Adventure Updates

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Gourmet Goa
Finally. The main reason that we came to India, and the main reason for Goa. This is why our little basement suite was near nothing walkable. Because it was near Rita’s. Day 1: Introductions Our...
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Alleppy
Any Keralan will tell you about the Alleppy backwaters if you let them know your headed to their province. We had heard so much about this landscape, but very little about what it was. So we headed back...
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Periyar Tiger Reserve
No tigers. We went with a hope, but the park office is very quick to dampen expectations. There’s maybe three sightings a year. But there are a lot of other animals to watch out for in the national...
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Thekkady
Our final Western Ghat mountain town was a wonderful home base for four days. Here we settled into somewhat of a routine. A walk around the town or National Park (See Periyar National Park blog) during...
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Ramakkalmedu
A long time ago, back when this trip was still an idea, we stumbled upon a small homestay in the middle of Kerala’s Western Ghat mountains. Spice buds! The simple name stuck out to us, and for the...
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Munnar
In the south of India lies a small mountain range, the Western Ghats, which we got to explore for a few days. The roads here are windy and convoluted. Buses, cars, rickshaws and bikes all compete with...
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Kochi
It’s a new chapter for us now, and a new section of the world. South Asia, or more specifically India. We arrived near midnight after a long day at the DMK Bangkok airport. The arrival was quite...
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Southeast Asia Roundup
Coming from almost 6 months South America, we were ready for a whole different side of the world. And that’s what we got, but it wasn’t all that was imagined for us. There’s really...
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Thai Food
A couple years ago, Graham and I went to Victoria and had one of the best meals of our lives. We went to a restaurant called Bahn Thai, which was recommended to us by and older couple we had met hiking...
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Koh Phangan
Its real easy to get used to luxury. We just came from a gift card stay at the Koh Samui Ritz. So when we got to our little mattress on the floor AC-less room in Koh Phangan, it took a bit of getting used...