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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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Back Pocket Skills for a New Travel Lifestyle
There were many responses to our announcement that we were packing in corporate life to sail and travel for the next two or three years. Some were expressions of concern…
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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…
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Tea, Spice and All Things Nice in Munnar
We arrived at Ernakulum bus stand just in time to witness what appeared to be the filming of a scene for a Bollywood movie with a whole camera, lights and…
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And So It Begins…
So here we are at the start of a new and exciting chapter in our lives. After years of spinning round and round the corporate hamster wheel, we are embarking…
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Full Circle to Dubai
Night watches on a long passage give you a lot of time to think about things. My problem is that I don’t always remember everything when I get around to…