- PrefaceHolidays don’t usually start with the arrival to the destination. Getting there on one hand and making the preparations for that are essential parts of traveling. Not to forget the anticipation of the beautiful things to come. My Indian collagues made the preparation a real excitement already. So many hints, recommendations and offers. It took …
- Germany to MumbaiSo the four of us set out, my wife Andrea, my son Levin (15), Andreas godchild Fiona (twentysomething) and me. At the airport in Germany all went well except an broken connection to a Spotify account. All playlists and favourites seemed gone. The relief on Fionas face after she managed to get hold on her …
- Independence DayThe 15th August is India’s independence day. A coincidence that we arrived at just this day, but a positive one. The colors orange white and green guided us through the day, along with thousands of happy Mumbai citizen – and this is only a small fraction of the over 15 million inhabitants of the most …
- Mumbai on WorkdaysHaving our first breakfast in the hotel in Mumbai, we had the idea, that we already had captured the spirit of the city. So what should we do on our second day here. Ticking off sights from a list is not really what I’m into. The old, victorian train station building was said to be …
- Train to PuneTime to move on make more experiences. Heading out to our first train ride, we walked fully backpacked the about 15 minutes into the train station. Luckily it had rained during the night, so the temperatures were comfortable in the mid twenties. Humid enough to sweat though, of course. We arrived at the station well …
- Pune in a DayArriving by train – and on time – in Pune we chose to walk the 2.4 km to the hotel. Pune was not as hot as Mumbai, but the air appeared more dirty. Before we completed our check-in I was already contacted by a colleague from the local subsidiary Vector, the company I work for. …
- With Vector in Pune
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- Goa Ahead
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- Goa is NatureAnother day, another post? While I received the feedback that some people read my blog to follow our vacation, the news to post get less everyday. This part of our journey is meant to be relaxing, which means that we don’t have the days fully packed. Today we just explored the vicinity of our Guest …
- Taking the Next Train
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- Royal Enfield Day in Goa
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- Hampi a.k.a. VijayanagaraToday’s village of Hampi is the name under which the tourist finds two types of stones. One one hand gigantic boulders that mark the impressive landscape, several are 10 meters and higher, like pebbles of prehistoric giants. The other type of stone are the temples and other buildings that remain from the medieval empire of …
- Hampi Boulders and the TungabhadraAfter the day visiting the Hampi temples, we already had to check out of our straw huts (more on the accommodation in another post) as we had booked a night train leaving at 21:10 from the nearby Hosapete train station. Taking overnight trains should save us the cost for one night at a (stationary) hotel …
- Mysure Palace
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- Towards Relaxation in KeralaWe already had had a load of impressions, of which I could describe only the most outstanding ones. Mysure was the last “sightseeing” place, towards the end of our holidays these should get a more relaxing touch as after our return only Levin had one more week off. So besides broadening our mind we also …
- Last Exit KochiTwo more nights until we fly back home, these should add to the relaxation, also we wanted to wanted to buy a few souvenirs to take home. We have chosen Kochi for that, a town at Kerala’s coast with a lot of history and international flair. As for most things, two stories can be told …
- The Way to SouvenirsThe last day we wanted to do some shopping for home. Especially spices were on the todo list. It’s a possibility to take home some of the Indian flavor that was a good company to us in the last nearly 2 1/2 weeks. From the travel guide we knew that Rikshaw drivers offer guided tours …
- Traffic on Three Wheels (Epilogue 1)
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- Dirt Stresses (Epilogue 2)Making India cleaner is a big challenge. What experienced as dirty, many Indians don’t, I guess, as they consider this state as normal and do not see a problem in it. We saw people unpacking food in a car and throwing out the packaging out of the window on a crowded street. Nobody bothered. We …
- A Train to the Past (Epilogue 3)
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