Destination: India

Gallery: Welcome to the Desert

Mon, 3 Aug 2009 | By chelsea_adam | Photo Gallery

Gallery: Rajasthan

Sun, 2 Aug 2009 | By steve_and_emma | Photo Gallery

Gallery: Ludihana, Chandigarh (Punjab Region)

Sun, 2 Aug 2009 | By chelsea_adam | Photo Gallery

Having it Raj in Rajasthan

Sun, 2 Aug 2009 | By steve_and_emma | Views [922]

Manali – Delhi – Alwar (overnight bus and train)   This time there were no traumas or catastrophes when catching the bus.   The express service was worryingly empty so it morphed into a slow local service for the first 100kms.   ... Read more >

Gallery: Northern India

Fri, 31 Jul 2009 | By heywoods1976 | Photo Gallery

Hinduism, Hindi and meditation guitar: Udaipur

Fri, 31 Jul 2009 | By eoghancito | Views [4660]

Udaipur is a picturesque city set on a lake where a large part of Octopussy, the James Bond movie, was filmed. I had booked rooms in the Udai Niwas hotel right beside the main temple, in the middle of the old town. Even from the rickshaw ride into town ... Read more >

Tags: history, lake, lesson, music, religion, sun

Gallery: Leh to Manali Road Trip

Wed, 29 Jul 2009 | By steve_and_emma | Photo Gallery

Leh to Manali Road Trip, 483KM

Wed, 29 Jul 2009 | By steve_and_emma | Views [1992]

Day 1   Leh (3500m) – Darcha (3400m) Via Taglang La (5328m), Lachalang La (5060m) & Baracha La (4890m) Bloody Hell!!! What a day, and it all started at 4am with a right kerfuffle! The bags were basically packed so we just ... Read more >

pushkar 28 luglio

Wed, 29 Jul 2009 | By bompresso | Views [550]

Punto 1- Non e` assolutamente detto che un pullman deluxe sia uguale ad un altro pulman deluxe, della stessa compagnia. quello di oggi era sfondatissimo e senza aria condizionata, quindi si viaggia con i finestrini aperti, rischiando di prendersi di ... Read more >

Gallery: Chaparrón

Tue, 28 Jul 2009 | By olivia_cerezo | Photo Gallery

Gallery: India - Mandu & Indore

Tue, 28 Jul 2009 | By eoghancito | Photo Gallery

That's not our train. Is it?

Tue, 28 Jul 2009 | By eoghancito | Views [3365]

It was an auspicious start to the day. As I ate breakfast there was a beautiful hindu song on the radio with a hypnotic, repetitive mantra. I had been reading “Eat, Pray, Love” by Elizabeth Gilbert.   The author had been struggling to concentrate during ... Read more >

Tags: stupid, train

Gallery: Mumbai

Mon, 27 Jul 2009 | By houdyman | Photo Gallery

Mumbai motions

Mon, 27 Jul 2009 | By houdyman | Views [1270]

The final city stop on the grand journey around the world was Mumbai, India formerly known as Bombay. We happen to time this visit with the most powerful monsoon rains the city had seen in a long time. In fact, the high tide that registered the day after ... Read more >

Tags: commuter train, india, monsoon, mumbai

27 luglio, jaipur

Mon, 27 Jul 2009 | By bompresso | Views [544]

Eccomi finalmente con un momento di calma, davanti a un computer in questa tranquilla (e qui a jaipur e` gia` un miracolo) Riassumendo queste intensissime giornate... 21 luglio durante tutto il volo cerchiamo di renderci conto che stiamo ... Read more >