wanderlust (ˈwɒndəˌlʌst): Havelock - scuba diving, beaches and waves

With all humbleness I will dare to say that I have visited a good number of deserted beaches and islands throughout my years as a traveler, but none of the places have captured my heart quite as Havelock Island has. I fell in love with the island two years ago, and it´s always risky to go back to a place expecting it to be the same as before. We couldn´t resist the temptation, and after spending 14 days on Havelock is still the one love of my wanderlust heart.

The combination of azure beaches, world-class scuba diving, fresh and cheap seafood, lush forests and friendly people just knock out other island destinations that I´ve visited. There is no international airport, and this prevents the Andaman’s from the huge tourist boom that a lot of other tropical islands have suffered from. Although tourism has gotten bigger the last two years, it´s still kind of a hidden treasure, and I pray that it stays this was in the years to come.

Life on Neil was lazy, and it was nice to finally have some more options to fill our days with on Havelock. We did the rescue scuba diver course, and had another 3 days with fun-diving, drove around the island in search for deserted beaches, played in the waves during sunset and ate fantastic grilled fish. After 17 days on the Andaman’s, I wasn´t ready at all to leave paradise, but we´ll come back ASAP!