Our final week in India didn’t quite go as planned — what was meant to be a relaxing tour through beautiful Kerala turned into a lesson in patience, persistence, and finding humour even in frustration. Kerala: Frustration and Craziness We’ve officially left India — and what a whirlwind the last week was! In my previous post, we were on an overnight bus to Cochin...
When I last wrote, we had just arrived in Hampi after a night bus—an experience I hope not to repeat soon. I’m now writing this while on another night bus, this time bound for Cochin. It’s still a bit of a bumpy, airborne ride, but perhaps not quite as bad as the last one. How we ended up taking another night bus is a long story, but suffice it to say, sometimes...
It’s wild to think we left home six months ago. Time has flown, the memories are stacked a mile high, and somehow we’re only halfway through the adventure. Here’s the whistle-stop reel of what’s happened so far. Six-Month Whirlwind Recap We set off July 5, pointed the car at Penticton, BC to visit Nic’s mom (Moire), then I ducked to Ontario to see my family. Nic...
Merry Christmas to all of our friends and family! It’s Christmas morning, and I’m writing this from our beach hut on Palolem Beach in Goa, India. Nicola is in the hammock, and I’m sitting on our small porch. Our beach hut is simple—four walls of plywood covered in thatched palms with a burlap roof—but it has an attached bathroom and even hot water, which counts as a...
Fresh off our Pokhara high and still smelling faintly of yak wool and victory, we pointed ourselves toward India—via Buddha’s birthplace, border chaos, river rituals, marble perfection, and (we hope) a few striped superstars. Lumbini by Bike We hopped on $2 rentals and pedaled to the modest complex marking Buddha’s birth. Shoes off, hush on: inside are protected...