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Back to South Goa India

Finally the journey continues and we’ve arrived back to South Goa India.  It’s been a long wait, and seems an eternity ago since we left India on a repatriation flight back to the UK in April 2020. No one knew what was ahead then, especially us and having to cut our travel plans short. (more…)

Happy New Year, hopefully

Happy new year 2021 Well it’s definitely been a strange 2020, full of hopes and dreams, and then March came and went, and here we all are, back at square one waiting to roll a double to get out of jail. lets hope its a better 2021 across the globe, and we can get back to some normality in our life, wherever you may be based. Happy new year, hopefully. And safe travels for 2021

Well we’re surviving lock-down but it seems an age since we arrived back in the UK from India. Being on lock down has been an experience none of us has ever endured in our lives. I’m sure it’s not only us who feel we’re on an endless roundabout of deja vu for most of the last 10 weeks.

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With Covid 19 travel disruptions on the rise, unless you’ve been living under a rock for 4 months, then this infection is going to have a major impact on your travel plans. With Hotels and flights being cancelled, and Countries going into lock-down and their borders being closed off by the hour, things will probably get worse before they’re better.

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Woodo Cafe Colomb Bay South Goa India

The Woodo cafe in Colomb Bay, South Goa, India has some fantastic pure veg food offerings for your palate. Originally based in Agonda, it’s owners Lilam, Lalita and their sons from Nepal have now relocated to Colomb Bay, situated at the North end of Patnem beach.

Woodo Cafe Colomb Bay South Goa India Woodo Cafe Colomb Bay South Goa Location

Follow the beach road into Colomb, pass…

South Goa to North Goa road trip

So after 5 years of visiting South Goa, India, we finally got round to the idea of venturing into unexplored territory, we were heading to North Goa on a road trip. (more…)

Shri Murudeshwar Temple Karnataka Day trip

Whilst staying at Gokarna town for a few days, we decided to venture out and explore Karnataka state and visit the Shri Murudeshwar temple. It was a highlight we wanted to experience, and being based a few kilometres away in North Kanara, pretty close by. We also wanted to view the Yana Rocks & caves in the Uttar Kannada District & the Vibhooti Waterfalls in Achave.

Staying at the same hotel…

Goa to Gokarna Karnataka State

So after 2 months of taking it very easy around the beaches of South Goa, we managed to get our arses into gear and head off on an excursion into the neighbouring state to Goa, Karnataka. We planned on visiting a few sites & beaches around Gokarna town for a few days of adventure to see what’s on offer .

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2 month update from India

2 month update from India 

Greetings! Well it’s been a busy 2 months for us since we departed the UK in November 2019 bound for India. All our plans have come together and we’re both excited to begin this incredible journey that’s ahead of us. It’s going to be a special moment in our lives that we’ll have memories of which will last forever. (more…)

updated travel plans update gallivants journal

Our updated travel plans are in their final stages as we prepare for our departure. With a little over 2 weeks we’ll be flying to Mumbai from the UK and then heading down to Palolem, South Goa in Southern India to set up base.

Updated Travel plans – South Goa India Updated Travel Plans

It’s been a busy month, as we’ve been finishing the final few jobs on our property in preparation to…

The countdown begins to our next adventure, with a little over 3 months before we depart for India for 3 to 5 years of travel.

It’s time to start getting excited. We can’t wait to get on the road! (more…)

The next chapter – new beginnings

The next chapter of our travel plans. Well…as I thought, the recovery from my foot operation has been over 4 months plus now, giving me plenty of time on my hands to come to the conclusion that day time TV sucks just as much as the evening! (more…)

Happy New Year and safe & happy travels for 2019

Just a quick thanks to our followers and first time browsers that come through our blog through 2018. We should be giving you an update soon on our upcoming travels for 2019 as the escape plan is well underway. Keep following for up-to-date info on our plans for this years epic journey. I’m hoping it inspires more folk to get out & travel more especially as our own plans have been delayed due to…

Escaping the 9 to 5 routine

Escaping the 9 to 5 routine. We have all woken up with that feeling when you would rather be anywhere else in the world than starting out on the grind of a Monday morning for that commute to work. Once there you’re stuck behind a screen with the normal array of emails and spreadsheets to look forward to once your day begins. (more…)

Travel plans update – Gallivants Journal

Our travel plans for our upcoming adventures are our priority most days as our departure date is ever getting closer. We’ve had our house valued and we’re just awaiting my operation date for a minor foot complaint. Once that date is set we’ll be putting the house on the open market. All well and good we will get an offer quickly and then it’s house hunting in Devon. We have already scouted the…

The genetic traveler within – travelling the Globe

My makeup always had the genetic traveler within and I’ve been travelling on a journey all my life. The earliest memories are of being selected from my school in 1982 for a youth exchange program to Grenada at 16. This trip also included Trinidad & Tobago, Barbados and other Islands around the West Indies. (more…)

Out with the old, in with the new Cyprus

Returning to Larnaca in Cyprus after over a decade away was always going to bring to the surface fond memories of this divided island. It had been our old playground for 3 years and we had such a great experience there. I couldn’t wait. The prospect of reliving long lost sunny days brought with it the anticipation of beach B-B-Q’s, living it up on the cheap, skinny dipping with strangers and…