South Goa

well, South goa is SO much nicer than North! I arrived in Pallolem a few days ago, with Jess and Sarah. We had a long tiring journey from Mumbai.
1st we took a night bus & i was lucky enough to get seated next to a guy who was puking the whole journey (so i couldnt get to sleep, and it smelled SO BAD) ! And sarah woke up to find the guy next to her, holding her hand !... so that was fun : / .
Then we took another bus from mapusa to calangute, which was hot and sweaty. When we got to calangute, we were nakerd and still needed to look for somewhere to stay. So sarah sat in a cafe, keeping an eye on the bags, while jess and i went to find a hostel/guest house... We looked at about 6 different places all over. Eventually we found one in our budget and it wasnt that bad. The next day, we were fed up of bieng in calangute. Its really not very nice, the only people you find there are old german and russian pensioners & thompson holiday fish and chip Brits. We made a plan to go down to Palolem (where i am now) by only using local buses... that took a day, and again we were exhausted. But it was so worth it when we got here. Its still touristy here, and still India, but the beach is gawjus and the people are mainly cool middle aged hippys, studants and english kids on their gap year . So i was happy.
Jess and sarah also loved it, but they decided to only stay a day here, as they needed to get to Bangalore for a 10 day Meditation course. kinda sad saying bye, but we had a good time together, and i didnt mind being back on my own.

I am staying here for maybe 1 more night, and then taking a night bus to Hampi. Where i will stay one night, 2 days, and then return to Goa for the 17th. On the 19th i will take a 26h rain ride to New delhi..

I seriously need to dedicate some time, to working on my tan. But its just so HOT here ! but better hot then cold i spose :) .

will update soon, and hopefully upload some more photo's...
x

Back in India..

So I'm back in India. I have been in Mumbai for the last few days, with Jessica (cousin) and Sarah. We are staying in an apartment that Jessica's friend owns, which is simple but great, because we have our own space. Mumbai is so different to everywhere i have seen so far. Its so nice to be in a city for a change , but it can get a little tense and hectic.
It's so nice finally being with friends, even though its only for a few days. Walking around in Mumbai is an activity in itself, and it's nice just to wander. We haven't really seen any tourist attractions while here apart from "The Gateway of India" which reminded me a lot of the "Arc De Triomphe" in Paris.
Yesterday we visited a small school, that was set up by a nice Indian lady. She has turned an old city bus into a school for the street children to attend. The kids all lived in the slums or on the street. She teaches them basic English, Maths & Hindi, because they are only young ( 4 - 8 ) and then gives them a full meal after the lessons. I really enjoyed seeing the school and meeting the kids, they were fascinated by my blue eyes and they kept giggling and squishing my arms.
Tomorrow we will visit the slums and hopefully I will get some really interesting photo's.
Our plan for the next few days is to take a train or bus from Mumbai and make our way down through Goa and down towards Hampi. Then Iwill slowly make my way up to Delhi. Jess and Sarah will leave me on the 15th and get to Bangalore to do a 10 day meditation course. I can't join them because I have a 8 day "Golden triangle tour" starting on the 20th, in Delhi.
Ok , well, will update you guys soon x