Destination: India

Future shock

Tue, 23 Nov 2010 | By noflyzone | Views [950]

As you can tell from this slightly jumbled round up, our race through this huge country left us reeling - so many glimpses of people's lives, so many stories and so many possibilities. It's hard not to wonder what the future holds for India. This beguiling ... Read more >

Khajuraho and the Kama Sutra temples ;)

Mon, 22 Nov 2010 | By kiara19 | Views [12804] | Comments [1]

  Our stop in Khajuraho provided us with tranquillity, peace and relaxation after spending four days in hectic Varanasi and was probably one of my favourite places so far. This is the site of the famous kama sutra temples which are some of the ... Read more >

Varanasi

Mon, 22 Nov 2010 | By kiara19 | Views [1748] | Comments [2]

Varanasi – where do I begin? Like a fungal infection, it grows on you!   It was one of the most incredibly overwhelming, in your face and intense places I’ve ever had the pleasure of visiting. I shouldn’t forget that it’s probably one ... Read more >

Magical Amritsar

Mon, 22 Nov 2010 | By kiara19 | Views [751]

  Hi all, Sorry these blogs are coming so late but we’ve been very busy enjoying travelling around and experiencing the diversity of India. This particular blog is about our stop in Amritsar which was almost 2 weeks ago but is ... Read more >

Photos: Varanasi

Mon, 22 Nov 2010 | By kiara19 | Photo Gallery

Photos: Khajuraho

Mon, 22 Nov 2010 | By kiara19 | Photo Gallery

More musings on Indialand

Sun, 21 Nov 2010 | By noflyzone | Views [617]

About India, society, religion and language It's hard to make sense, or draw one coherent narrative out of such an enormous country, with such a large and diverse population. We moved through 10 out of 25 states, and saw the landscape change from paddy ... Read more >

Hyderabad

Sun, 21 Nov 2010 | By marianne-india | Views [462]

The train was only an hour late leaving, and it suited me just fine, because instead of arriving at 8am it is 9.00, so plenty of time to look at the scenery once its daylight.  Nice comfortable journey, and we arrive at Secunderabad Station, which ... Read more >

India-rgh

Fri, 19 Nov 2010 | By noflyzone | Views [690]

We have written on many postcards that travelling in India has been immensely rewarding, but also immensely frustrating. Some of those frustrations come from outside, some come from ourselves and our judgements - we want to do things 'our' way, it's ... Read more >

Ajanta and Ellora Caves

Thu, 18 Nov 2010 | By marianne-india | Views [1508] | Comments [1]

4/11 Had a nice train journey again, left almost on time and arrived at Jalgaon, the nearest station to the Ajanta Caves. There were lots of lovely families on the train, it was my longest trip so far this time (20 hours)and it was nice to have good ... Read more >

Photos: Magical Amritsar

Wed, 17 Nov 2010 | By kiara19 | Photo Gallery

Photos: Jodhpur

Tue, 16 Nov 2010 | By toomanyllamas | Photo Gallery

Tags: forts, jodhpur, rajasthan, temples

Photos: Darjeerling

Mon, 15 Nov 2010 | By chilleep | Photo Gallery

Photos: India - Amritsar and Dharamshala

Sun, 14 Nov 2010 | By toomanyllamas | Photo Gallery

INDIA - Amritsar and Dharamshala

Sun, 14 Nov 2010 | By toomanyllamas | Views [693]

We travelled by Sleeper Class on the train to Amritsar. There was no way to prevent cold air from entering the compartment; even with all the windows shut, we were freezing and very uncomfortable, so our room at the Grand opposite the Amritsar railway ... Read more >

Tags: amritsar, dharamshala, dhauladhars, dodgy train journeys, exhaustion, golden temple, indo-pak border closing ceremony, temples, trekking, wagah