Destination: India

Rajasthan - Jaipur

Wed, 16 Mar 2011 | By pauluiza | Views [1384]

Destination:   India – Rajasthan – Jaipur – Never wear your pants inside out! So, we leave Pushkar, for Jaipur to catch our overnight train to Amritsar. All nice, all well, all good. Our Taxi is an old white Ambassador, a bit of added old colonial ... Read more >

Photos: India - Rajasthan - Pushkar

Tue, 15 Mar 2011 | By pauluiza | Photo Gallery

Rajasthan - Pushkar

Thu, 10 Mar 2011 | By pauluiza | Views [1329]

Pushkar – Cows, camels, monkeys, pigs, monkey-pig, dogs, squirrels, and their droppings We get to Pushkar in the afternoon, after a 2 hour taxi ride. The taxi driver takes us to a very nice hotel. We’re on a roll here, guys! TV, AC, nice staff, ... Read more >

Photos: India - Rajasthan - Jodhpur

Tue, 8 Mar 2011 | By pauluiza | Photo Gallery

Rajasthan - Jodhpur

Mon, 7 Mar 2011 | By pauluiza | Views [1979]

Jodhpur – The city gets the blues! We take an overnight bus to Jodhpur. Again, it’s like being in Afghanistan or Iraq! The buses are awful. We don’t get it. We are in one of the hottest tourist circuits in India. Come on people, the tourists ... Read more >

Photos: India - Rajasthan - Kumbhalgarh Fort and Ranakpur Temple

Fri, 4 Mar 2011 | By pauluiza | Photo Gallery

Amaravathi

Thu, 3 Mar 2011 | By joyful_jo | Views [463]

A few weeks ago we visited  Amaravati- the largest stupa built in   India is now just a flat circle of bricks  in a peaceful park. There   are some fine carvings in the little museum , but the best ones are   apparently in the British Museum! We ... Read more >

Photos: India - Rajasthan - Udaipur

Thu, 3 Mar 2011 | By pauluiza | Photo Gallery

Rajasthan - Udaipur & Kumbhalgarh Fort & Ranakpur Temple

Wed, 2 Mar 2011 | By pauluiza | Views [2954]

Udaipur – (no, YOU die poor, Muahahahahaha!) - So many palaces, feeling like an old queen already! We leave Goa on March 2 nd , taxi to Margao, then 2AC (2 tier with AC) train to Kota Junction, 23 hours, nice (not). Then, a bus from hell, ... Read more >

Photos: TOLFA vet hospital 2

Tue, 1 Mar 2011 | By joanneaustralia | Photo Gallery

Photos: TOLFA vet hospital

Tue, 1 Mar 2011 | By joanneaustralia | Photo Gallery

Photos: A Glimpse....

Mon, 28 Feb 2011 | By heatherlynnemurray | Photo Gallery

My Travel Writing Scholarship 2011 entry - Journey in an Unknown Culture

Mon, 28 Feb 2011 | By heatherlynnemurray | Views [403] | Scholarship Entry

After spending weeks that turned into months, I couldn’t help but think ‘I know India’. Until I made a journey to Kashmir to experience the tumultuous relationship of tragedy and bliss, I was making a claim that now seems insincere. I was lucky to have ... Read more >

Tags: #2011writing, travel writing scholarship 2011

Photos: Yeah! Guys thats me

Mon, 28 Feb 2011 | By sanga | Photo Gallery

Visiting Mamallapuram

Fri, 25 Feb 2011 | By tweber | Views [826]

Barbara and I took a day to visit Mamallapuram, which is famous for its rock carvings and temples. It is an exciting 2-hour taxi ride from Auroville passing many small towns, rice fields, and salt fields. We visited the Shore Temple, which is ... Read more >