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it seems that India ticks a lot of boxes for long-term independent travellers... Read about the temples and sights, cheap food, mountain panoramas, spiritual pilgrimages, things your mum told you not to do and using your left hand. To help you keep travelling safely, we've even got a Hindi language guide that you can download to your iPod


Varanasi - : by allwelcome, Views[12]
 
Varanasi: by allwelcome, Views[11]
 
Drinking Chai with a great view of Varanasi: by allwelcome, Views[13]
 
I like to draw the thing I see in meditation- in Varanasi: by allwelcome, Views[11]
 
On the Ganges : by allwelcome, Views[13]
 
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Intense-Insane-Incredible INDIA!

Thu, 3 Jul 2008 | By abelaine | Views [12]

Nothing could prepare us for the reality of Mumbai (formally Bombay).  We had heard the worst stories, imagined the craziest things, experienced other KNOWN crazy cities like Napoli, Manilla, Bangkok ---->  All these pale in comparison to the noise, ... Read more >

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Press On

Tue, 1 Jul 2008 | By salvation_karmy | Views [48] | Comments [7]

Tobin and I visited a church together this Sunday and he preached a powerful sermon from the book of Habbakkuk (check it out if we haven't mentioned that already). One of the things he talked about that really encouraged me was from Hebrews 10:35-39 ... Read more >

Templeton's Demise

Tue, 1 Jul 2008 | By salvation_karmy | Views [35] | Comments [1]

About a week ago, Mallory and I were going about our 5:00 in the morning business (that's what time we wake up every day). We were over by the girls' dorm and we notice a huge pile of something covered with flies. Much to our joy, it turns out that Indian ... Read more >

1 giant leap and its working!!!

Mon, 30 Jun 2008 | By shelby5921 | Views [131] | Comments [8]

just a brief summary after a very long flight but a very comfortable one due to the fact that a plane that holds 360 passengers only had 95 people on board so was spoilt buy having the hole four centre seats to my self hehe,the crew were amazing on ... Read more >

It means what?!?

Sat, 28 Jun 2008 | By salvation_karmy | Views [86] | Comments [6]

So hilarious story: the community college girls on campus erupted in laughter after I said my name (the way the children pronounce it).  Megan and I were very confused as to why everyone kept laughing until we asked Sam Stephens (the president of IGL) ... Read more >

I volunteered for the wolf’s den

Thu, 26 Jun 2008 | By allwelcome | Views [37]

The two men jumped out of thin air, smiling, gesturing, waving an exotic smell under my nose, and I was hooked. I had a list of ‘musts’ to experience in India. Some call this being a tourist. I’m going to see something I’ve heard about, ... Read more >

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more from Psalm 143

Wed, 25 Jun 2008 | By salvation_karmy | Views [67] | Comments [5]

   I wanted to write some more about Psalm 143 since the other day's post was so short. Thank you so much to all of you who answered immediately with encouragement - what a blessing! I realized after I read your comments that I may have caused more ... Read more >

Psalm 143

Sun, 22 Jun 2008 | By salvation_karmy | Views [77] | Comments [5]

Hello everyone! Just a quick post with a prayer request...I read Psalm 143 yesterday and thought I would throw it out there. Please pray that psalm for me if you think of it. Love you all! Thanks for all your love/prayers/support...we miss you meg

Thoughts from "Maladi"

Fri, 20 Jun 2008 | By salvation_karmy | Views [137] | Comments [13]

Hello everyone! It has been incredible and at times overwhelming to consider God's love which has been shown to us through the people here as well as the encouragement you each leave in your comments.  I can definitely tell that many of you have been ... Read more >

1 giant leap cont

Fri, 20 Jun 2008 | By shelby5921 | Views [53] | Comments [4]

20/06 well wher was I,yes got back to delhi.sorted my passport problems and got temp travel documents.didnt want to stay in delhi while i wait for new passport so decided to head off to RAJHASTAN and to the extreme east to jaisalmer which should have ... Read more >

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