Destination: India

Namphake

Sat, 28 Sep 2013 | By krodin | Views [1877]

Namphake  Today I had the good fortune to visit a small Tai Phaki Buddhist monastery in Namphake, a small village which has the largest population of Tai Phaki people in the country.  There are only 70 families and about 600 people living ... Read more >

Tea Research Institute

Sat, 28 Sep 2013 | By krodin | Views [2359]

  Tea Research Institute   ( www.tocklai.net ) When I mentioned that I was interested in learning more about tea production, Pradip said he knew of a place I might be able to visit.   We arrived completely unannounced at ... Read more >

Photos: Tea Research Institute

Sat, 28 Sep 2013 | By krodin | Photo Gallery

Photos: Sivasagar

Fri, 27 Sep 2013 | By krodin | Photo Gallery

Majuli

Fri, 27 Sep 2013 | By krodin | Views [1364]

Majuli  The road from Jorhat to the ferry for Majuli passes by miles and miles of rice and tea fields.   I also saw people fishing in what looked like lily ponds in the middle of the rice fields and in their water-soaked front yards.... Read more >

Guwahati - Jorhat

Fri, 27 Sep 2013 | By krodin | Views [820]

  Guwahati – Jorhat     When the doors to the plane opened in Guwahati I was almost overcome by the heat and humidity. It had been warm in Delhi, but nothing like the sense of melting away the Northeast created. I’... Read more >

Photos: Majuli

Fri, 27 Sep 2013 | By krodin | Photo Gallery

Jaisalmer

Thu, 26 Sep 2013 | By goldenfootprints | Views [381]

Mr Bilal grinned at us as we sat in chairs with lion paw armrests, sipping chai in the hotel foyer. The marble was cool compared to the desert heat. We paged through his camel safari photo album and recommendation book. We were exhausted and hungry after ... Read more >

Kashmir Reflections

Tue, 24 Sep 2013 | By krodin | Views [820]

  Kashmir Reflections    I left Kashmir a few days ago and am only now beginning to process what I found there.   Let me start by saying that I was fortunate to meet very gracious and beautiful people throughout my short ... Read more >

Photos: Guwahati, Sualkuchi, Hoja, & Jorhat, Assam

Tue, 24 Sep 2013 | By krodin | Photo Gallery

Photos: India and Nepal updated

Sun, 22 Sep 2013 | By amytaylor | Photo Gallery

Postmortem

Sun, 22 Sep 2013 | By justinecutler | Views [823]

  Our journey has nearly ended.  We took a five hour taxi ride from Jaisalmer to Jodphur, and now waiting in the airport to fly to Delhi and on to Dubai for a couple of days, then home.  Thank you everyone who kept up with our posts.... Read more >

Everybody loves a happy ending

Fri, 20 Sep 2013 | By justinecutler | Views [703]

Phalodi to Jaisalmer We spend half an hour trying to find our way out of town, because the app is set to 'select most complicated, most obstructed, least intuitive route possible.' We drive and drive.  Interesting things probably happen but all ... Read more >

Photos: Pinjore & Chandigarh

Fri, 20 Sep 2013 | By ruthandklas | Photo Gallery

Going insane

Thu, 19 Sep 2013 | By justinecutler | Views [538]

Naguar to Phalodi The days are merging into one long dream. I feel like we're in the desert (well technically we are in the desert) and there's a mirage in the distance called the Finish Line.  We drive and drive but that mirage, our oasis of ... Read more >