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Arriving in Leh at 3,500m !

Mon, 13 Jul 2009 | By steve_and_emma | Views [42]

This trekking lark up Stok Kangri is going to be a doddle as we cheated a bit by flying into Leh, which at 3,500m takes your breath away, and is over half way to our peak! Mind you it would have been some trek from KL! We started our trip to the mighty ... Read more >

The 'working holiday' misnomer....

Sun, 12 Jul 2009 | By bonnie | Views [62]

If you think about it: the two words 'working holiday' should never be put into the same sentence. It is funny how people automatically assume that because you work overseas (in this case - India) that you are on some sort of 'holiday' that entails a ... Read more >

Small criminals & trial by water, oil and cut off noses

Sun, 12 Jul 2009 | By bonnie | Views [69]

We live in pretty much a crime free environment. This isn't to say that minor misdemeanours don't occur, and if someone has transgressed the issue is dealt with by the local Panchayat and usually involves a rather large fine (approximately 5000 rupees).... Read more >

Blessings in Udaipur

Sat, 11 Jul 2009 | By becci_hodge | Views [53]

It's all over the front page.   The glass lake Pichola in this splendid city in southern Rajasthan, is desparate for more monsoon.   The mud caked lake bed is currently the stomping ground for a lonely elephant and a short cut to the markets for ... Read more >

Oh Kalkotta!

Wed, 8 Jul 2009 | By houdyman | Views [61]

Well as you can read we decided not to visit Nepal instead opting for Kolkata where we could spend close to a week working with fast internet for job related items. We traveled to Kalcuta on our first train in India with the American Indian boys, Anand ... Read more >

Tags: kolkata, beggars, monsoon

Wet and unleashed in Bombay

Wed, 8 Jul 2009 | By becci_hodge | Views [68]

The airport exit ended in a crowded horseshoe and pleasant offers of help came from complete strangers.   I saw my old school mate and we hugged, since in the last ten years we have moved so far apart from each other!   Returning to her boyfriend’s ... Read more >

Exploring the iPhone as a travel device

Tue, 7 Jul 2009 | By simon_monk | Views [203]

In December 2008 I headed off to India with my new iPhone, setting myself the simple task to see if I could twitter about my travels as I went. Just as an experiment. As soon as we landed in Mumbai I couldn't even get the thing to connect to any of ... Read more >

Tags: iphone, app store, apple, travel applications, mobile

When we want, we can ! Quand on veut, on peut !

Wed, 1 Jul 2009 | By alpha_ | Views [154] | Comments [3]

Ok, I just get my Visa for Pakistan, and I have now 36 h to go out of India... The adventure continue.... Bon, je viens d`voir mon visa pour le Pakistan, et j`ai jsute 36 heures pour quitter le territoire Indien... L`aventure continue ! A+ Antoine ... Read more >

Blood letting is so yesterday

Tue, 30 Jun 2009 | By houdyman | Views [101]

After a wonderful week in Vishisht we reluctantly returned to Delhi on the 16 hour bus that I got really sick on the way into the mountains. It was of course still really hot in Delhi and crazy busy but we were only staying one night and catching a flight ... Read more >

Tags: tea, darjeeling, himalayas, leeches.

PUES NO...NO VIENE EL JODÍO

Sun, 28 Jun 2009 | By olivia_cerezo | Views [60]

Ojalá mis previsiones hubiesen sido ciertas!! El monzón no ha llegado, y según los periódicos Indios, aún le queda por llegar. Tendría que haber empezado a principios de junio, pero preveen que comenzara a mediados del siguiente mes. Este calor es ... Read more >

Delhi Belly

Fri, 26 Jun 2009 | By houdyman | Views [79] | Comments [1]

As we stumbled out of customs/immigration at 3:30am hoping that our airport ride was waiting for us we could immediately feel the heat that is New Delhi in the summertime actually most of the time. Thankfully our ride was waiting with all the other people ... Read more >

Tags: delhi, himalayas, vishisht, manali

Koh Phi Phi and the Dengue Fever

Mon, 22 Jun 2009 | By andrew_and_alexandra | Views [21]

We arrived at Krabi from Bangkok by way of bus.  this bus wreaked to high hell, so much so that Alex couldn't sleep, consequently nor I ( i was recruited for entertainment purposes).  it's amazing what kind of bodily outrages people can commit in ... Read more >

Bangkok! Also known as..

Tue, 16 Jun 2009 | By andrew_and_alexandra | Views [128]

Krung Thep Mahanakhon Amon Rattanakosin Mahinthara Ayuthaya Mahadilok Phop Noppharat Ratchathani Burirom Udomratchaniwet Mahasathan Amon Piman Awatan Sathit Sakkathattiya Witsanukam Prasit Well we went from being often times the only Westerners in ... Read more >

QUE VIENE EL MONZÓN!

Sun, 14 Jun 2009 | By olivia_cerezo | Views [157] | Comments [1]

Es curioso como llueve aquí (Bueno....Curioso, si lo ves a través de una ventana, puñetero si te pilla en la calle!). Ayer estaba en un bar, y fuera empezó una tormenta de lluvia y viento que duró 20 minutos escasos. Me preocupé porque esa tarde había ... Read more >

Kerala Part II Backwaters

Sun, 14 Jun 2009 | By denivigeni | Views [157] | Video

Tags: india, kerala, backwaters, indien

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