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Paw Patrol
Right back at the very start of February, we spotted a distressed-looking stray bitch, frantically carrying tiny pups around the marina grounds seemingly looking for a safe place for them. …
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Life and Laughs in Lockdown
We have now been in lockdown in India for 7 weeks, so seems like a good time to reflect on how we have been coping and what we have been…
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Keeping Cool During Lockdown
Last week I got permission to go out for “essential” supplies and ventured out of the marina into the big wide world. Though the original 21days lockdown imposed on 24th…
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Being “Half Indian”
Finding a few weeks ‘free’ in our calendars about a month ago (before the current coronavirus lockdown), we planned a quick trip up to Hyderabad- just over an hour’s flight…
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Corona Virus, Lockdowns and Curfews
As virus-beating travel restrictions eased themselves into force over the past two or three weeks, we now find ourselves back in the comfort and security onboard Aroha in Kochi Marina. …
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Downtime and Down Dogging in Goa
India is considered to be the land of yoga, so where better to take some time out of our regular travel schedule to invest in mind, body and spirit refreshment on…
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Hyderabad – Buddha & Biryani
Our visit to the capital of the Southeastern Indian state of Telangana was a short trip by recent travel standards. With domestic flights in and out, we stayed for just…
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Tamil Nadu – Exploring South India Part 1
Tamil Nadu is the neighbouring state to Kerala and a continuation of our exploration of the south of India. After our relative success with the overnight buses, we decided to use…
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Tamil Nadu – Exploring South India Part 2
Pondicherry – with yet another overnight sleeper bus we arrived in the early hours for our stay in Pondicherry. The former French colonial settlement that still has traces of its…
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Kerala Backwaters – The Venice of the East
Keen to try out the upmarket version of Indian bus travel we opted for a pre-booked air-conditioned bus rather than a local one for our journey to Alleppy, the start…