Author Archives: erinparker75

Kerala

Posted on October 21, 2013 by erinparker75

Our time in Goa is cut short by our next destination: Kerala. And that flight was quite eventful due to yours truly. You must remember, at this point I was operating on 4-5 days with no sleep. My brain was … Continue reading →

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North Goa

Posted on October 10, 2013 by erinparker75

(I pulled this straight from my journal entry that I wrote the day we went to North Goa) Goa: Everything we went through before was worth it for her. Our second day we take a car to North Goa. Boho … Continue reading →

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Lorelei gets an 8 Hour Nose Piercing

Posted on October 8, 2013 by erinparker75

While moseying around North Goa after dinner, Lorelei decides to get her nose pierced. It’s horrific. And falls out 8 hours later. #fail

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Meet me in the mall, it’s Goan down

Posted on August 29, 2013 by erinparker75

We rush to get on the plane to Goa, which makes a stop in Delhi first. For FOUR HOURS. We camp out in one of the bars and have our first taste of alcohol in 3 days. Then our flight … Continue reading →

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Some notes on India

Posted on August 20, 2013 by erinparker75

So I know it seems like I’m a Pessimistic Patty, but there was a part to my trip that was really just awful, and I made a promise to myself to always be authentic on my blog. Sometimes life isn’t … Continue reading →

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The Cinderblock Part 3

Posted on August 13, 2013 by erinparker75

Shortly after the phone call, we see two of the guys from earlier haul a bed inside the cinderblock. They put it in the corner and then go get sheets. So that is what the phone call was about – … Continue reading →

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The Cinderblock – part two

Posted on August 6, 2013 by erinparker75

The drivers leave, and with them all of our hope. Resigned, we settle in for what proves to be one of the longest nights of my life. Did I mention it’s freezing? How did we end up in this concrete … Continue reading →

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The Cinderblock – Part one

Posted on July 24, 2013 by erinparker75

You know what? I never found that phantom chanting. Eff you, Kumbh. The cars were supposed to pick us up at 6pm to take us to Varanasi, where we were catching our flight to Goa. They don’t arrive until 9:45pm. … Continue reading →

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Kumbh Mela Part 3

Posted on May 15, 2013 by erinparker75

Here we go, wandering around on the main bathing day. Chad and Cerrie brought dry clothes and just changed in the boat so we didn’t have to go back to camp. Then we moseyed about the Ganga. Along with ten … Continue reading →

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Kumbh Mela part 2

Posted on May 1, 2013 by erinparker75

It’s just….madness. and more madness- There’s no schedule per se – no program to follow. Just a bunch (as in, millions) of people walking around kind of aimlessly. And so we do the same. I want the Sadhus. The Sadhus … Continue reading →

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