Destination: India

Photos: On the Kora, McLeod Ganj, Dharamshala

Sat, 14 Sep 2013 | By flyingpiglet | Photo Gallery

She touched my b@@bies!!

Sat, 14 Sep 2013 | By justinecutler | Views [631]

  Kanpur to Agra We left the ripoff yes-no-wifi Citi Club Hotel and continued on countless miles of paved highway, which is getting a bit tedious, but the alternative is worse.   We stopped for breakfast at a tea shop to be ... Read more >

Pahalgam

Sat, 14 Sep 2013 | By krodin | Views [1215]

Pahalgam, Kashmir   The Kashmir Valley was once a large lake and according to Hindu mythology it was called Satisar after Shiva’s first wife, Sati. Brahma’s grandson, the Rishi Kashyapa, was the one who was supposed to have sliced ... Read more >

Great monkey bollocks

Fri, 13 Sep 2013 | By justinecutler | Views [527]

  Sarnath to Kanpur We awoke to the sound of monks doing martial arts and left Sarnath for Kanour. Not before stopping for more chai, delicious lentils, and sweets, all for 30 rupees ($0.50), served by friendly people who insisted I ... Read more >

Photos: Pahalgam, Kashmir

Thu, 12 Sep 2013 | By krodin | Photo Gallery

Creepy Crawlies

Thu, 12 Sep 2013 | By justinecutler | Views [621]

  Patna to Sarnath We left Patna, our least favorite city so far, and the horrid Hotel Chanakya, probably to the relief of all involved. Our free lassi had leaked all over the rickshaw in the night so unfortunately we had to divest ourselves ... Read more >

The long, and windey, and painful road

Wed, 11 Sep 2013 | By justinecutler | Views [574]

  Our days have been longggg. We leave 6amish and usually drive until 5, stopping once or twice for tea breaks.  It's back breakingly exhausting. Three of my vertebrae have fused together and two have shattered entirely. The traffic is usually ... Read more >

The Bandits of Bihar

Wed, 11 Sep 2013 | By justinecutler | Views [2034]

  Purnia to Patna We'd been warned that Bihar was renown for bandits so we wanted to make quick time across the state.  However, it wouldn't be a good trip if we didn't get ripped off at least once a day, so not to disappoint, we chanced ... Read more >

Photos: Manali

Tue, 10 Sep 2013 | By ruthandklas | Photo Gallery

Ode to our animal friends

Tue, 10 Sep 2013 | By justinecutler | Views [461]

    There are many types of cows here. They are light brown  but there is considerable variation in the attitude and intelligence of each. Let me start with Sensible Cow. Sensible Cow wanders to the grassy divider strip (when one ... Read more >

Photos: Vaishno Devi

Tue, 10 Sep 2013 | By krodin | Photo Gallery

Jammu, Katra & Vaishno Devi

Tue, 10 Sep 2013 | By krodin | Views [3638] | Comments [1]

Jammu, Katra & Vaishno Devi.  Back in India and what a shock to the senses! Dirt, noise, disease, poverty, general grime amid monkeys, goats, cows and pigs on the streets; men and boys peeing in gutters filled with trash; guards with guns;... Read more >

Do we really need a clutch?

Tue, 10 Sep 2013 | By justinecutler | Views [462]

  Siliguri to Purnia We're off, we're off! Oh, no. What was that? Oh rats, the leaking petrol. I wonder if that has anything to do with the fact that we break down every two hours. Fortunately we had picked a good night to stay in a nice hotel.... Read more >

Manali

Mon, 9 Sep 2013 | By ruthandklas | Views [1144] | Comments [5]

We absolutely loved our time staying in Old Manali! Such a stunning place nestled between mountains and surrounded by forest. I realised I'd missed trees! The chilled-out vibe, great little cafes with terraces practically hanging out over the river and ... Read more >

Spot of tea anyone?

Mon, 9 Sep 2013 | By justinecutler | Views [696]

  Goalpara to Siliguri   Today started well enough. The rickshaw decided to run after about ten minutes cranking in front of the hotel staff who kindly helped us push it out of their parking lot.  We reassembled the flag, not ... Read more >