Destination: India
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Sat, 12 Jul 2008 | By scholarships | Views [59953] | Comments [31]
Go on assignment to India and have your video documentary broadcast on Nat Geo Adventure! ENTRIES ARE NOW CLOSED India , Rajasthan Jambha village primary school project Applications close: August 31, 2008 Kick start your documentary ... Read more >
Tags: video, travel scholarship, documentary, film, world nomads, india, nat geo, paddy pallin, lenovo, world expeditions
Wed, 4 Oct 2006 | By language-guides | Views [31483] | Comments [6]
Have you ever been stuck in a country wanting to be polite, but
not even knowing the word for 'please'? Or been frustrated when you
couldn't ask for the most basic directions to where you're going?
The WorldNomads.com Hindi Language Guide ... Read more >
Tags: language guides, language lesson, india, hindi, learn hindi, hindi language, podcast, phrase book, ipod, world nomads
Mon, 1 Dec 2008 | By scholarships | Views [16456] | Comments [79]
The River Nila offers countless opportunities to witness thrilling folk performances, far beyond the tourist trail. Photo courtesy of David Stott
Do you want to be a published travel writer? Go on assignment to Kerala with ... Read more >
Tags: scholarship, 2009, travel writing, india, footprint travel guides, world nomads, kerala, scholarships
Sat, 14 May 2005 | By abhishekchinnappa | Views [15258] | Comments [2]
Not too eager to step out to be at the mercy of the blazing sun but keen to revive my days in Rajasthan, I visited the Red Fort in Old Delhi. The number of people visiting the Mughal fort is simply overwhelming. Do they not suffer from the summer heat? ... Read more >
Tags: misadventures
Fri, 5 Jan 2007 | By stephen_haynes | Views [6406]
Hey Guys, Apologies for this being late, but all this laying in the sun and being served cocktails on the beach leaves me with very little time. So, just a quick update. Had just the one night in Mumbai on arrival. Before getting out of our ... Read more >
Tags: Beaches & sunshine
Sat, 17 Mar 2007 | By catherine_and_james | Views [5657] | Comments [4]
Charging around the countryside as we have, the artisan haven of Udaipur seems to have gotten left behind... and we have broadband and photos online! Labelled "The city of Love", Udaipur does possess the odd romantic location or two. Try the ... Read more >
Tags: Adventures
Wed, 8 Jun 2005 | By abhishekchinnappa | Views [3775] | Comments [10]
Trekking through a thick cover of marijuana, for almost a day had me mesmerised with the herb. As the bus traversed through Anandpur Sahib to McLeod Ganj,* I was ruing I could not lay my hands on the herb, but instead let my camera talk to ‘ Shiva’s ... Read more >
Tags: the great outdoors
Fri, 7 Mar 2008 | By will-n-raina | Views [3342] | Comments [3]
We have just spent the last week and a half in Kerala's neighbouring state Tamil Nadu, which always makes me think of Xanadu and Olivia Newton John on rollerskates every time I say it (if you have not seen that film you are missing out) Anyway, I digress.... Read more >
Tags: adventures
Sat, 22 Mar 2008 | By nomad_vet | Views [3166] | Comments [3]
Popped my achilles tendon while playing a game of cricket in Gangtok. Oz vs India - very competitive & controversial. I whacked the ball, snap went my achilles like a rubber band. It felt like I had broken a heel off my shoe & my foot was ... Read more >
Tags: achilles
Fri, 9 Mar 2007 | By paul | Views [3046] | Comments [3]
Having been here for two days now I still don't know what to make of Delhi. The heat isn't stiffling yet, but the atmosphere is pushing it. Everywhere you walk your senses are assaulted from the incesant pestering of touts and Rickshaw drivers to the ... Read more >
Tags: First city
Sun, 16 Mar 2008 | By annanderson | Views [2980] | Comments [4]
Free Tibet – What does that mean? Since out recent interactions with the gentle Tibetans of northern India, both lay people and monks, we feel deeply for their current and ongoing struggle since their country was taken away in 1959. I share ... Read more >
Wed, 14 Mar 2007 | By will | Views [2969] | Comments [3]
I’ve now been in India for almost three months. It’s
always been a favourite country of mine, a place that’s always been very good
for the ‘WOW’ factor, always full of surprises. Even in the centre of the
cities you can see people on the ... Read more >
Tags: Observations
Sun, 13 May 2007 | By randomstance | Views [2800]
More street scenes After passing out at 5 a.m. I did not again open my eyes until around 1:30 p.m. and my first thoughts about my first trip to Asia was that the 9.5 hr time change is brutal... I was exhausted but excited to see this new country for ... Read more >
Tags: Culture
Tue, 6 Nov 2007 | By jeffbrad | Views [2672] | Comments [5]
Sat 20th Oct - off to Chennai (originally known as Madras) for a tour run by Intrepid travels that winds its way around the southern part of India, ending up in Goa. Fancied being in a small group for a bit, so looking forward to it. Flying Jet ... Read more >
Tags: Sightseeing
Tue, 13 Nov 2007 | By tim_and_sam | Views [2504] | Comments [3]
It's been a week now since we left the comfort of Pokhara in Nepal to begin the long overland journey to south India. It all began with a 7 hour bus to the Nepal/India border. Aside from my broken seat, this part of the journey was ok for me with my ... Read more >
Tags: On the Road
Mon, 8 Jan 2007 | By safetyhub | Views [2439]
On 5 January 2007, Indian police arrested a suspected militant in a village near the city of Bangalore that hosts a number of high-tech firms. Police discovered a rifle, ammunition, five hand grenades and a satellite phone with several SIM cards in ... Read more >
Tags: travel safety, india, red24, safetyhub, bangalore
Thu, 22 Nov 2007 | By annanderson | Views [2396] | Comments [2]
McLeod Ganj, Dharmsala, India (11.4 – 12.8.07) 11.5.07 After a VERY LONG 12-hour bumpy , overnight, supposedly 1 st class bus ride from Delhi, we arrived here in Dharmsala, India - the foothills of the Himalaya's on Sunday, Nov, 4th. ... Read more >
Tags: Culture
Sun, 7 Oct 2007 | By alexbg | Views [2379] | Comments [2]
Hello all...I thought it most appropriate to write this entry while wearing my sari, so that's what I'm doing. Use your imagination...or check out the pictures! Here fashion can be bought either pre-cut, and sized, as we do most often in the west, but ... Read more >
Tags: Fashion and trends
Wed, 6 Apr 2005 | By true-claims-stories | Views [2225] | Comments [7]
While I was in Sarnath, India I was bitten by a puppy that later bit 13 other people and died four days later of rabies. I was bitten on my index finger and wrist. Unfortunately, I didn't find out that the puppy had rabies until I reached Kathmandu the ... Read more >
Tags: doctors, hospitals & health, rabies, true claim stories
Wed, 21 Jun 2006 | By craigandsimon | Views [2216] | Comments [29]
India Ahoy! We both arrived at New Delhi Airport with no idea what awaited us. We had heard stories of people outside the airport grabbing at your bags and taxi drivers trying to take you to the wrong hotel. What a relief it was when everything was ... Read more >
Tags: Adventures
Tue, 18 Dec 2007 | By jeffbrad | Views [2161]
Mon 10th Dec - Checked my bank account last night and noticed that when I was in Varanasi, a void ATM transaction had actually been charged to my account. So, armed with a print-out I headed off to the State Bank of India to sort it out. Straight ... Read more >
Tags: Sightseeing
Thu, 6 Nov 2008 | By lina_santiago | Views [2076] | Comments [7]
A cidade de Varanasi é
considerada sagrada pelos hindus pois, conforme a lenda, foi fundada pelo deus Shiva há 5.000 anos.
O rio Ganges, aqui
conhecido por Ganga, também é sagrado. De acordo com a religião hindu, um banho no rio ... Read more >
Tags: varanasi india cremation ghat cremação
Sun, 23 Mar 2008 | By theunit | Views [2032] | Comments [2]
So we have now been in India for a bit of time and it has been very nice. I was a little apprehensive but have been releived to see that the people are overall very friendly and things have been going smoothly. We spend a few days in Delhi getting acclimatized ... Read more >
Mon, 1 Oct 2007 | By alexbg | Views [2007]
I don’t even know where to begin….it’s been quite a while since my last entry. Plenty has been going on and keeping me rather busy. In my studies I have been paying more attention to the treatment of and status of women in Indian culture. I’ve found out ... Read more >
Tags: Culture
Sun, 5 Aug 2007 | By zenbeast | Views [1976] | Comments [1]
hey this is fun. Ok - I took a long time getting used to the beggars you see everywhere on the street. First time for me right? What happened was that I felt very uneasy in the beginning walking past them and I really did not know if I should give ... Read more >
Tags: People
