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Sun, 6 Jul 2008 | By sfau | Views [352]
Its now Monday evening (I think) and I’m back on the road tomorrow,
well actually, it’s back on the tracks as I’m travelling by train (by
general class for the 3rd straight time…the magic can’t last forever). Kollom
isn’t anything special but it ... Read more >
Sun, 6 Jul 2008 | By abelaine | Views [1030] | Comments [1]
We arrived to Varanasi - the Holy city of India. This is THE HOLY city where many Hindu's hope come to die believing that this will end their reincarnation cycle and give them final resting peace. Here is the famous Ganges river. It is believed to ... Read more >
Tags: ganges river, varanasi
Sat, 5 Jul 2008 | By bompresso | Views [1002] | Comments [2]
Gli ultimi preparativi. Domani si parte. Sia come sia, la nevrosi del bagaglio perfetto cade davanti agli imprevisti: biciletta rubata dal treno in testa. Per fortuna il Cola ci pensera' lui a chiedere il risarcimento a Trenitalia. Monaco di Baviera ... Read more >
Tags: chandigarh, india
Sat, 5 Jul 2008 | By bompresso | Views [566] | Comments [6]
Chandigarh, 5 luglio 2008 ore 16,30 E' arrivato il monsone. Questa mattina il cielo si e' presentato scuro, piu' della solita cappa di smog. Uscendo dall'albergo ci ha accolto un piacevole vento fresco. Oggi la giornata si presentava di totale relax, ... Read more >
Sat, 5 Jul 2008 | By sabrin | Views [445]
After an awful start (first flight cancelled,second flight
overbooked, third flight delayed due to a strike at the airport, almost missed
the connected flight in Delhi because of the chaotic circumstances) I finally
arrived in India-Chennai! I ... Read more >
Fri, 4 Jul 2008 | By abelaine | Views [1894]
Trains from Mumabi CST to Varanasi are 1 or 2 per day. You would need to check the train schedules as they di change. Prices are from 432 ruppees for the basic sleeper. The prices steeply rising for the tourist couces and first class. You get tickets ... Read more >
Tags: varanasi train mumbai
Fri, 4 Jul 2008 | By bonnie | Photo Gallery
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Thu, 3 Jul 2008 | By abelaine | Views [1308]
Nothing could prepare us for the reality of Mumbai (formally Bombay). We had heard the worst stories, imagined the craziest things, experienced other KNOWN crazy cities like Napoli, Manilla, Bangkok ----> All these pale in comparison to the noise, ... Read more >
Tags: bombay, india, mumbai
Tue, 1 Jul 2008 | By sfau | Views [481]
I spent just the one night in Kottayam. Trust me, it was enough. One
good thing going for the place was that it had a very good English
language book shop. After browsing for a while I decided on two books.
One was an introduction to the works of ... Read more >
Tue, 1 Jul 2008 | By salvation_karmy | Views [980] | Comments [10]
Tobin and I visited a church together this Sunday and he preached a powerful sermon from the book of Habbakkuk (check it out if we haven't mentioned that already). One of the things he talked about that really encouraged me was from Hebrews 10:35-39 ... Read more >
Tue, 1 Jul 2008 | By salvation_karmy | Views [1213] | Comments [4]
About a week ago, Mallory and I were going about our 5:00 in the morning business (that's what time we wake up every day). We were over by the girls' dorm and we notice a huge pile of something covered with flies. Much to our joy, it turns out that Indian ... Read more >
Sun, 29 Jun 2008 | By sfau | Views [404]
Due to the delicate nature of my stomach and other parts of my body
(thank you Imodium plus) and the fact that there were only the “come
and get them” cheap seats on the toy train I took the bus instead. It
was quicker, I had a window seat and the ... Read more >
Sat, 28 Jun 2008 | By salvation_karmy | Views [1536] | Comments [8]
So hilarious story: the community college girls on campus erupted in laughter after I said my name (the way the children pronounce it). Megan and I were very confused as to why everyone kept laughing until we asked Sam Stephens (the president of IGL) ... Read more >
Thu, 26 Jun 2008 | By allwelcome | Views [2757]
The two men jumped out of thin air, smiling, gesturing, waving an exotic smell under my nose, and I was hooked. I had a list of ‘musts’ to experience in India. Some call this being a tourist. I’m going to see something I’ve heard about, ... Read more >
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