The Indian Adventure Continues

The Indian Adventure Continues

As Carrie and I hit the two month mark in two days, our time in India is coming to an end. We still have plans to volunteer for a couple of weeks doing reforestation, check out a supposedly untouched set of islands to do some scuba diving and, depending on …
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Making a Home in Hampi Next to a Tee Pee

Making a Home in Hampi Next to a Tee Pee

Essentially two towns in one, the Hampi Bazaar area is a bustling tourist area with temples, countless overpriced hotels and shops and the feel of a large city. Most visitors stay here and are in and out in a day. The more adventurous, and those with more time, take a …
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Hangin’ With the Hippie Community in Hampi

Hangin’ With the Hippie Community in Hampi

India is full of small towns that hippies flock to and seem to get sucked into and stuck in. As a result, these feel more like Western communities than a local town. Sure, the shops are run by locals and there is never any doubt that you are in India, …
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Misadventures Getting to Cochin

Misadventures Getting to Cochin

After our time in Hampi, we set forth on an overnight sleeper bus…the first one of our traveling career. Essentially, it is a normal bus but above the seats are little compartments with beds in them. We thought we would be traveling in style and comfort, but when we arrived …
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Cochin: Backwater Tours, Traditional Dance, Chinese Fishing Nets and Jew Town

Cochin: Backwater Tours, Traditional Dance, Chinese Fishing Nets and Jew Town

Our march south continued with a stop in Cochin in the state of Kerala, which is one of the most romanticized cities in India. Occupied by the Portuguese and Dutch for hundreds of years before moving to British control, the city has a European feel: especially in the architecture and …
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The Indian Adventure Continues This and That

The Indian Adventure Continues This and That

Tipping is not customary and we often get funny looks when dining in a group and trying to organize a few rupees for a tip. Everyone loves Obama! Everyone hates Bush. Good thing we agree :) We showed up at a fancy restaurant in Cochin on Valentine’s Day without reservations …
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The Indian Adventure Continues Pics and Videos

The Indian Adventure Continues Pics and Videos

Pic links: Hampi, Bangalore and Transportation Cochin, Backwaters, Chinese Fishing Nets and Jew Town Video Links Cochin Kathakali dance concert Demonstration Cochin Kathakali dance concert final dance Cochin – Kerala House Boat Driver Hampi Dusk nature sounds from a rock in a rice patty Hampi Full Moon Drum Circle

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