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Mon, 20 Oct 2008 | By lina_santiago | Views [1018]
Pouso em Mumbai, Índia. O comandante do vôo dá as informações de temperatura e horário local – são 4:15 da manhã. Eu acho que ele se enganou, pois meu relógio com o horário da Turquia marca 1:45 da manhã, e com a mudança de fuso agora devem ser 3:... Read more >
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Mon, 20 Oct 2008 | By davidw | Views [873]
Woken by the call to prayer I decide to head to the village mosque to record the sound and have a chat with eh muzzenein. He is this amazing looking guy with a beard-streaked white, red and black. Very friendly he talks to me about the village and how ... Read more >
Mon, 20 Oct 2008 | By roam-if-you-want-to | Views [970]
We were all excited about the first day of our community project, repairing the Jambha Village school. It was a 10 minute walk from camp, even at 8am, the sun was hot and we were all anxious about working in the severe heat. The school was empty when ... Read more >
Sun, 19 Oct 2008 | By bixente | Photo Gallery
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Sun, 19 Oct 2008 | By davidw | Views [739]
Earlier start today to beat the heat. Still hot though. I head into he village and have a chat with the temple priest and his son. He has some good things to say about the projects and shows me around the temple, which is interesting. Then I chat ... Read more >
Sun, 19 Oct 2008 | By roam-if-you-want-to | Views [686]
The 12 hour train journey from Delhi to Phalodi had blown out to a 16 hour journey. We were travelling in a 2nd class sleeper carriage which was comfortable enough but made for a very interrupted sleep. We were also very hungry having survived on nuts ... Read more >
Sat, 18 Oct 2008 | By flachi-gus | Photo Gallery
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Sat, 18 Oct 2008 | By roam-if-you-want-to | Views [652]
Lying awake I pondered the troublesome question: "If you're not actually asleep, but lying quietly and resting, does it count as sleep? Can you include it when you say how may hours you slept?" I've never been able to answer that one. After ... Read more >
Sat, 18 Oct 2008 | By davidw | Views [667]
Up early for breakfast and we walk a few minutes into the village to the school. After a quick briefing on what has to be done, painting classrooms and the outside of the building we get to work. Whitewashing walls is a messy business but everyone is ... Read more >
Fri, 17 Oct 2008 | By simon_hennig | Photo Gallery
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Fri, 17 Oct 2008 | By jeseka_jordan | Views [501] | Comments [6]
I have been living at an Ashram in India for a week. I'm about 30 minutes from the city of Nasik in a beautiful place called Trimbak. There are lush green mountains in the distance. The sunsets and sun rises are just breath taking. (I'm up ever day ... Read more >
Fri, 17 Oct 2008 | By bonnie | Views [589]
PEAK would like to thank World Nomads for their unwaivering support on our journey to complete the Solar Home Lighting Project in the Kumaon Himalaya, India. As STA Travel Trust grant recipients we also thank STA in providing airfares and our private ... Read more >
Fri, 17 Oct 2008 | By simon_hennig | Views [9017] | Comments [5]
07/10/2008 - 17/10/2008 Kheer Ganga - Heaven on a hill. We awoke on wednesday morning to more biting cold and a light drizzle. Needless to say, we went back to sleep. Upon waking at 10 though, the sun was out, and the cold was disappearing. We walked ... Read more >
Fri, 17 Oct 2008 | By roam-if-you-want-to | Views [1025]
My culture shock lay dormant as I arrived at Delhi airport at 2.30am. Perhaps it was the early hour that thwarted my expectations of a 'riot' - a vision handed to me by my husband who travelled to India when he was 21 (first time out of Glasgow!). ... Read more >
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Fri, 17 Oct 2008 | By davidw | Views [2171]
We drive to Jamba village. The roads get progressively narrower until we arrive. First stop is MR Singh’s house. Formerly the Raj of the village, he now has little power but is revered by the villagers and is the acknowledged head of Jamba. It’s ... Read more >
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