Destination: India

alappuzha, kerala, 7 agosto 2009

Fri, 7 Aug 2009 | By bompresso | Views [528]

Vigilia del Nerhu Snake boat race sono passati diei giorni dall'ultimo post, o c'era internet o avevamo noi tempo...mai le due cose insieme. Impossibile riassumere tutto in una unica sessione. Diciamo che finalmente siamo in vacanza. Il monsone ... Read more >

Gallery: India - Udaipur & Jaisalmer

Thu, 6 Aug 2009 | By eoghancito | Photo Gallery

Camels and gypsies in the Jaisalmer desert

Wed, 5 Aug 2009 | By eoghancito | Views [5338] | Comments [2]

The combination of sleeping aids did their job, much to my surprise, but I found myself waking up in Jaisalmer to the din of hundreds of touts and rickshaw wallahs shouting in through the bus windows. I never enjoy this part of travelling but you just ... Read more >

Tags: camel, desert, fort, tour

Gallery: Welcome to the Desert

Mon, 3 Aug 2009 | By chelsea_adam | Photo Gallery

Gallery: Rajasthan

Sun, 2 Aug 2009 | By steve_and_emma | Photo Gallery

Gallery: Ludihana, Chandigarh (Punjab Region)

Sun, 2 Aug 2009 | By chelsea_adam | Photo Gallery

Having it Raj in Rajasthan

Sun, 2 Aug 2009 | By steve_and_emma | Views [813]

Manali – Delhi – Alwar (overnight bus and train)   This time there were no traumas or catastrophes when catching the bus.   The express service was worryingly empty so it morphed into a slow local service for the first 100kms.   ... Read more >

Gallery: Northern India

Fri, 31 Jul 2009 | By heywoods1976 | Photo Gallery

Hinduism, Hindi and meditation guitar: Udaipur

Fri, 31 Jul 2009 | By eoghancito | Views [4362]

Udaipur is a picturesque city set on a lake where a large part of Octopussy, the James Bond movie, was filmed. I had booked rooms in the Udai Niwas hotel right beside the main temple, in the middle of the old town. Even from the rickshaw ride into town ... Read more >

Tags: history, lake, lesson, music, religion, sun

Gallery: Leh to Manali Road Trip

Wed, 29 Jul 2009 | By steve_and_emma | Photo Gallery

Leh to Manali Road Trip, 483KM

Wed, 29 Jul 2009 | By steve_and_emma | Views [1864]

Day 1   Leh (3500m) – Darcha (3400m) Via Taglang La (5328m), Lachalang La (5060m) & Baracha La (4890m) Bloody Hell!!! What a day, and it all started at 4am with a right kerfuffle! The bags were basically packed so we just ... Read more >

pushkar 28 luglio

Wed, 29 Jul 2009 | By bompresso | Views [481]

Punto 1- Non e` assolutamente detto che un pullman deluxe sia uguale ad un altro pulman deluxe, della stessa compagnia. quello di oggi era sfondatissimo e senza aria condizionata, quindi si viaggia con i finestrini aperti, rischiando di prendersi di ... Read more >

Gallery: Chaparrón

Tue, 28 Jul 2009 | By olivia_cerezo | Photo Gallery

Gallery: India - Mandu & Indore

Tue, 28 Jul 2009 | By eoghancito | Photo Gallery

That's not our train. Is it?

Tue, 28 Jul 2009 | By eoghancito | Views [3087]

It was an auspicious start to the day. As I ate breakfast there was a beautiful hindu song on the radio with a hypnotic, repetitive mantra. I had been reading “Eat, Pray, Love” by Elizabeth Gilbert.   The author had been struggling to concentrate during ... Read more >

Tags: stupid, train