Destination: India

Photos: Udaipur

Mon, 12 Mar 2012 | By walkingabout2 | Photo Gallery

Dehradun

Mon, 12 Mar 2012 | By macedonboy | Views [1836]

Dehradun is the state capital of Uttarakhand. A city housing many important institutions of the country. Forest Research Institute (FRI), Survey of India, Wildlife Institute and Rashtriya Indian Military Academy (RIMA) are all based here. The RIMA ... Read more >

Tags: buddhist, clock, dehradun, monastery, tibet, tibetan

11th March 2012 - the fishermen

Sun, 11 Mar 2012 | By OandSoph | Views [486] | Comments [1]

Today I got up early while Sophia was still snoring away, and headed down to the beach to watch the fishermen. It was about 0745 and the air was still cool and the sun slowly rising.  I watched 2 small fishing boats slowly make their way to the shoreline, ... Read more >

Tags: beaches

Photos: Rishikesh

Sat, 10 Mar 2012 | By macedonboy | Photo Gallery

10th March 2012 - in Goa still

Sat, 10 Mar 2012 | By OandSoph | Views [747]

10th March 2012  - Still in Goa After our eternally long journey from the north, we finally stumbled towards a guesthouse we booked on the internet, at £8 per night and with shared toilet facilities, we weren't expecting too much! To our surprise ... Read more >

Tags: beaches

Rishikesh

Sat, 10 Mar 2012 | By macedonboy | Views [1497]

Uttarakhand, a state in Northern Indian is my home for the next two weeks. It's a place populated with many of the holiest cities for Hindus, making it a state with a hotline to <your supreme entity>. Some of the holy cities I'll be visiting ... Read more >

Tags: india, rishikesh, yoga

The hidden oasis of the Deccan

Wed, 7 Mar 2012 | By travelling_noodles | Views [815]

I wouldn't call myself a traveler but I do love travelling. Its a about seeing new places and having a feeling of done that. Having this eirie sense of being part of something bigger, something that was discovered or made by someone so much more talented ... Read more >

Tags: dam, ethipotala falls, hyderabad, india, nagarjuna sagar, table formations, water fall

6th March- finally arrived in Goa

Tue, 6 Mar 2012 | By OandSoph | Views [436]

We have just arrived in Goa.... After a monstrous train journey. Sorry not been able to update only just got internet and will update fully later x

Tags: beaches

Chicory coffee and me

Tue, 6 Mar 2012 | By travelling_noodles | Views [867]

The air gets thinner and the rich aroma of coffee mixed with chicory caresses my senses as I wait at the dusty little bus stop. A crowd of men patiently wait the next bus to take them into the neighbouring towns, the traffic is but a few jeeps ... Read more >

Tags: chikmanglur, coffee, india, mountains, on the road, small town

Photos: Pushkar

Tue, 6 Mar 2012 | By walkingabout2 | Photo Gallery

Photos: Jaipur

Tue, 6 Mar 2012 | By walkingabout2 | Photo Gallery

Photos: Varanasi

Tue, 6 Mar 2012 | By walkingabout2 | Photo Gallery

Photos: Bodhgaya

Tue, 6 Mar 2012 | By walkingabout2 | Photo Gallery

Photos: Kolkata

Tue, 6 Mar 2012 | By walkingabout2 | Photo Gallery

PUSHKAR

Tue, 6 Mar 2012 | By walkingabout2 | Views [333]

If I had it to do all over again, I think I would have bypassed Jaipur and spent more time (and money) in Pushkar. I really got the sense of being in Rajasthan here, and though there are many tantalizing shops, I found that the merchants weren't ... Read more >