Cruise ship arrival, One Day, on a Budget, in Kochi / Cochin, India. Must see attractions included a Hindu temple, trying some Indian food, the beach with the incredible fishing nets, the Laundry and Jewtown, a jewish sector. Let’s go!

We quickly found a gentle young man who would be our taxi driver / guide for the day and negotiated a price of

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Only one day in New Mangalore, India? Arriving with a cruise ship? Prefer to see sites of interest on a budget? Follow me!

We arrived in New Mangalore, India with a plan; we wanted to see a few temples and have a little beach time.  Upon exiting the ship, we hightailed it straight out of the port on foot, thanking all of the overpriced taxis and tuk tuks for their offers, crossed the main road and waved the next bus down.

As we boarded the bus,

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Goa – Tourism, Beaches and great Indian Food. Whether arriving by Cruise ship or by land, if you have only one day, here is how to do it on a budget!

Most prominently known for it’s beaches, Goa the western India state also has spice plantations and many churches from the Portuguese 17th century colonization which lasted until 1961. We decided to hit the beach and try some good eats!

We negotiated a taxi who drove us through busy areas caked in

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One Day in Mumbai, India.  Visa confusions, interesting highlights including temples, race tracks, laundry, and tasty treats.

So the India visa was a huge confusion and headache due to

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