Destination: India

Photos: India

Sun, 31 Jul 2022 | By welcometomyworld | Photo Gallery

Photos: London to Chennai

Fri, 19 Mar 2021 | By swathi | Photo Gallery

The Journey from London to Chennai mid-Pandemic

Fri, 19 Mar 2021 | By swathi | Views [608]

    My alarm rang at 8 am - a full 7 hours before my 3 pm British Airways flight from London Heathrow to Kempegowda International Airport Bengaluru. I was ready for the journey by 9.30 am and was settling down to have breakfast, when my taxi ... Read more >

Tags: bangalore, chennai, coronavirus, covid-19, london, pandemic, quarantine

Going going Goa

Mon, 23 Mar 2020 | By misslynee | Views [582]

To celebrate the end of my first season in Goa …here’s a blog with all the bits you probably want to (and don’t want to) hear about.   As I approached the airport in my taxi today, I found it humorous thinking back to a ... Read more >

Tags: beaches, goa, india, yoga

Bihar, India review piece

Sun, 21 Apr 2019 | By edrh23 | Views [540]

I visited Patna, in the North East of India in February 2017, where I met with a close friend of mine,Tina, who I networked with whilst living and teaching in Copenhagen during 2015 and 2016. The plan was to speak at a conference about my experiences ... Read more >

Tags: india, poverty, roads, rural, tibetan

Bye, bye, India.....until the next time.

Mon, 1 Apr 2019 | By dawnandmark | Views [746]

Absolutely fantastic time in India. The people are the loveliest and most kind we have ever met on our travels. I came to India with some trepidation because of the way it is portrayed in the UK. None of my concerns were experienced and everything has ... Read more >

Photos: Gokarna

Sat, 30 Mar 2019 | By dawnandmark | Photo Gallery

Gokarna

Sat, 30 Mar 2019 | By dawnandmark | Views [604] | Comments [1]

Our last stop in India. Gokarna is about 80 miles south of Goa and chosen because it is relatively undeveloped. Gorkana town is a holy town and a site of pilgrimage for Hindus. There are lots of active temples in the town and the town beach is a site ... Read more >

Photos: Nagarhole & Coorg

Wed, 27 Mar 2019 | By dawnandmark | Photo Gallery

Nagarhole & Coorg

Wed, 27 Mar 2019 | By dawnandmark | Views [617] | Comments [3]

First morning off on safari again. This was our third National park in India and our last safari of the holiday. This was the best safari, we saw loads. Including a pack of wild dogs with 9 puppies, elephants, a herd of large gaur (like bison), a giant ... Read more >

Photos: Mysore & Bandipur

Sat, 23 Mar 2019 | By dawnandmark | Photo Gallery

Mysore & Bandipur

Sat, 23 Mar 2019 | By dawnandmark | Views [572] | Comments [1]

Great overnight train to Mysore and we both had a good sleep, must be getting used to sleeping on a train! Mysure was just a quick stopover really, although we did have a very nice hotel. Not that much to see in Mysore but it is an attractive city with ... Read more >

Photos: Hampi, Karnataka

Tue, 19 Mar 2019 | By dawnandmark | Photo Gallery

Hampi, Karnataka

Tue, 19 Mar 2019 | By dawnandmark | Views [741] | Comments [4]

The epic journey was seemless, even managed a quick beer at Nagpur airport before we left the state of Maharashta for the southern state of Karnataka. We flew into Bangalore and got a taxi straight to the train station for our overnight train to Hampi.... Read more >

Photos: Tadoba, Maharashta

Fri, 15 Mar 2019 | By dawnandmark | Photo Gallery