My Life in Words

Hi Everyone. Last post from India - I'm on my way home now, writing this from somewhere over Indonesia. Thank you to everyone who has been reading this and sending me nice messages.  I've been really enjoying blogging in India and it's nice to know people have been enjoying it! Anyway, last time I wrote, I was in Goa. Not much else to report from there. It was a pretty laid back week, which was definitely needed after the hectic busy season I had at work, and after 4 weeks of screaming children. I really enjoyed Goa; the place really grew on me. It doesn't have the worlds most beautiful beaches, or a fantastic party scene, and there are no exciting attractions, but there is something about the place that makes a person want to stay. I think the fact that its sleepy and relaxed without being too quiet or boring is what's appealing. The beaches are nice enough and everyone is very laid back about everything. There is no charge to sit in beach chairs, and there are no ...

Hello. Me again. I never know how to start these things.  Anyway, I'm in Goa now, which is on the west coast of India, about 600km south of Mumbai.  I arrived Thursday via what turned into a long day of travel.  First, my  9am  flight was pushed forward to 8am  and then I was delayed 3 hours (on top of my 2 hour layover) at the shockingly terrible Mumbai Domestic terminal.  There wasn't even a proper restaurant in it - just a few pretty average coffee shops serving up pre made sandwiches.  I managed to hold out until noon before I caved and got myself a glass of wine. I'm staying in a hostel here which is prison themed. All the windows are two way glass and the doors are bars.  It's quite new (opened in September) so its pretty decent - good showers, comfortable beds, etc.  One of the best features is that they have a bunch of scooters which are free for us to use, which has been handy. So my last week up north was good. Last weekend was...