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Wed, 20 Jul 2011 | By ladyc | Views [1118]
One of first things I was told about in Delhi was the abundance
of people. 80% of them are skinny young men in shorts
who for a few rupees will undertake any task that might otherwise require you to leave the house. There is one who collects rubbish ... Read more >
Tags: customer service, delhi, india, personal shopping and generally being spoilt, shopping
Wed, 20 Jul 2011 | By ladyc | Photo Gallery
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Tue, 19 Jul 2011 | By kylabg | Views [1203]
Chowk is this intense market place/bazaar
in Aminabad in “Old Lucknow.” Anand,
Vikas, and Shibani took me there the other night. Its kind of like taking people that visit New York to Times Square,
but actually cool. It was a Thursday ... Read more >
Sat, 16 Jul 2011 | By kylabg | Views [4884]
Sunday Anand took me around the city. The “real” part in his words. We scootered over to Hazrat Gunj which is a
large street lined with shops. The shops
run the gammet, from Puma and Coffee Day (Indian Starbucks) to tiny hole in the
wall ... Read more >
Fri, 15 Jul 2011 | By kylabg | Views [1039]
Urvashi was out of town this weekend which meant I needed to
fend for myself in terms of transportation to and from school. Which translates into pedal rickshaws and
auto rickshaws. A pedal rickshaw is
basically a tricycle with a little ... Read more >
Fri, 15 Jul 2011 | By kylabg | Photo Gallery
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Fri, 15 Jul 2011 | By kylabg | Views [924]
So on Wednesday, Urvashi needed to go to the village school,
Vidyasthali, to meet with some parents
who are local mango farmers and some business professors from the University of Lucknow.
They are trying to organize a collective between the ... Read more >
Fri, 8 Jul 2011 | By alex21 | Views [2724]
Spending a week in charming, beachy Goa has
been a delightful end to my Indian Odyssey. The silken sands and laid-back ways
of the previously Portuguese colony means the place has a pumping tourist
industry and an abundance of western amenities.... Read more >
Fri, 8 Jul 2011 | By faheem_jeelani | Views [387]
It was around 2 in the afternoon when Hussain, our bemusing sturdy little shawl weaver friend from Pahalgam, dropped us in his rickety Maruti Zen at Aru- a pretty village set amidst tall Himalayan mountains, boundaring Lidderwatt ... Read more >
Thu, 7 Jul 2011 | By princess2802 | Photo Gallery
Mumbai the second time round, for urban adventures and culture soaking.
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Wed, 6 Jul 2011 | By princess2802 | Views [1054]
I've travelled a few times without Andrew now. My first post from this
India trip shows you how far I've come in being able to manage the perils and
joys of travels as a solo female, and in the meantime, I've made a few
observations about my own habits ... Read more >
Tue, 5 Jul 2011 | By princess2802 | Views [1095]
The National Gallery of Modern Art hangs just off the corner edge of the
Colaba Causeway, at the entry point of the Kala Ghoda art district. The traffic
outside was chaotic, horns blaring and cars pushing forward while I tried to
escape into the ... Read more >
Mon, 4 Jul 2011 | By princess2802 | Views [978]
My time here in Mumbai is rapidly coming to a close. I made my way to most of the places I wanted to see today, leaving off the art galleries for tomorrow, so I get home smelling at least a little tolerable, thanks to the wonder of air conditioning.... Read more >
Mon, 4 Jul 2011 | By princess2802 | Views [1312] | Comments [4]
Masala onion dosa. Masala onion dosa. Repeat after me: masala onion dosa.
It was 11.00am, and like a good Mumbaiker, I slept in until ten to wait for
the rest of the world to wake up. Even then, I was bleary-eyed after spending
all night writing ... Read more >
Sun, 3 Jul 2011 | By princess2802 | Views [1064] | Comments [2]
Warning: This post is not a positive one; it portrays a popular Mumbai tourist attraction in a fairly negative light. If you do not wish to go to Elephanta Island with preconceived notions of what you will find there, stop reading. If you want to hear ... Read more >
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