Is it really March

Well what an exhausting week we have had since leaving the serenity of the Goan Coast.
We took an overnight bus from Goa to Mumbai, the buses are very good as they have actual double beds on the top half so you lie down and draw a curtain and sleep all the way which is great on a 12 hour bus journey!
We enjoyed Mumbai and did some shopping in the Bazaars and visited some of the local sights.From Mumbai we got a bus to Aurangabad which is around 350 kms inland to see the Ellora and Ajanta Caves Buddhist,Hindu and Jain Caves sculpted between Ad 600 - 1000 and clinging to a horseshoe shaped escarpement on a mountain.

Amazing Buddhas and a Shiva (Hindu holy deity) that is the largest monolithic sculpture in the world, hewn from the rocks by 7000 labourers over a 150 year period, lucky the same team werent tasked with the job of building Wembley stadium, or were they?

That afternoon we jumped on another bus to Rajasthan another 15 hour bus trip, then a change at Gujarat for a 5 hour trip on another bus to Udaipur the most romantic city in India!
On the way Bryan had been preparing himself for the up and coming Holi celebrations in India, where Hindus celebrate by throwing coloured paint and water at each other. Young and old the whole of India gets involved.
Bryan got amongst it with some vigour and set about buying a huge water pistol with a pump action and plenty of powdered paint for ammo.
However the morning of Holi we were on this bus and Bryan got on very well with the driver and his mate and they thought it would be fun to get this pistol out and attack passers by. But as Bryan put the colour in his waterpistol the water ran out all over the floor of the bus, dyeing it green. Luckily the driver found this hilarious ( his bus was a wreck). Then a water and paint fight started in the cab of the bus with the driver being the instigator and taking his hands off the wheel and eyes off the road, the whole bus was swerving up the road!!
Bryan thought it then best to put it away as, we really didnt want a crash on our hands too!

We arrived safely in Udaipur and it is beautiful lakes with floating wedding cake style palaces that were used in the James Bond Movie Octupussy.

We and the rest of India are now waiting for the cricket world cup to start and there is talk of nothing else here, Bryan has the same conversation with nearly every Indian he meets usually;

Indian; Hi where you from
Bryan; New Zealand
Indian; ahh Stephen Flemming!

Anyway keep warm

Lots of love Julz and Bryan

letter from india

Dear All

It was nice to hear it was snowing,ha ha, we are on the beach again now in Goa soaking up the sun we have a lovely little hut on the beach for 3 pounds a night with en-suite! and clean!!

We have been having a wonderful time travelling about we have been to a place called Madurai and seen these beautiful temples called Sri Meenakshi. covered in riots of colour also got blessed by an elephant there which nearly puts your neck out as he donks you on the head with his trunk.

Then we went to Madras/ Chennai which we didn't really enjoy as we had 24 hour check in and as we had checked in at 6.30 am the previous day meant that we also had to check out at 6.30am not so bad but our train to Bangalore was at 10.30pm, we stowed our packs at the left luggage at the station and wandered round the city went to the beach not the nicest, then sat in a park for about 4 hours.
Being the spectacles of some high amusement of the local kids who kept us entertained, not sure who was entertaining who though.

We stayed in Bangalore for a couple of nights with a couple we had met and hit the nightlife
in Bangalore it was great we went to a really cool rooftop bar that could of been in London and it was full of India's rich and glam young things.
You also had to be rich and glam to afford the drinks so we only stopped for a couple.

We moved onto Hampi which has been the highlight of the tour ruins hundreds of years old, boulders strewn all over the landscape and monkeys everywhere. I will put the photos on line soon.
Bryan hired a motorbike and we rode around all the ruins which was a relief as it was so hot there.
The place was great, though, we stayed across a river next to paddy fields the place didnt even have electricity during the day and was then only on for about 5 hours a night.
So some very romantic candle lit meals.

Then on from Hampi to Goa, I had been dreading this ,moment as i had heard it would be overcrowded with British Louts, but i have been pleasantly surprised, it is a haven a large bay with about 70 bamboo huts and restaurants along the front.
We step right out of our hut onto the beach we are staying in a place called Patnem in Palolem in Southern Goa.

love

julz

Moving around India

Wow Wee the site looks amazing lots of new companies and i love the way the
links go straight to a search of the companies jobs on autojob, cunning! How is the viral going have you been tracking its progress?


I will send this now then send another in a sec.



As i am stuck at the station for 12 hours will tell you in the next mail.
Speak soon love julz n Bry xx

HAPPY NEW YEAR

We have had a great xmas and New Year!
I found myself being asked to DJ at a bar on xmas eve and was billed as a proper dj on their flyers which i was quite impressed with (as i have never done it in my life) as most of my tunes are quite old but i managed to play a few floor fillers!

We have just been to the southern most tip of India to a place called Kanyakumiri for full moon, where 3 seas meet, Bay of Bengal, Indian Ocean and Arabian sea, and you can watch the sunrise and the moon set almost at the same time, it was beautiful and there were around 1000 pilgrims watching.

We are now in Trivandrum a hot and dusty city but we are off to Periyar elephant reserve next and also the backwaters of Kerala.

We have met some great people especially Ovre the German Landscape gardener with one of the best handlebar moustaches we have ever seen. Anyway folks we will keep in touch as often as we can.

Merry Xmas from India

Well bryan and i are preparing for our xmas day, seafood feast with 2 baby bottles of champagne that have survived the journey from the uk.
Also a couple of bottles of wine from Dubai that i didnt manage to drink. (unusual for me i know).
The wine in India can leave a lot to be desired as well s being nearly as dear as the uk.
We have found a wonderful tree top restraunt overlooking the sea and think we will be eating around 4pm after a nice swim and our usual sun baking, at least its my skin i am roasting this year and not some half frozen turkey.

We went to a gala dinner last night with Indian performers, it was hilarious the worst drag act i have ever seen, pictures to follow, but you would need more than beer goggles to chat them up trust me.
It was very entertaining though to say the least.
After they had fire dancers which is really clever when you are sitting in a hut made of dried palm tree leaves and they are throwing fire about, not only that it was kind of like sitting in a garage with your engine on it was so smoky.
Then they had fireworks which had been sitting on the table next to where the fire dancers had been prancing about!
These were just lit in a guys hand and thrown off the cliff hand-grenade style.
So no health and safety officers here then!!

We decided to make our way to a slightly safer bar after that!

Well the bizarre and perculiar computers i have had to use recently this has to be the worst, it has paper stickers on the keys with letters written on that i have to keep sticking back down as i write, but i am getting there.


Well have a fantastic christmas we will be thinking of you!!

Keep warm

Lots a love Julz n Bryan

Kerela Valkala beach Ommmmm

Wow we have found paradise in Valkala, a beautiful cliff top overlooking the Ocean with 3 beaches to choose from.
Bryan is messing about in the surf all day and i am on my 4th book already!!
Have started yoga classes they are really cool and i am finally unwinding....
We have met some lovely people a couple of lads from Jersey, who will be keeping an eye on the blogging!
Last night i booked us all onto a cooking course and we have learnt how to make chappatis, Korma, Masala amongst others, so i think i will be curry queen when I finally start cooking again,
I have rather got used to, not having a kitchen though!


We have booked to stay here until the 28th Dec. For a month here it is costing us the same as our weekend in Dubai!!
We are looking forward to our xmas lunch on the beach!


I have been keeping my eye on the autojob site it looks great and i see we are now powering the jobs for car and Max, thats great!

Yeppie autojob arrives in India

I am typing this while sitting in a ramshakle hut in Kochi Southern India
with a keyboard with not many letters left on it, thank god i took those
touch typing lessons at school, however it is quite a slow process.
We are staying in a beautiful fishing village in Fort Kochi, Bryan helped
the fishermen reel in their catch yesterday and we saw some dolphins
swimming by, we are completely surrounded by lush palm trees and it is very green and fertile here.


I have also seen Jason strolling about (Goats) which made me crack up, will send some pictures soon. No monkeys yet

We are off further down south tomorrow to see the huggy mumma she is a divine mother who has special powers and one hug from her makes you feel happier than you have ever been!
So she will have her work cut out as we are pretty happy now as it is!

Anyway we will keep in touch as best we can take care!
Lots a love Julz

India and back

Hello everyone

I am now well and truly on my way around the world, first stop India.

So lots of mad pic's and stories to follow.

All the best


love


Jules

Visa heaven

Well Guys

Got my Visa for India today HOOORAYYYYYYYYY!!!

So i'm off to help review the transport system LOL

Any tips or stories greatly recieved.

love you all

To the automotive capital of India and don't spare the horses.

Help Help Help

i just dont know what to do........

well thats not ture as iam off now to india for 6mths yehhhhhhhhhhhhhhh

so catch me in the punjab hehe

day expliots and pics

love you all

julz xxx

10 days

Only 10 days togo to India.... 1 day left of work boo hoo!

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