Destination: India

Gallery: Kashmir

Sun, 8 Nov 2009 | By pooja | Photo Gallery

Gallery: Kheerganga

Sat, 7 Nov 2009 | By jaspal_singh | Photo Gallery

Gallery: Varanasi

Thu, 5 Nov 2009 | By gretch_costa | Photo Gallery

Back in Delhi

Wed, 4 Nov 2009 | By blancharddb | Views [550] | Comments [3]

Okay, so I've moved around a bit since the last post, and at this point I'm in Delhi waiting to head out to Kathmandu on Friday, and checking in with (Whitman friend) Melissa Rhodes, studying abroad here in Delhi. The quick recap of the last week:... Read more >

Where the wild things are

Sun, 1 Nov 2009 | By interstatek | Views [572] | Comments [1]

Hello everyone! Naomi and I just emerged from "the bush" last night, caked with grime and sweat. On October 21st, we joined a caravan in Chennai, and have been on a road/camping trip through Orissa, Eastern India ever since. Our caravan came ... Read more >

Tags: orissa, tribals

Searching for India's Sacred Heart (ive)

Tue, 27 Oct 2009 | By ivan_miral | Views [3874] | Comments [4]

We've been out of blog touch for a while, we know -- but this quickly thrown together, yet astoundingly comprehensive (would you expect any less from us???) account of our weeks exploring India will detail why much time for documenting has ... Read more >

Udaipur

Tue, 27 Oct 2009 | By blancharddb | Views [555] | Comments [5]

I keep worrying about leaving one place to go to the next--feeling there's no way it can compare with where I currently am.  But I have to move at a fast clip to complete my survey of Rajasthan--it's part of the just-barely-keeping-my-hands-on-the-reins ... Read more >

Arrival - India - Mumbai

Wed, 21 Oct 2009 | By ed_dont-know | Views [330]

21 Oct: We arrive and have a surreal taxi ride all the way through Mumbai at 2 in the morning. Once away from the airport the streets are very quiet, pavements filled with sleeping bodies, and taxi drivers slumped asleep over their car bonnets.   ... Read more >

If you could tell me why

Tue, 20 Oct 2009 | By lakisarah | Views [367]

Water.  No 'please' no 'thank you.' No acknowledgment of interaction. If you could tell me why... I am supposed to serve you, I am expected to clean while you sit around and do nothing. Why women have to leave their homes when they marry and somehow, ... Read more >

Jaipur

Mon, 19 Oct 2009 | By blancharddb | Views [778] | Comments [11]

Well sorry for the break.  We've been trying to update, but have focused mainly on getting our pictures up, which is maddening and inevitably unsuccessful, and takes up enough time that we don't feel like writing any update.  The system seems to be working ... Read more >

Emptiness and Happiness

Thu, 15 Oct 2009 | By interstatek | Views [600]

Hello everyone!      Yes, I am still alive! Thank you for your letters of concern, stories, reflections, and questions. If you are worried, be soothed. I am safe, very happy, and healthy (which is a miracle in itself! The food I have accepted should have ... Read more >

On how to be stared at in India.

Sun, 11 Oct 2009 | By hotnoodle | Views [3496]

Tiruchirappali (Trichy), Tamil Nadu, India I was out walking to the internet today when I saw a white person. (I never go to use the internet anymore. I think it's much nicer to go to it , as if it's a place you can visit, like the library. A ... Read more >

Gallery: India

Sat, 10 Oct 2009 | By blancharddb | Photo Gallery

Delhi to Leh

Tue, 6 Oct 2009 | By monicaraye | Views [352]

I can't believe i have only been here for two days!!  Flew into Delhi late, Dave met me at the airport and we enjoyed a crazy cab ride to our hotel in the Paharganj part of Delhi.  Very reminissant of Cairo driving, organized chaos!  i can't even try ... Read more >

Highlights of India

Tue, 6 Oct 2009 | By ccwrichard | Views [834]

It is now to the end of my whole 6 months trip round the Asia. A very excitement feeling, knowing that I would be back to comfy zone, seeing my family and friends, and also feeling uncertainty about back to work, about my future. The whole trip has ... Read more >

Tags: india