Highlights of our time in Mysore: Driving out to Dubare to an elephant camp to feed the elephants was a highlight for the children and Mark and me too really. How can you not be pleased and delighted to come across 22 elephants, munching on straw, drinking from the river and a baby elephant suckingContinue reading “India 5- Feast to the Eyes”
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India 4 – An Elephant Spectacle
Onwards to Mysore on the overnight train From Hospet… Mysore. 6:30 am final terminal (this is a relief as we can’t quickly get off trains – we discovered this in Hospet on our way to Hampi! Little people laden down with rucksacks don’t move very fast.) Our pre arranged taxi driver is waiting for usContinue reading “India 4 – An Elephant Spectacle”
India 3 – Hampi – A Ride in a Coracle
From Goa to Hampi – 320 South East of Goa, State of Tamil Nadu. Our itinerary in India has changed somewhat. Our original intention was to to go to Kerala, I’ve travelled in the north of India which I loved, but we wanted to take the hassle factor that I had previously experienced, particularly nowContinue reading “India 3 – Hampi – A Ride in a Coracle”
South Omo Tribes
In the morning we had a play until a man came in and we had to go with him to the south. Our tour guide was called Bek and our driver was called Amde. We went to a tribe where mummy made Injera then we tasted it. After that, I traded all my loom bandsContinue reading “South Omo Tribes”
Boulders and temples
Our plans here in India keep changing. We were still planning to go down to Kerala, but Carole at Casa Susegad questioned why we were going so far, to beaches when we’re not really beach people and to the backwaters that the kids would find boring. It’s a very fair point, so we take herContinue reading “Boulders and temples”
Time for a rest
Our original plan was to just visit Kerala. However, we (OK then, Fi) did a bit of digging and discovered that the beaches weren’t great at this time of year and on reflection, we felt that the backwaters on a boat would be great for the two of us alone, but that the children wouldContinue reading “Time for a rest”
India 2 – Hot and Bothered
So we set off from Casa Susegad reluctantly… the onward journey will take us 300 Km south and east of Goa to the state of Karnataka, it’s been a lovely most relaxing and indulging place to stay, stopping off at the STM en route to get some money out of the machine – nothing ,Continue reading “India 2 – Hot and Bothered”
India 1- Goa – a much needed holiday
Palolem beach in South Goa A fish stall along the way Casa Susegad, a sublime guest house,with immense hospitality Buying train tickets to Goa from Mumbai is no easy feat when you are in Dubai and a foreigner. The Indian booking system is impossible. So I email Carole from Casa Susegad (the guest house where weContinue reading “India 1- Goa – a much needed holiday”
Ethiopia 9 – Lasting impressions
It’s not till we get to the airport, and move on to Dubai and India that I am able to reflect back on our time in Ethiopia, fraught as much as it was with our frustrations and acclimatising to travelling with 3 young kids, in a country which is little set up for tourism andContinue reading “Ethiopia 9 – Lasting impressions”
Steamed up glasses and poached bottoms
We are flying to India via Dubai, so decided to stay a couple of nights there. Needless to say, it’s immediately obvious that we’re going from one extreme to the other! I pay a vist to the loo in the airport, and not only am I struck by all the gleaming tiles and the fact thatContinue reading “Steamed up glasses and poached bottoms”
Five Go Round The World 