Havelock Island – Beach No 7 (Radha Nagar Beach)

Posted on November 26, 2010 by Andy_Mark

We saved the best location until last during our stay on Havelock Island, for the last 3 nights we moved across the island Continue reading →

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Snorkeling Trip to South Button Island and Tamarind Cove

Posted on November 24, 2010 by Andy_Mark

While we were staying at beach No 3 we thought it would be a good idea to get out and see a few more of the islands and their marine life – or else what was the point of Continue reading →

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Havelock Island – Beach No 3

Posted on November 23, 2010 by Andy_Mark

For the first 3 nights on Havelock Island we stayed on the eastern side of the island at beach number 3. All the beaches are numbered rather than named here, as are the villages. We stayed at Barefoot Scuba Resort which Continue reading →

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Getting to the Andaman and Nicobar Islands

Posted on November 22, 2010 by Andy_Mark

We left our friends early on Sunday morning and got a taxi the shortish distance across south Delhi to Indira Gandhi International for our flight to Chennai. We got to fly out of the new T3, just few Continue reading →

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Last day in Delhi

Posted on November 21, 2010 by Andy_Mark

On our final day in Delhi the driver wanted to get a photo with us so we stopped at a Kodak store to get a portrait taken (a rather funny experience!). We then went to pick up Mark’s tailor made suit, Continue reading →

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Delhi – The Red Fort and a Late Night Food Tour

Posted on November 20, 2010 by Andy_Mark

After another amazing and very filling home cooked breakfast we headed up to the Red Fort in Old Delhi. As it was a Friday and the main day at the Jama Mosjid, the largest Mosque in India, we were dropped at the station and made our way up by Metro. A pleasant experience until we got to the busier Continue reading →

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Arriving in Delhi

Posted on November 18, 2010 by Andy_Mark

We arrived on the overnight train from Udaipur at around 6.30am. We had arranged to stay with Manmeet and Sanmeet, some local Delhi-ites that Andrea knew through work. They had arranged to have a driver meet us at the train Continue reading →

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Cooking with Shashi in Udaipur

Posted on November 18, 2010 by Andy_Mark

One thing on we were hoping to do on our travels around India was to do a cooking class. The Lonely Planet recommended a lady in Udaipur who ran ‘enthusiastic’ lessons from her small kitchen below a local restaurant. At a pretty bargain Continue reading →

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Udaipur

Posted on November 17, 2010 by Andy_Mark

An early start for what turned into a long days travel. We caught our ‘deluxe’ bus at 8am, (leaves at 7:30 be there for 7:15) luckily we got on quick enough to grab the last seats in the row of two. And settled back – this bus at least had a load of leg room for the 6 hour journey. Which ended Continue reading →

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Jodhpur

Posted on November 14, 2010 by Andy_Mark

The Rajastani sheeshaJodhpur is known as the Blue city and it certainly lives up to its name. Apparently people painted their houses with a chemical to get rid of termites which turned their white houses blue, as a result the old city around the fort has a bit of a Mediterranean Continue reading →

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