Author Archives: Rahul Vora

It started in Thailand, on a beach on the secluded island of Koh Jum. That’s where I met Jo and Martina from Würzburg, Germany.  Jo talked about his year long solo trip in the past, his adventures in Indonesia and … Continue reading →

From the backwaters we took a train to Kannur. A very pleasant train ride, we were in an open air car so we could see the beautiful coastal landscape as we rode along. After arriving at our homestay, one of the … Continue reading →

Some say that you cannot visit Kerala without visiting the backwaters. The Kerala backwaters are a chain of brackish lagoons and lakes lying parallel to the Arabian Sea coast. A network of interconnected canals, rivers, lakes and inlets, backwaters are … Continue reading →

From Fort Kochi we headed to the mountains and place called Indiravanam near Kumily. Indiravanam , which means “a feeling or sense of forest,” is the love child of Morton, who is Danish and Sara, who is English. After a … Continue reading →

We flew back to India on Air Astral and we were struck by the fact that there were barely any Indians on the flight. It was full of French people and it turns out that India is only a layover … Continue reading →

For years I’ve heard about how great Thailand is and, I have to say, it lives up to it’s reputation. It has amazing water, beaches, natural beauty. But the best thing about Thailand is the bathrooms. Really. Every single bathroom … Continue reading →

We came to Krabi after an exhaustive group tour in Burma (Myanmar), moving from place to place, following a tight schedule. Not only that but the Air Asia plane in Indonesia had gone down the same day that we were … Continue reading →

One of our last adventures in Burma was traveling to what is known as the golden rock. I don’t know the exact historical reference but the rock balances on the edge of a cliff and is considered a miracle. It … Continue reading →

One thing I forgot to mention in my entry for Mandalay was our visit to the famous U Bein Bridge. Made entirely of teak wood, it stretches nearly a mile long over a river to the original capital, Amarapura. We … Continue reading →

We took a long boat ride up the Irawaddy River to Mandalay, the old capital of Burma and the seat of the last Burmese king. We got on the boat at 5:30am only to find out an hour later that … Continue reading →