elephants!
The Manifest Monkeys 