We stayed in Alibag for Christmas, in our small hotel room. On Christmas day Miki sat out on the little balcony cooking us pasta, while I taught online. In the afternoon we took a walk to the beach and had a meander along the front which, despite the downside of smoggy air (presumably drifting down …
India
Time to go back
Just as Sid and Priya had told us, Alibag turned out to be a very popular beach destination. It also seemed to be way off the tourist track as we didn’t see any other foreigners around while we were there. Having cycled all morning to arrive there, we found a park by the sea to …
Heading from Mumbai to Pune, or so we thought…
After leaving Mumbai, Miki and I had a peaceful twenty minutes on the water before reaching Mora Jetty where we met a crowd of people, all waiting for the boat to take them to the city to work. After very gratefully being helped by some locals with my heavily loaded bike, I joined Miki, who …
A Taste of Mumbai
From Georgia, I made my way to India – after a quick stop back in the UK to visit family, and to pick up my cycle touring gear. Miki, who I had met in Tbilisi, was cycle touring, and wanted to head to India next. At some point the idea came up of us heading …