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| Anjuna Beach |
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| Tight Rope, Anjuna Beach |
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| Wednesday Flee Markets, Anjuna Beach |
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Your not in India until you have henna |
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| A Merry Indian Christmas |
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| Who can beat a $1 fruit salad on Morjim Beach |
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| Lip Smacking Goooddd |
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| Green Tongue |
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| Drunk Eyes |
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| Wanderers Hostel |
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| Anjuna Antics |
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| Sunset Anjuna Beach |
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| OM |
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Dudhsagar Waterfall |
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Groovin by the Seaside |
T H E ∾ M A G I C A L ∾ R U I N S ∾ O F ∾ H A M P I
B A N G ∾ A ∾ L O R E
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| Fig Mojito's at Shiro's |
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| Shiro, UB City |
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| Skkye Bar, UB City |
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| Smoke House Deli |
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| My most favourite snack in all of India….Paneer Dhokla from Anand Sweets |
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| Dosa O'clock, Akshay's kitchen |
C H E N ∾ N A I
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| Chap Chay Restaurant |
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| Sums up my trip |
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| South Indian brekkie with omelette haha |
M U M ∾ B A I
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Chowpatty Beach at Sunset |
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| Falooda is a cold beverage traditionally made from mixing rose syrup, vermicelli, psyllium or basil, seeds, tapioca pearls with milk |
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| Little Cuties |
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Haji Ali Mosque |
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| Gateway of India |
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| Ferry ride at sunset |
B H ∾ U J
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| Swaminarayan Mandir |
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| Fafda is a deliciously crunchy snack made from chickpea flour served with fried chilies & chutney....ummm yummy |
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| Street Food |
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| Always room for ice-cream |
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| Amazing views of the whole of Bhuj from Pragmahal Palace |
N I R O N A ∾ V I L L A G E
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Sat here for 3 hours before sunset laquerworkshop |
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This is the only place in the world that you will find this Rogan art,it's over 400 years old and handcrafted in this village |
R A N N ∾ O F ∾ K U T C H
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| Yus we are hitchhiking on this big ass truck in the middle of nowhere. Just a bit excited... |
Travelled far and wide including hitchhiked to reach the largest salt desert in the world. I can happily say it's the most amazing & surreal landscape I've ever seen!!!
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| "In the world through which I travel, I'm endlessly creating myself" |
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Extreme Saltness |
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Finding beauty in the simplest of things |
M A N ∾ D V I
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| Vijaya Vilas Palace |
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| Mandvi Beach |
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| chai |
A H M E ∾ D A ∾ B A D
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| Gandhi's Ashram |
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| My Life Is my Message, Gandhi |
A G ∾ R A
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Lucky enough to see this wonder again |
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| Taj with this Guy :) |
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| Agra Fort |
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| Beautiful Marble |
D E L ∾ H I
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Brrrr it's cold , Hauz Khas Village |
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| Hokey Pokey, Hauz Khas Village |
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| Gulab, my favourite sweets |
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| Khandvi similar to Dhokla is primarily made of gram flour but has also yoghurt...so good |
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| Panna cotta Olive Bistro, Gurgaon |
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| Thai feast at Chew, Connaught Place |
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| Pad Thai at Chew |
J A I ∾ P U R
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| All wrapped up |
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All the colours of the rainbow |
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Lunchhhh Time at Taruveda |
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Amazing lunch in an equally beautiful place at Taruveda |
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| Chilli Bean Tacos |
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| The most amazing beetroot hummus with falafel canape |
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| Sushi with Tofu Chilli |
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| Such a faddy |
J A I S ∾ A L ∾ M E R
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| Jaislamer Fort |
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| Weed Cookie Monster |
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| I LOVE Goats |
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| Just Chilling |
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| Camel Safari |
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A camel, the desert, a swag & the night sky....need I say more!!! |
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| My Humps |
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| Best Brekkie of Poha |
S I K ∾ K I M
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| Mini Monks |
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Thukpa Time, Gangtok |
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| Gangtok Ropeway |
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Caught in a hail storm, Gangtok |
S O U T H ∾ S I K K I M ∾ N A M C H I
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| Prayer flags whispering in the wind |
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| Temi Tea Gardens |
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| Guru Rinpoche, Samdruptse |
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| Life Size Lord Shiva, Char Dham |
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| Char Dham |
K A L I M ∾ P O N G
Had the sweetest valentines day, spent with the warmest people .So lucky to have met this beautiful Sikkimese lady whom invited me to stay in her quaint little cottage surrounded by nature...So peaceful
S H I L L O N G ∾ C H E R R A P U N J E E
Since 3 years I've been wanting to see Cherrapunjee (the wettest place on earth) and what an adventure it was to get here to say the least. To survive during monsoon season the native Khasi people have been constructing these living root bridges made from rubber trees. It's the only place in the world like it and it only took 4000 stairs up and down to the lush valley to reach this double decker bridge. Was worth every step!!!
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| Down to my roots |
There is something about India that makes you fall in love with the chaos, buzz and inimitable energy that surrounds every corner. I've always been an earthy spiritual person and fell in love with India a long time ago, I think it had something to do with my love for yoga and of course for delicious vegetarian food.
Later in my life I discovered Indian food, eating and cooking it, and started reading voraciously about all things Indian. I HAD to go there, to see and experience India with all of my senses.
Being a women travelling alone around India can be dangerous like all places in the world (it's all relative) you just have to be aware of your surroundings. The positives of travel in India far outweigh the negatives for me, they keep me wanting to go back for more. I know a lot of people just won’t go there, I wish they would, to see for themselves what it’s really like and challenge their preconceptions. India is a huge country of enormous regional variation, from the beaches of the south to the beautiful white tip mountains in the North.
Many of my friends from India think I should have been born Indian. They think I’m weird to love India so much. I love India from the brightly coloured saris, to the aromatic spices. It's spirituality and diversity is just so different to the Aussie norm, in every way, climate, wildlife, people, traditions. I think that’s why I travel, to find the different. Nowhere else in the world have I experienced the kind of love and care that I have here, from the most ordinary of people who have welcomed me into their homes.
Now that I’m back in the real world, which at times are stressful, Its calming to look back on my experiences while travelling and the people I have met. Even the most transient of relationships can make a lasting impact on your life, and the next trip, the next adventure, is something that is always there to look forward to, because you just never know what might happen or who you will meet.
My trip highlights:
Ancient Ruins of Hampi
Chilling on the beaches of Goa
White Desert, Rann of Kutch
Light show at Akshardham, Delhi
Camping under the stars in the Thar Desert, Jaisalmer
Namchi, South Sikkim
In touch with nature, Kalimpong
Living root Bridge, Cherrapunji, Shillong
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