The occasional traveller

Sorry, just so excited. We are heading back to Goa on 31st December, staying in Colva for 2 weeks. Last time we were there was in November 2006, and we missed it so much, and go so annoyed with the English summer, that we saved our time off and booked our holidays. Obviously every one i spoke to is a bit apprehensive for us as we go via Mumbai, and following this week’s events, it is understandable, and i must admit it was quite upsetting to see the pics of Leopold’s Cafe, the hotels and the train station, but there again life goes on, and personnally i feel safer in Goa than i would in London or Paris. So my questions are: how are things in Mumbai for those of you that have been in transit through the city? and are there any gigs worth going to around Colva on New Year’s Eve/Day? any recommendations would be welcome.

Thanks

PS: so pleased to be back ;0

We have been back almost 3 months now. Strangely enough, we still have vivid memories of the whole trip. I went through the task of selecting pics for the photo album. So far I have printed 350 photos, but i think it will be 400 by the time we’re done. [read on]

We have managed to upload 3 pictures after one hour throught the 0.5mg broadband (sense the sarcasm). We'll try again tomorrow. Nous avons reussi a telecharger 3 photos apres une heure grace a leur ADSl de 0.5mg ... [Continue reading this entry]

Well this is it! I am writing this post from the Hilton at Heathrow where we have spent our last night of luxury for a long long time. The trip between Stansted and Heathrow was a pain in itself as the ... [Continue reading this entry]

Just a quick hello from France where we are really enjoying the indian summer. It was still in the low 20s when we arrived. The trip was a bit of an adventure as we had too much weight, one too ... [Continue reading this entry]

Well what a night that was! about 40 people turned up and a few of us lasted until 3/4am. The trouble was that we were moving our stuff out of the flat into our storage space the following day :( ... [Continue reading this entry]

See a picture of our travelling friend: clean, small, quiet. When we are fed up with her we can shove her in our bag, does not require food / water and will look great in pictures when we can't be bothered. Can be ... [Continue reading this entry]

Panic yesterday about storage space: have we reserved a space big enough? Had to go and see again to put my mind at rest. Feel a bit better now but this morning, I decided it was time to get serioulsy started. ... [Continue reading this entry]

Good morning/afternnon/night,

I have updated the page with a brief description of our first step to prepare the trip: tickets and destinations choice. Click here.

Bonjour/Bonsoir,

J'ai fait une bref descirption de la premiere etape a la preparation de notre voyage: les billets ... [Continue reading this entry]

Hello there,

just a quick hello from Paris where I am for a business trip. It was a nightmare to get to because of the fog and Charles de Gaulles airport is crap anyway, but now it is nice and sunny. Only ... [Continue reading this entry]