Destination: India

Photos: Back to the Delhi

Thu, 22 Mar 2012 | By macedonboy | Photo Gallery

Back to the Delhi

Thu, 22 Mar 2012 | By macedonboy | Views [584]

After a six hour ride from Haridwar. I'm back in Delhi for some R&R before Mumbai, and to see some things I missed first time round. The main thing to do is of course Akshardham Temple. Essentially a shrine for the Swarminarayan Hindu sect, BAPS.... Read more >

Photos: INDIA

Wed, 21 Mar 2012 | By OandSoph | Photo Gallery

Photos: Haridwar

Mon, 19 Mar 2012 | By macedonboy | Photo Gallery

Haridwar

Mon, 19 Mar 2012 | By macedonboy | Views [1156]

Haridwar is an important pilgrimage city, known primarily for the evening Aarti at Hari-ki-pauri and it's many temples. Apart from the Aarti, there's actually very little to say about Haridwar. So I've decide to dish out some awards for the temples.... Read more >

Tags: aarti, haridwar, hindu, holy, india, temple

Photos: February & March 2012 - Umang and Grassroots

Sun, 18 Mar 2012 | By mandl | Photo Gallery

Photos: McLeod Ganj, Dharamsala, India 2012

Sat, 17 Mar 2012 | By flyingpiglet | Photo Gallery

Monkeys and donkeys

Sat, 17 Mar 2012 | By flyingpiglet | Views [1028]

A couple of days ago we had our first monkey visitors. I woke up to hear chattering noises outside and went out onto the balcony to find a family of monkeys coming down the hill. The babies were bouncing around like mad on the roof above my room, peering ... Read more >

Tags: lhamos croissant, mcleod ganj

17th March - the backwaters of Kerela - Kumarakam

Sat, 17 Mar 2012 | By OandSoph | Views [633] | Comments [2]

We're living on a houseboat for 24hours. It's bigger than our flat!! It's huge!! Not only that but we've got a captain, a chef, and a waiter. This is completely different to what we've been use to the past few weeks, and also ten times our daily budget!! Our ... Read more >

Tags: houseboating

Madurai, India

Fri, 16 Mar 2012 | By swackett | Views [325]

The next stop I had was Madurai in India. Madurai is the third largest city in the Indian state of Tamil Nadu. When I got to Madurai, India I saw as I got out of the air port, a large building some of the locals that spoke chinese told me that it ... Read more >

India

Fri, 16 Mar 2012 | By hstrutz24 | Views [1193]

One very important thing I saw when in India was that they are, very religious and that just like my last trip Korea they have multiple extended family members living in their house. I noticed it’s not like America or Korea the people live ... Read more >

16th March - Bus ride from hell.....

Fri, 16 Mar 2012 | By OandSoph | Views [591]

We decided that we did not need to stay another day in the mountains as we do not have many days left in India. So we jumped on a bus and headed for kottayam, where the backwaters of kerala can be found. The first couple of hours of the bus ride was ... Read more >

Tags: on the road

15th March - Munnar and the mountains

Thu, 15 Mar 2012 | By OandSoph | Views [552] | Comments [2]

I dont look pretty waking up at 0600 and i especially dont look pretty waking up with a red eye. A great start to the day!! "Stop rubbing it!" oresti said to me as i was about to bury my hand in my brain. We met our guide and some other travellers ... Read more >

Tags: trekking

Photos: Rajaji National Park

Thu, 15 Mar 2012 | By macedonboy | Photo Gallery

Rajaji National Park

Thu, 15 Mar 2012 | By macedonboy | Views [1608]

Got up pretty early this morning to get to Rajaji National Park. The trip would require bus rides to Dehradun, Rishikesh, then Rajaji. This time, keeping my eys shut did not save me from a really bad bout of motion sickness as the bus wound it's way ... Read more >

Tags: india, rajaji national park, safari, wildlife