Living the mystic of incredible India

India is such a incredible mystical country with all her Gods and temples ; casts and traditions ; varieties of landscapes ; cows and yoga ! Chai and thali !

I have been living almost two years in India ; travelling mostly , sometimes setting up for a few months . I visited mainly all the famous places of this crazy country but i will need an entire life to really know India her secrets and traditions .

Arambol is so far my favourite place in the world to live and connect with people. I lived there twice for four months each time .

Arambol is a beach town in the north of Goa the famous "party" region of India .Here i discovered new types of music ; new kind of dances ; hoola hoop ; art and most of all an International community of travellers on their spiritual path seeking for happiness and to share unconditional love !                                     One day in magical Arambol would be :

Enjoy sunrise on the beach ; join one of the hundred classes of yoga  ; get a local breakfast ; a fresh coconut ; meet my friends in Garden of Dreams ; enjoy live music ; get a local fish thali for lunch at Garden city ; go for a meditation/breathwork workshop or maybe a hoola hoop one ! Then have a class of Tribal Dance fusion or Belly dance !

After I will join friends and others on the beach for a incredible sunset . Every one will be doing AcroYoga ; dancing in the drum circle ; juggling or hooping ... With a bit of chance our amazing artists will do a music show on the beach . At night i will either enjoy a  jam' and a dinner in Arcan bar or a big music show in Twice in Nature  !There is always something going on in Arambol ; every cafe will have a live musician! On sunday we will meet for a big reggae pool party in Riva one of the most beautiful venue overlooking the ocean .

But Arambol is not only the beach and the parties it's also Sweet lake ; the Big banyan tree ; the temples ;  locals families  and the villages around ! But most of all the people that make this place a playground for travellers and universal connexion for open-minded souls.

For a short break of this fully energetic journey i will advice you to go either to Gokarna another beach spot more quiet south of Goa, either to HAMPI and that's the place i am gonna tell you about !

Hampi is situated about ten hours by sleeping bus from Goa. It is the so called birth place of the famous Monkey God Hanuman . There  I have been spending twenty days and every day i have been so amazed by the stunning rocky landscape.

Hampi is divided by the river in two sides. One is the city with the gorgeous Virupaksha Temple designated as a Unesco world heritage site. On the river elephants are bathing with the kids and sacred symbols are painting on the rocks .

Once you cross you reach what we call Hampi Island. This is the "traveller" side. There are artcrafts shops ; cosy guesthouses ; and nice cafés . And most of all the land is full of those big boulder rocks where people do rock climbing. That's called Bouldering I have tried and that's so much fun just need to rent a safety mat and talc powder ! And all those big bubbles just create an amazing view that I definitely enjoyed from Yantrodharaka Hanuman temple ! After climbing the 570 steps to reach the sacred place ; accompanied by monkeys ; just enjoying the sunset.

After spending the full season in Goa and around I mooved to Dharamsala in the North of India  ; land of the Dalaï Lama and buddhism ; it's my favorite place in the hills of Himachal Pradesh.

At this time i stayed for about a month in Daramkot one of the small village (with Bhagsu) that surround the valley.

I rented a room for 300 roupies at Sarita's place , overlooking the hills and one minute walk to this magical forest filled with monkeys and ladybirds .

In Daramkot and Bhagsu there is this chill vibe where we can learn macrame  ; practice juggling or didgeridoo ; meet our friends ; go for a reggae party and have a walk to the waterfalls or do a trekking higher up in the mountains. There is also yoga and meditation classes . Just enjoy life and nature !

This is Mama India and this is mainly why I love Her and there is so much more to say... Namasté 🙏