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traveller
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Posted : Dec 3, 2006 17:03
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I've got some travelling questions 
Flying to Delhi 1st of Jan and I'm after some suggestions on where to go from there. Don't have that much time, just 18 days. What I'm mostly after is drinking/smoking/chilling/swimming. So where to head from Delhi and how and will it cost an arm? I've been thinking of the island of Diu in Gujarat. Anyone ever been there? Anyways it doesn't really matter.. all I need is a nice beach 
Should I perhaps head to Goa instead? Etc etc..
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*Karma Cola*
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Posted : Dec 3, 2006 22:57
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Dui is phenomenal. i've been there once, but with family. Highly recommend it if u want something fresh.
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traveller
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Posted : Dec 4, 2006 09:51
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Okay, but it's rather quiet isn't it? Not that it's necessarily a bad thing
Do you reckon Gokarna is any cool? It's another place we've been thinking.
Also do you think it's worth it to carry a surfboard from Finland all the way there or just rent one? Can't be that expensive there can it?
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sure_smoke_alot
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Posted : Dec 4, 2006 21:29
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@traveller
if u really want to experience sumthin truely vivid and big go to the kumbh mela
http://www.kumbhamela.net/
u surely be 'lost' in it
seriously it is an experience of a life time
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Shaqattack
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Posted : Dec 5, 2006 03:17
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@traveller....to be honest...if u want good beaches u can head all the way south to pondicherry..which will be less crowded as compared to goa...or maybe even gokarna.....
i have never been to gokarna at that time of the year so i really dont know how it is...but a couple of my firneds are headed to gokarna for xmas will let u know how it is then so you would know by the time u arrive in india....
if its only beaches your after then the entire south coastline has awesome beaches...and hardly explored by tourists....
about surfboards...well thats a dodgy situation....coz carrying it around india will be a bitch if u want to keep moving....but the other problem is renting surfboards is not really rampant in india...i dont think i have seen more than a couple of people with surfboards in goa....but u can rent jet skis etc for a piddle of an amount....
any more info feel free to ask..
cheers...
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traveller
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Posted : Dec 5, 2006 16:13
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On 2006-12-04 21:29, sure_smoke_alot wrote:
@traveller
if u really want to experience sumthin truely vivid and big go to the kumbh mela
http://www.kumbhamela.net/
u surely be 'lost' in it
seriously it is an experience of a life time
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Kumbha Mela is something that I want to experience. However this is not the time for it. Man I'm in India for only 18 days and I haven't swam in a Ocean for well over a 100 days. It's the beach that I'm after this time. Also I reckon my friends would not be too delighted about it. "What is this hippie bs?"
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@traveller....to be honest...if u want good beaches u can head all the way south to pondicherry..which will be less crowded as compared to goa...or maybe even gokarna.....
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Are you saying that Gokarna's beaches are not good? From the pictures I've seen the place looks like a paradise. Also the more south, the more we have to travell..
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about surfboards...well thats a dodgy situation....coz carrying it around india will be a bitch if u want to keep moving....but the other problem is renting surfboards is not really rampant in india...i dont think i have seen more than a couple of people with surfboards in goa....but u can rent jet skis etc for a piddle of an amount....
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Travelling with a surfboard is always a bitch. But yeah, I think I'm not taking it with me. If I can't rent one.. I don't care. Then I just chill more
Would love to get a small update on how Gokarna is this time of year. Like are there any parties ever? What do people do at nights, etc..
Thanks for the info guys
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Gopendragon
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Posted : Dec 5, 2006 17:35
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Go to pushkar for few days to visit the ancient holy temples,make pujas to the local godz,give donations for da poor to eat,and create good karma,charge ur being with pure hindu energy,and then go goa.....the party land on the party period,u luccky christhmas in goa ....
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Shaqattack
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Posted : Dec 5, 2006 17:55
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@traveller ....no way did i say the beaches of gokarna arent good....on the contrary they are AWESOME.........they might be really crowded is what i said.......but hey u might jes meet some hella interesting people....or otherwise 
if u do check this space during the last week of this month i can try n provide u a trust worthy update of the scene there..... |
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Braindrop
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Posted : Dec 5, 2006 20:36
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Ifur lookin for a different kinda journey... Then i wld defenitely suggest u to go to Gokarna ,Om beach, Kudle beach...and not to forget Paradise beach...coz it truly is paradise man. Im sureu will havea great time there.
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psybratt
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Posted : Dec 5, 2006 22:26
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I recommend Kovalam beach in Kerala .. i am not sure if you can get surf boards for rent ..
if you have a chance I recommend a visit to Manali, Darjelling .. north of Delhi ..
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rich
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Posted : Dec 5, 2006 22:39
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traveller, if I were going someplace in hopes to surf (which I do whenever I can!) I scour the web for info. I pulled up this site: http://www.surfingindia.net/
Looks like there's some nice spots down there! damn I'm getting excited myself! maybe an Inida trip is in store for me!
But my big (OT)question - you surf in Finland? how? where?!
Pardon my enthusiasm but I have met very few surfers into psytrance (and vica versa) which I find strange given the similar nature and vibe.
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Yidam
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Posted : Dec 5, 2006 22:59
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Kovalam beach is gorgeous! The surfingindia site claims its the best known surf spot in India too. Fantastic seafood, amazing massages and not too far from the Kerela backwaters where you can stay on a boathouse.
I was there over a summer so it was pretty quiet. No parties in that side of India but a great nature trip. |
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traveller
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Posted : Dec 6, 2006 00:24
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On 2006-12-05 22:39, rich wrote:
traveller, if I were going someplace in hopes to surf (which I do whenever I can!) I scour the web for info. I pulled up this site: http://www.surfingindia.net/
Looks like there's some nice spots down there! damn I'm getting excited myself! maybe an Inida trip is in store for me!
But my big (OT)question - you surf in Finland? how? where?!
Pardon my enthusiasm but I have met very few surfers into psytrance (and vica versa) which I find strange given the similar nature and vibe.
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Heh I'm not much a surfer really (yet). I do it when travelling and given the chance. Spots in Finland are in rare and from what I gather rather shitty, at most like 30 surf days a year.
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Kovalam beach is gorgeous! The surfingindia site claims its the best known surf spot in India too. Fantastic seafood, amazing massages and not too far from the Kerela backwaters where you can stay on a boathouse.
I was there over a summer so it was pretty quiet. No parties in that side of India but a great nature trip.
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But it's really, really far away from Delhi isn't it? Like twice as far as Gokarna, right? 18 days isn't that long a time. 
Hmm.. eh I think I settle with Gokarna even if there's no surfing there. Then I go diving and stuff
Also I'm not that hot about beach psy parties every freaking day but wouldn't mind a few parties while there.. Hmm
How's the chilling scene? I take it smoking is rather widespread in India and as long as you don't advertise it to a cop all should be fine?
Oh and what happens if you're unlucky enough the get caught with little green/brown? A small bribe? Big bribe? About?
e. How is the shark scene in Gokarna? I'm not too hot about swimming in shark infested waters..  "The dinosaurs became extinct because they didn't have a space program."
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Freeflow
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Posted : Dec 6, 2006 01:03
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"e. How is the shark scene in Gokarna? I'm not too hot about swimming in shark infested waters.. "
chicken! 
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mk47
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