Destination: India

On the River

Sun, 29 Mar 2009 | By jess_lee | Views [708]

No local wants to plunder the river but unless they’re given viable alternatives for making a living the stripping of the Nila’s resources will continue.   I’m onboard a traditional boat called a thoni slowly gliding down the river.   Beside ... Read more >

Gallery: india

Sun, 29 Mar 2009 | By jess_lee | Photo Gallery

Even though .....................

Sun, 29 Mar 2009 | By margitpirsch | Views [958] | Comments [1]

it thundered last night in Jodhpur, I had a good night sleep. My belly thundered and rumbled on for a while as well. Sweet Nisha - the hotel Mama made me some yoghurt (curd) and Chai, before leaving, but I put my two bananas on the table and the dog ... Read more >

Borneo- Malaysia

Fri, 27 Mar 2009 | By evaamy | Views [652] | Comments [3]

My high spirits are back again, Borneo what an amazing place. I arrived in Kota Kinabalu, Sabah which is the Malaysian part of Borneo. My experiences here has been so different to any of the other places I have been to. I have seen huge amounts of ... Read more >

Gallery: On the train - going north

Fri, 27 Mar 2009 | By margitpirsch | Photo Gallery

Bikaner

Fri, 27 Mar 2009 | By qui001 | Views [657]

We arrived the night in Bickaner after a journey train of 8 hours. As usual when we descended from the train a crowd of tuc-tuc drivers asked us if we wanted a ride for our hotel, but our hotel was quite close to the train station so we walked for ... Read more >

Gallery: India

Thu, 26 Mar 2009 | By qui001 | Photo Gallery

Music

Thu, 26 Mar 2009 | By jess_lee | Views [848]

Today is the opening day of the Kalyani Para music centre and the atmosphere around me is electric. Sweaty cameramen from Malayalam TV jostle for good vantage points while assembled villagers excitedly take their seats.   Dedicated to the memory of ... Read more >

Vayali

Thu, 26 Mar 2009 | By jess_lee | Views [1008] | Comments [1]

There’s at least a dozen kids all sitting on the floor in front of me.   They are wriggling about torn between curiosity and shyness.   Furtive glances and whispers are exchanged before the boldest one is half pushed by the others to come over.   ... Read more >

The Snake Worshippers

Thu, 26 Mar 2009 | By jess_lee | Views [758]

The picture is slowly taking shape: two massive entwined serpents which cover the courtyard.   The little girl beside me looks out from heavily kohl-rimmed eyes, entranced by the strange colourfully swirling shapes emerging upon her courtyard.   ... Read more >

Just Another Roadside Attraction

Thu, 26 Mar 2009 | By jess_lee | Views [644]

The workmen walk along the road dressed in crisp blue shirts tucked into colourful lungis.   I love the fact that here you see men proudly wearing sarongs of dazzling floral displays of fuchsia-pinks, aqua-blue and lemon.    You never know what you’re ... Read more >

non-dualism

Wed, 25 Mar 2009 | By solbeam | Views [1482] | Comments [1]

For the third time in a year, I’m in India. I feel ourselves in something of a desperate love affair; one, and just as often the other, on her knees, begging the other to come back, just go, or not leave. Four months ago, in a dizzy spell in Delhi, ... Read more >

Jodhpur

Wed, 25 Mar 2009 | By qui001 | Views [565]

Jodhpur was under the sign of “rest”. We had a hotel with a nice roof top view of the old town and the fort. We wandered around the narrow street flanked by old typical 2 story buildings. This created lots of shad and made the streets cool as we were ... Read more >

Meeting Gita and Larry in Jodhpur station

Wed, 25 Mar 2009 | By margitpirsch | Views [993] | Comments [1]

Good to see these two..............haven't seen a "Westerner" for a while. Can't help it! Anyway this cute littel town was worth the long ride. Went straight to the market and got TONS of Saris - all used, but a $ each. Want to use them ... Read more >

Tags: gita and larry

On the train to Jodhpur

Wed, 25 Mar 2009 | By margitpirsch | Views [2515]

I have never, ever seen so much filth, poverty, public pooping/peeing, crippled people (including kids), people sleeping with kids and babies in the middle of a filthy side walk sprawled out with all their limbs (if they have any). Not just in one ... Read more >

Tags: kind of weird isnt it?