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How much for 2 days at the beach....??????

Posted by Travelfreaks Travelfreaks on Sunday, December 19, 2010,

After 2 weeks in the wild backwaters we nave come to Kovalam for a 2 day luxury break. It is full of rip off merchants, hawkers, beggars and overly inflated shops- as much as 4-6 times!! We have spent more in less than 2 days than the rest of our trip!!

Don't come to this place if you visit India. Yes, the beach (from a distance as it is overused) is beautiful, but there are far more beautiful and authentic places in India to visit and your money will last 4-6 times longer than here!
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All excited about India!

Posted by Travelfreaks Travelfreaks on Sunday, November 28, 2010, In : The Great Adventure: Part II

I think we are ready.....well, I hope we are?!

5 more sleeps and 4 days at work to go!
Ice, snow and freezing temperatures....you are all welcome to them. The weather report says 30c through the day and 24c at night in Trivandrum. Come rain or shine, at least we will warm.

Now....what shall I pack??

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New site Vs Updated site

Posted by Travelfreaks on Sunday, November 7, 2010, In : Site updates

After all the hard work and sleepless nights getting this site up and running, I decided to create a whole new site and another round of pain-staking sleep deprivation commenced! Why? I hear you ask..Well, the original reason Travelfreaks existed was to have somewhere to store the photos from our travels but after enjoying writing up my diary and finding out that people enjoyed reading the adventures, the next logical step had to be a progressive change to accommodate a fast growing site. I ...
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