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Fri, 12 Oct 2012 | By piglet | Views [380]
Srinigar has a fascinating old quarter with preserved wooden houses that have carved terraces and rounded balconies. The old town has windy and twisty lanes, with a thriving market selling everything from food to copperware ... Read more >
Wed, 10 Oct 2012 | By piglet | Views [694]
After almost 20 days on the road, I have now arrived at Kashmir, the last stop of this journey (Part 2 of the Great Silk Road trip). Kashmir (or at least the part of Kashmir in which Srinigar is located) is in the Jammu and Kashmir province ... Read more >
Wed, 10 Oct 2012 | By oonagh | Views [386]
Something that is hard to get my head round ( but am working on it) is when people ( not everyone and it might only be until someone gets to know you) nod to say "yes" in response to some questions or requests from me. There is a politnensss of not wanting ... Read more >
Tue, 9 Oct 2012 | By oonagh | Views [375]
Word to the wise- don't go for a stroll in the parks of Bangalore on a sunday when you are feeling a wee bit homesick!
On one level it was lovely to see so many families playing "shuttlecock" and setting down huge picnics ( forget about a few wee ... Read more >
Tue, 9 Oct 2012 | By piglet | Views [578]
Not much to offer in Jammu other than a pitstop enroute to Kashmir which is disputed territory, fought over by India and Pakistan. I am still on the Silk Road, on the route that ended in Delhi. Key ... Read more >
Tue, 9 Oct 2012 | By piglet | Views [789]
Five hours from Amritsar heading north to Jammu today (a stopover enroute to Kashmir). The train ride was comfortable enough and as expected - two tiered bunk seats/beds, Railway-supplied cotton sheets and pillows, a stranger's feet hanging ... Read more >
Mon, 8 Oct 2012 | By piglet | Views [731]
Amritsar is only about an hour's drive from Lahore, one of the biggest cities in Pakistan, and yet it feels like it's a world away. On the road from the border crossing driving into Amritsar, it's farms and small shops along the way and yet gone ... Read more >
Mon, 8 Oct 2012 | By piglet | Views [557]
Today, it's a fond goodbye to Pakistan after 12 days in the country, and Namaste India! Again, we are the first people to reach the border office at Wagha and the Pakistani officials seemed slightly overwhelmed at having to deal with multiple ... Read more >
Sun, 7 Oct 2012 | By oonagh | Photo Gallery
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Sun, 7 Oct 2012 | By oonagh | Views [346]
This week we had one day off work because it was the 143 birthday of Mahatama ( great soul) Ghandi. You are right he was assassinated in 1948 but as the Father of India he is pretty much venerated. Because he did not drink alcohol, as a sign of respect ... Read more >
Fri, 5 Oct 2012 | By anita_ramesh | Views [262]
A house with massive courtyard, gigantic columns, attic and women working on crafts is now not a common sight. We probably would have spent our early years in such houses. However, Chennai has something to show that will make you nostalgic.
A spectacular ... Read more >
Thu, 4 Oct 2012 | By oonagh | Views [309]
The second story of a property is being built next to the school I am working at. it is really interesting on lots of levels watching it being built. Today's shared observation is the amount of the heavy work that the women do.Other foreign folks have ... Read more >
Thu, 4 Oct 2012 | By oonagh | Views [245]
So you are a local crossing a busy road. Vehicles are everywhere. 40 rickshaws, a couple of ( beautifully painted) trucks, and a hundred mopeds with anything from 1 to 5 people on them are coming right at you. You are about to be run over and meet an ... Read more >
Tue, 2 Oct 2012 | By oonagh | Photo Gallery
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Tue, 2 Oct 2012 | By oonagh | Views [252]
I don't work in Children' services in the UK so I don't really have much to compare the provision of education here with but- at Shristi which is a charity providing life skills and 'education' to young people from 2 to young adults and is classed as ... Read more >
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