We are waiting to get farewell India massages at our 5-star hotel here in Mumbai. Here's a quick look at the last couple of days. Dec 31: We woke up completely pooped from our 4 days of music festivals. The day passed us by and we got ready for our group dinner with the Calgary crew. We went to a very nice place just back from the beach. Our evening started with a toast of Moet Chandon champagne. We then started the process of making our selections for our 5-cour...

Dec 27: We took a taxi with Danielle and Adam and dropped them at the airport before continuing to our hotel at Candolim beach in North Goa. Our room is nice and clean and we have a nice pool here. We are set back from the bustling nain street so its nice and quiet. We met up with Dan and went for lunch. We tried to get a cab up to Sunburn but they all wanted 1500Rs because of the bad traffic. Just as I was discussing options with a taxi we noticed a free shuttle...

Dec 23: This morning we toured fort kochi with a tuk tuk driver who was very knowledgeable about the area. The coolest spot we visited was a laundromat that employs families who used to be 'untouchable' in India. Kerala has gotten rid of the caste system and these people are now integrated back into society. The entire city sends their laundry to this place. Many families own small stations within this laundromat and thy beat the clothes on rock to get things cl...

Dec 20: After having a short afternoon nap we met up with everyone at the rooftop bar at 4:30. On the first night we each got a free bottle of beer with the happy hour special. These bottles were never opened so we ook them back to our room. We decided to pop these bottles and stroll into the bar with them like we owned the place. We were never questioned about these beers and enjoyed them thoroughly. (we should mention that beer bottles are 650ml in India.) The ...

Dec 18: This morning we made our way to delicious sandwich restaurant for breakfast to find that they were closed. We then searched for the temple elephant to find out that she was feeling under the weather so she wasnt at the temple. After these two let-downs we decided that it was time to get out of Puducherry. We had arranged a car last night and after waiting an hour he finally showed up! Waiting is a big part of Indian culture. As we were waiting, a black Am...