On February 1 two inexperienced and naïve British travelers are setting out on an epic journey across asia, this is their story...

Saturday, March 04, 2006

Neptune, Bez and Jason from Big Brother

Bonjour,

Sorry for the late update, we slept most of yesterday after a nightmare coach journey but hopefully next week the updates will go back to Thursdays.
I would like to start by responding to Garlen’s vilification of me in his last post. Firstly, the origami chicken, made by Garlen to sound like some sort of lethal weapon, was in fact fashioned by me using a paper napkin from the dinner table. Secondly, how much can a paper napkin in the eye actually hurt? Even if you’ve recently had laser surgery as he keeps reminding me.
Anyway, we’ve basically spent the last week on a beach called Anjuna. It’s quite nice there, but everyone insits on constantly playing trance and Bob Marley, which can get annoying and when you’ve got a hang over isn’t the best way to start your day.
We went to a club on the first night and stayed there till 5am after getting drunk on oversized Vodka drinks. While there we did see Bez from the happy Mondays and Neptune the god of the sea (may have had something to do with the Vodka) oh and they strangely sell eggs at the club.
We also met two Danish girls (Garlen unleashed the Lo charm, they were helpless, oh and I chipped in by asking how you say achoo in Danish. It’s achoo in case you were wondering) who we were supposed to meet the next night but we forgot where.
We did however go to the near by Baga beach (Costa Del Goa) on the following night where we tried the nicest food we have eaten on our trip, it’s called Manchurian cauliflower – basically cauliflower fried in honey sesame seeds and soy sauce. We also went to a hip hop club and got a bit ghetto. We saw another celebrity while there; Scottish Jason from Big Brother, he was on his own I felt a bit sorry for him.
We also bumped into the Danish girls again and ended up watching the sunrise on the beach with them and a few Indian guys we had met. I stupidly left my shoes by the water and lost them to the sea, god rest their souls. (Sorry)
Met the Danish girls again and did the same the next night. Went back to Anjuna got a couple of hours sleep but in the morning the woman landlord kicked us out of our rooms and we moved to near by Vagator beach for a night and stayed with some weird Indian midget bow legged people. Again met Stena and Tania (I think they wanted to go to the club again as they met us all dolled up but instead we took them for a night playing table tennis at a sports bar – a charm offensive no girl could resist – as we are lazy) We stayed up all night again then got a night bus to Bombay (was a bit like being in a tumble dryer with a bunch of sweaty Indians) where we are now.
Spent the day walking around Bombay. The place smells and has loads of beggars, but we’ve learnt how to ignore them. It also has lots of old colonial buildings, so we’re doing the whole culture thing. Tomorrow we’re going to a laughing club – they just sit about chuckling – and going to be extras in a bollywood movie.
Couple of quick last points, Garlen is a good fisherman, we went fishing in pollelm both caught fish but he walked into a restaurant with his and got them to cook it. And I am crap at haggling, I managed to buy some string for a pendant I have at the bargin price of 100 rupees or 77p. It took me twenty minutes to get the price that low.
No pictures this week as the computers here are all useless!

2 Comments:

Anonymous Anonymous said...

Wow, you two know how to treat girls to a good night out.

Did you play the table tennis while running round the table - admittedly that is reasonably good fun! Not too good though if you're in heels expecting to go clubbing though.

Have fun guys....

xxxx hay

9:22 AM

 
Anonymous Anonymous said...

yes - we did play the running round the table game. haha (u still remember!), and it was good fun!

g x

3:50 AM

 

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