Comments on: This is India! 48

By: Rachel Jones

Rachel Jones — Tue, 10 May 2016 18:07:30 +0000

In reply to Ishani.

HI Ishani, I haven’t finished yet. Living in Goa and still touring around. You’re right never ignore your gut – if you can get that right then you will do so well traveling!

By: Ishani

Ishani — Tue, 10 May 2016 16:38:52 +0000

Hi Rachel
It’s fun reading your blog. Am an Indian girl and I am not at all brave enough to go backpacking alone in India. I think there are good and bad sides to India and when there are 1 billion plus people there has to be a certain percentage who are bad. I don’t know whether you have finished touring India since i just discovered your blog.All I would like to say is stay safe and trust people but then never ignore your intuition or gut feeling.
And all those who want to visit India have an open mind about everything… thats the easiest way to get through India. Don’t have preconceived notions about things. Experience it yourself but never doubt your intuition under any circumstances. If something doesn’t feel right, it probably isn’t.
Love and light to all.

By: Rachel Jones

Rachel Jones — Mon, 19 Oct 2015 07:30:43 +0000

In reply to rebecca. lol, me too - sometimes ;)

By: rebecca

rebecca — Sun, 18 Oct 2015 09:47:35 +0000

Love the way they get around things in India

By: Rachel Jones

Rachel Jones — Thu, 28 May 2015 06:57:59 +0000

In reply to Ryan Biddulph. Yes and actually some of my muslim friends from kovalam sneak and drink when they go on vacation :)

By: Rachel Jones

Rachel Jones — Thu, 28 May 2015 06:56:46 +0000

In reply to Krystle. thanks so much for that tips!! :)

By: Rachel Jones

Rachel Jones — Thu, 28 May 2015 06:54:44 +0000

In reply to Amber. thanks for the tip! my boyfriend had a work meeting at da kitchen but i didnt have time :(

By: Rachel Jones

Rachel Jones — Thu, 28 May 2015 06:54:09 +0000

In reply to Elenors. wow i can imagine!

By: Hannah

Hannah — Tue, 05 May 2015 10:59:57 +0000

Hahaha, clever guy! The only dry days I’ve had travelling is when there’s a Buddhist day in Thailand, everything literally shuts down and you can’t get anything anywhere, they do the same thing where they cover up the alcohol with a sheet saying that it can’t be sold.

By: Elenors

Elenors — Sun, 03 May 2015 01:59:40 +0000

Last year I stayed at Mount Abu -a beautiful hill station in Rajastan. This is on the border with Gujarat. Every night the main street was full of drunks from that state, who drove across the border to have alcohol. They drank themselves stupid and somehow went back home. If people want to have alcohol, they will find a way.

By: Amber

Amber — Sat, 02 May 2015 20:54:46 +0000

In Oregon you can buy beer and wine in grocery stores, seven days a week. Spirits are only available through liquor stores. I remember traveling to California as a child and feeling shock at the hard alcohol being sold in the grocery stores! ha!

Maui?! Lucky you! It’s my favorite Hawaiian Island. Try the Loco Moco at Da Kitchen for a local dish. So ono(delicious), we had it twice on our last trip. They have locations in Kahului and Kihei. The road to Hana is gorgeous, make sure to stop at the Black Sand beach, stop for the banana bread sold along the road, and don’t miss the cheap and delicious fruit available at the road-side stands. Bring mosquito repellant if you plan to hike inland. And drive up to Haleakala if you have the chance. Have a great trip!

By: Michelle | Lights Camera Travel

Michelle | Lights Camera Travel — Sat, 02 May 2015 19:51:41 +0000

Wow enjoy Maui!!!

By: Justine

Justine — Sat, 02 May 2015 05:15:36 +0000

Haha, that’s hilarious! I don’t know if there are complete dry days in Indonesia. Although Ramadan is coming up in June (I think) and I highly doubt there will be any booze, anywhere for an entire month. Actually, the alcohol situation on Java is pretty weird. Alcohol is really heavily taxed and ridiculously expensive. They also recently passed a law that convenience stores can no longer sell beer. So trying to find any alcoholic beverages outside of bars and restaurants is pretty tough here. Ha, but the people I order water from sell beer on the sly. I almost died laughing when I received a mysterious text from them showing a fridge full of Bintang beer. At first I was like, why the hell are they texting me this? And then I realized they were capitalizing on the beer ban! Ah, the quirks of being an expat ;)

By: Krystle

Krystle — Fri, 01 May 2015 16:25:12 +0000

Those alcohol laws in India seem very strict. I live in Utah currently and thought that THEY had strict liquor laws. ;-)

Maui is one of my favorite islands! Do you know what part of the island you are staying on? Some of my favorite beaches are Napili Beach, Ka’anapali Beach, and Palauea beach. If you’re staying near Napili, you can rent a paddleboard for the day from 808 boards, and the best part is that they will deliver it right to your location. I love exploring the Road to Hana and of course you can’t go to Maui without diving, or at least doing a little snorkeling. :) I have a lot of information on the blog about Maui, but feel free to email me if you have any questions. Aloha! ;-)

By: ciki

ciki — Fri, 01 May 2015 14:06:59 +0000

Yes I did enjoy this post! LOL! Anywayz was great meeting you in Bandung.. Don’t forget to exchange links with me k? :D take care babe:)

By: Lissa

Lissa — Fri, 01 May 2015 13:39:19 +0000

I did not know that about parts of India having alcohol restrictions. That must be interesting to see so many people in India sober the first of the month. In Utah, supermarkets can sell beer, but not wine, and no spirits. If you want hard liquor, you have to go to the liquor store and of course there is a police car parked out front. They do everything to keep people from drinking. Great article.
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By: Ryan Biddulph

Ryan Biddulph — Fri, 01 May 2015 09:35:31 +0000

That Indian was beyond clever Rachel ;) Sounds super shrewd, smart and prospering, and yep, I would expect that from the dude lol. Love it. We are dry folks so never noticed the drinking situation when we visited Kerala. We heard from friends that many Muslims in the area – Kovalam Beach – try to enforce some laws in their communities but that in the same vein, folks actually eat meat/cows in this region. First place I ever saw a hamburger on the menu, at least in all of the small town areas I visited in Southern India.

Ryan