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Fri, 3 Apr 2009 | By margitpirsch | Views [976]
We felt in need of a taxi this time (that is Gita, Larry and I) and skip the bus. So we taxied to Satna and waited - what was supposed to be 4 hours, but the train was late, 6 hours for the train. The longest hours - so far for me in India! The mosquitoes ... Read more >
Thu, 2 Apr 2009 | By misch | Views [357]
I have arrived in India, the first leg of my journey and rejoined my friends Jacqui & Marc in Jaipur, Rajhastan! After an overnight flight with little legroom and little sleep, i arrived in Delhi totally knackered, and immediately had to face my ... Read more >
Thu, 2 Apr 2009 | By qui001 | Views [580]
We arrived in the busy train station of Jaipur super early, it was 5am and we had not had much sleep. After a couple of chai, we took a rickshaw to the hotel where we were meeting Michele and we crashed out for a while before having a nice breakfast ... Read more >
Wed, 1 Apr 2009 | By colleen_finn | Views [11005] | Comments [2]
At the Sardar Bazaar in Jodhpur, the street is a crazy, pulsating mass of auto rickshaws, scooters, bicycles, and cars, all beeping or ringing to make their way through the sea of people. In stark contrast to this frenzy of activity are the slow-moving ... Read more >
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Wed, 1 Apr 2009 | By colleen_finn | Photo Gallery
All photos taken by Colleen Finn
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Wed, 1 Apr 2009 | By margitpirsch | Views [1568]
Leaving Agra in the morning, waiting for the train , we found ourselves surrounded by begging children - one holding a baby! We had bought food for the journey, only to find ourselves giving it to the children how really appreciated it! The train ride ... Read more >
Tue, 31 Mar 2009 | By colleen_finn | Views [2622] | Comments [1]
Perhaps I spoke too soon when I said Egypt was good preparation for India. It's still true in some aspects, but in the sleeper train department it couldn't be further from the truth. Taking a sleeper train in India—even the tourist/business-class sort—is ... Read more >
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Mon, 30 Mar 2009 | By qui001 | Views [570]
The overnight train journey was quite rough. We were woken up several time by the super loud train horn, at one point we thought that the train driver had fallen asleep on the horn! Our allocated bunks were really small and then Marc had to change it ... Read more >
Mon, 30 Mar 2009 | By colleen_finn | Views [1825]
After spending the morning in Old Delhi checking out an old 17th century Muslim mosque (Jami Masjid) and a Sikh temple, I spent the remainder of the afternoon wandering around central Delhi and discovering anew one of the hazards of a female traveling ... Read more >
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Mon, 30 Mar 2009 | By colleen_finn | Views [1167]
I can hardly believe that I am in India. It feels a bit decadent to be taking a trip so soon after my last, but the timing could not be helped. Compared to my journey to Egypt, the journey here was unremarkable. The flights were on time, there was no ... Read more >
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Sun, 29 Mar 2009 | By margitpirsch | Views [985]
A long train ride to Agra (every train ride seems to take 12 hours here), but this time with Gita and Larrry made it easier, because I didn't have to chain up my backpack and worry about my stuff going to the bathroom, which is - you wouldn't think so ... Read more >
Sun, 29 Mar 2009 | By jess_lee | Views [694]
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 >
Sun, 29 Mar 2009 | By jess_lee | Photo Gallery
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Sun, 29 Mar 2009 | By margitpirsch | Views [822] | 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 >
Fri, 27 Mar 2009 | By evaamy | Views [572] | 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 >
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