The beaches of north Goa
Once we were free from dental appointments we hired Nitin, our taxi driver, to take us out for the day. Although we’d been to Goa several times we’d never been More… →
Tag Archives: Goa
Farewell Chapora
Our friend Sal arrived towards the end of our stay in Chapora, so there was only time for a few outings – a very pleasant afternoon and sunset at Oltremarino More… →
Back to Goa – again
We stayed at the Swan Inn again in Bali. I was glad we went all the way to Ubud even though we were only passing through and staying 4 nights. More… →
India, Take 2
Our first destination from Kathmandu was Delhi, and our short stay there was mostly concerned with shopping – but not the carpets and souvenirs that tourists usually buy. Top of More… →
Language barriers
Watching a young Italian couple struggling to decipher a menu, it occurred to me that being British is a distinct advantage when it comes to travelling through India. For a More… →
Shopped
You really feel like a resident, albeit a very temporary one, rather than a tourist when you have bought, gutted and filleted a large mackerel before 9am. I say ‘mackerel’ More… →
Living Quarters
Half way into our stay, I still can hardly believe our luck in getting this apartment. Before we left Chennai I had fired off emails to the owners of every More… →
The Hotel Business
I always find it interesting to read TripAdvisor reviews of places we’ve stayed, especially the negative ones. People do complain about the strangest things. The main gripe of one unhappy More… →
Life’s a Beach
Now that our days are not punctuated by visits to the dentist, we have fallen into a kind of routine. Up early, before 7:00am sometimes, throw on some clothes and More… →
Teeth, mainly
For the first time since last Thursday we are not going to the dentist today! Things moved quickly after Mr Vagabond had his tooth extracted. A follow up the next More… →