Gokarna, India
I'm trying to cast my mind back over the past couple of weeks to where I left off... We gave Goa a wide berth in favour of a hopefully more sedate beach experience in Gokarna, in the state of Karnataka. From the train, we saw the scenery suddenly become lush and tropical and we started to have high hopes for Gokarna. The little town was a mix of pretty bays and a rubbish-filled river, tacky shops and local religious folk milling around temples. And bikini-c...