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Sat, 12 Jul 2008 | By andynjen | Views [630]
I was completely mistaken in my misconceptions about Kolkata, or Calcutta, the former British Trade Captial of their Indian Colony. I blame the image of millions of starving children in a desert of devastated, crumbling mud homes on Sally Struthers and ... Read more >
Tags: calcutta, kolkata
Sat, 12 Jul 2008 | By andynjen | Views [886] | Comments [1]
Dharamsala was originally one town- but it was literally split in two by a huge earthquake in 1905. Now there are two towns, Lower Dharamsala and Upper Dharamsala- usually known as MacLeod Ganj. MacLeod Ganj is the home of the Dalai Lama and ... Read more >
Sat, 12 Jul 2008 | By bompresso | Views [594] | Comments [1]
Manali, 11 Luglio.
Benvenuti nel paese dei balocchi!!!
Scusatemi, sara' per il fatto che ho passato la giornata ad
osservare il combattimento che e' in corso nel mio organismo tra i
virus e gli anticorpi.
Come nei libri per bambini, ... Read more >
Sat, 12 Jul 2008 | By scholarships | Views [69432] | Comments [31]
Go on assignment to India and have your video documentary broadcast on Nat Geo Adventure!
ENTRIES ARE NOW CLOSED
India , Rajasthan Jambha village primary school project
Applications close: August 31, 2008 Kick start ... Read more >
Sat, 12 Jul 2008 | By walking-buddy | Views [748]
a jouney not so far,a journey not so close, a life not so far,a life not so close, a game not so easy,a game not so tough, a change not so easy,a change not so tough, a country in which people love people, a country in which life gives new life ... Read more >
Fri, 11 Jul 2008 | By sidhus_on_safari | Views [1722] | Comments [7]
Ranchi No, Ranchi Yes Ranchi is the capital of Jharkand state. It used to be of Bihar state until, I think, about a decade ago. The locals rebelled against the Bihar state government and got their own little place in India. ... Read more >
Tags: adoption, hotels, india, indian traffic, ranchi
Fri, 11 Jul 2008 | By sidhus_on_safari | Views [2635] | Comments [2]
The Remarkable Gautam Lewis Note of apology: while I am sure this is mostly true and correct - the dates are going to be a bit wrong and I will give Gautam the right to call me a tosser etc ... Gautam contracts polio ... Read more >
Tags: adoption, calcutta, gautam lewis, kolkata, missionaries of charity, polio awareness
Fri, 11 Jul 2008 | By abelaine | Views [6849] | Comments [2]
From Varanasi there is a service you can take to get you to Nepal. For about 700 rupees a person. Includes jeep to the Nepal border. Basic Accomodation, local bus to the next Nepal city (Kathmandu, Pokhara) Before you buy the ticket, they tell ... Read more >
Tags: bus india nepal
Fri, 11 Jul 2008 | By bompresso | Views [530]
Bel posto questa Old Manali. Aria (relativamente) pulita, bella
vista sulle montagne coperte di cedri. Cos'e' allora che ci mette a
disagio?
La minore autenticita' rispetto all'India puzzolente e aspra e
appiccicosa alla quale ci sembrava di ... Read more >
Thu, 10 Jul 2008 | By lauren_and_becca | Views [440] | Comments [1]
Afternoon! We changed our plans to bum around for a week in Goa, and instead took the bumpiest bus in the entire world, to Mysore. HOWEVER, before that, we went to Tholpetty, and stayed in Pachyderm Palace (apparently a pachyderm is an obsolete order ... Read more >
Wed, 9 Jul 2008 | By sidhus_on_safari | Views [1160] | Comments [10]
On decent into Kolkata I had moment of pure fear. It has never happened to me before - this kind of fear. Just imagine that the plane went into an uncontrollable spin and there, in the middle of an ordinary July night a freak plane crash claims the ... Read more >
Tags: adoption, india, kolkata
Tue, 8 Jul 2008 | By sfau | Views [403]
The train ride was short and sweet but only because I snuck into a sleeper carriage.
The town of Varkala is about 2kms away from the beach and cliffs and I had three places to look at for my accommodation needs. The 1st place was, due to it being ... Read more >
Mon, 7 Jul 2008 | By abelaine | Views [1045]
This the famous Holy river in India. It is long, wide and with a strong current though sometimes hard to see its strength. It is beleived that this is the purest waters which can heal aswell help people attain Nirvana (heaven). People hope to die ... Read more >
Tags: ganges river
Mon, 7 Jul 2008 | By abelaine | Views [946]
Everyday here in India is not just an adventure but really mentally exhausting. It really feels like you are fighting off people who hassle you every minute of the time you are outside. Apparently this city is better than others - which leaves me little ... Read more >
Tags: varanasi
Mon, 7 Jul 2008 | By isla-morris | Views [583]
I suppose it's time to write one of these things, but I'm getting an inferiority complex and feel like I bore people with what I write, I know oyu'd all rather see pictures but it's a nightmare getting pictures uploaded on really old slow asian computers.... Read more >
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