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Fri, 19 Apr 2013 | By farionthego | Views [502] | Scholarship Entry
‘Here lays the beauty of Kolkata,’ said uncle Ashok. He's an Indian, but to me he means family. ‘Babu, Kolkata means street food, and here we are!’ his enthusiastic voice trailed. I was dazzled seeing everything: an entire side of the sacred river ... Read more >
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Fri, 19 Apr 2013 | By sunshine | Views [219] | Scholarship Entry
Growing up in Muslim Strict family giving me feeling that I live in so small world , but by the time and gradually I realized that I live in so big world and I feel deeply I am belonging to this big world more than this small one. Every time I travel ... Read more >
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Fri, 19 Apr 2013 | By deepblueruin | Views [406] | Scholarship Entry
There's a definitive buzz in the air as people go through layers of tight screening. Shawls come off, pockets are patted down, shoes ride on metal detectors and special passes are stamped in the security office outside the Taj Mahal in Agra. "Once in ... Read more >
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Fri, 19 Apr 2013 | By mirandita | Photo Gallery
Had a lovely relaxing time here on the banks of the Ganges
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Fri, 19 Apr 2013 | By mirandita | Photo Gallery
At the end of March we spent the Hindu spring festival of Holi in the mountains near the Nepalese border.
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Fri, 19 Apr 2013 | By moska | Views [411] | Scholarship Entry
No roads lead to the village of Golgola, only a muddy track through the thick, green forest. As we plunge into the jungle, I feel a shiver of excitement. I am entering the sacred Niyamgiri hills, where the modern world has yet to reach and where every ... Read more >
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Thu, 18 Apr 2013 | By compulsivewanderer | Views [209] | Scholarship Entry
"Madam tagdi lagti hai", I was told. "Madam seems strong." I wondered if this was an appropriate reaction to what had just chanced. Minutes before, I had been this close to accidentally piking myself to death with an icicle. The clean weapon made of frozen ... Read more >
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Thu, 18 Apr 2013 | By travelshooter | Views [250] | Scholarship Entry
On previous visits to India I had always either arrived the day after or left the day before the annual Holi festival kicked off, but this time I was there: at the right time in March but I felt I was in the wrong place. Bangalore isn’t on anyone’s bucket ... Read more >
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Thu, 18 Apr 2013 | By moresbbb | Views [897] | Scholarship Entry
I sit, focus drawn upward, eyes fixed on the colourful pattern adorning the fabric that stretches over the roof of the giant marquee. A group of men sit on a small stage. Sliding, pounding hands produce a complex series of rhythmical syllables on tablas ... Read more >
Thu, 18 Apr 2013 | By vineeta_yashswi | Views [200] | Scholarship Entry
I was trekking for Milam Glacier. Here I saw different life style. I was trekking with luxury same time a kid walking with simple shoes and bamboo stick. I asked - how you manage ? He said – it is our daily life. Next I met a lady enjoying tobacco with ... Read more >
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Wed, 17 Apr 2013 | By summeronrepeat | Views [362] | Scholarship Entry
Upon landing in Delhi, I found myself choking on the intensity of life that rises up from its streets; every pore and orifice on my body suffocating on the mixture of smog and dirt that perpetually hangs in the air. As I traveled alone through India, ... Read more >
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Wed, 17 Apr 2013 | By paulpiorun | Views [1160] | Video
So, after a taxi, 2 trains and a rickshaw we arrived back in Goa! This time we opted to visit Arambol (north Goa). Due to our tight itinery we knew we only had 2 nights here which was a shame as we really liked the place. We found some nice ... Read more >
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Wed, 17 Apr 2013 | By paulpiorun | Photo Gallery
Last bit of beach life (for a while)
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Wed, 17 Apr 2013 | By travelpilz | Views [589] | Comments [2] | Scholarship Entry
“Australia, you rolling chapati,” Shashi says and hands me an apron. Under her nimble fingers a ball of dough swiftly flattens into a perfect disc. I roll and roll the dough into lumpy ovals. Next to me, England is pounding ginger and garlic into a fragrant ... Read more >
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Wed, 17 Apr 2013 | By steve_and_emma | Views [655]
We left Chandipur early due to the unfriendly and unaccommodating 8am check-out time. In actual fact those adjectives nicely sum up the people working in the Asha Nivas guesthouse too. We proceeded to spend the entire day catching rickety, ... Read more >
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