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Hinduism, Hindi and meditation guitar: Udaipur

Fri, 31 Jul 2009 | By eoghancito | Views [4285]

Udaipur is a picturesque city set on a lake where a large part of Octopussy, the James Bond movie, was filmed. I had booked rooms in the Udai Niwas hotel right beside the main temple, in the middle of the old town. Even from the rickshaw ride into town ... Read more >

Tags: history, lake, lesson, music, religion, sun

The Heart of the Golden City

Thu, 3 Apr 2008 | By allwelcome | Views [4143] | Comments [2]

Jaisalmer The Vision I was sitting in meditation. I was practicing a technique whereby one paints the symbols that they see in their minds eye. One of the visions I saw, and painted, was of a city, ablaze with gold. A desert ... Read more >

Tags: jains, meditation, religions

Nainital

Wed, 25 Jul 2007 | By over-40 | Views [1144]

The roads up the hill to Nainital were really good - much better than anything in the hills of Nepal - but they did make Jenny bus sick. Nainital is a "hill station" from the days of the British. The town nestles around the lake at about 2000m, ... Read more >

Tags: Relaxation

Delhi (4x), Risikesh, Haridwar; Holland and back home!

Mon, 19 May 2008 | By detmar | Views [1087]

Unfortunately I’ve only been able to post the final story today. I’ve decided to do so nonetheless because otherwise the blog wouldn’t be complete. After the nice time spent in Nepal we went back to India . We staid a couple of ... Read more >

The magic of Kedarnath

Tue, 29 Apr 2014 | By aditya_chatterjee | Views [1029] | Scholarship Entry

I’ll never forget the crisp late September morning when I stood with my back to the magnificent snow-capped Sumeru mountain. I was facing the entrance of the hotel, waiting for my 20-year-old cousin to emerge. The sight of the snow-clad Sumeru – hovering ... Read more >

Tags: 2014 Travel Writing Scholarship - Euro Roadtrip

Check in for one

Fri, 1 Jul 2011 | By princess2802 | Views [809] | Comments [2]

I have a love/hate relationship with the long Summer break. I love the prospect of it: I love the relaxation, rejuvenation and recharging that my body gets as school's pressure is relieved. I love the new adventures ahead, and I love being able to sleep ... Read more >

Crazy India

Wed, 15 Aug 2012 | By yellowducks | Views [759]

India is one country which has always been on my list of countries ‘not to visit’. Reason due to hearing about the horror stories of extreme food poisoning, the poverty, beggars, pollution, crowds and the 1001 parasites which infest your ... Read more >

Day One

Fri, 23 Jun 2017 | By violet | Views [672]

Hi, and welcome to my new ~travel blog~! I'm in India for five weeks, firstly touring around for a bit, then working for a local NGO in Delhi for about a month. ive decided to keep this blog mostly as an incentive to write things down, and as something ... Read more >

Timed

Tue, 5 Jun 2007 | By lanna | Views [657] | Comments [4]

I have 11 minutes and 54 seconds to announce "Greetings from India!" I'm going to try to find the time to provide a long rambling post about my three days of travel, one day in Singapore, and my arrival in India. Let me just say that everything ... Read more >

Tags: Work

Voyage et Jaisalmer

Mon, 14 Nov 2011 | By alainc | Views [399]

On quitte palais pour Jaisalmer, long voyage en bus,+9 hrs en bus, arrets multiples. On arrive a la ville vers 7.00 pm, pas mal brule, les routes sont pas tres belles, comme au Qc!!Enregistrement a hotel Nachana Havali, sorte de caverne Ali Baba.Matin ... Read more >

Traveling to India

Fri, 30 Sep 2011 | By mplescia29 | Views [393]

Ok bear with me...I have never written a blog before. Well I have finally made it to India after 36 hours of traveling! I left on Tuesday at 5:55pm and got to the school at 7:00 pm today. It was one crazy trip though! I had a 10 hour layover in London ... Read more >

An unexpected road-trip in Ladakh

Fri, 15 May 2015 | By sidtravels | Views [108] | Scholarship Entry

This happened a long time back...at a time when I couldn't afford to buy plane tickets (I was still a student and learning design in school)! I was in Srinagar for a project to document a local craft and actually finished it a little before time...so ... Read more >

Tags: 2015 Writing Scholarship