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Thu, 12 Mar 2009 | By zoejoy | Views [433] | Comments [2]
I will be leaving for the airport in about 7 hours from now, and I feel so ready to come home to the US. Don't get me wrong, my trip has been amazing, and I accomplished what I came here to do which was buy inventory for a small store and get to know ... Read more >
Thu, 12 Mar 2009 | By zoejoy | Views [989]
I don't know where the term "Indian Burn" came from, but it is used to describe when you take someone's arm or leg and twist the skin with both hands in opposite directions to create an awful feeling kind of like rug-burn. Well, I have a theory ... Read more >
Thu, 12 Mar 2009 | By zoejoy | Views [393] | Comments [2]
When one receives a massage in India, one feels kind of like what a raw steak being marinaded with italian dressing for dinnermust feel like. I've had 4 massages in India and they all had on thing in common: loads of thick oil. The Indian massage ... Read more >
Thu, 12 Mar 2009 | By bonnie | Views [662]
25.02.2009 In the last few weeks six casualties have resulted from an errant leopard in the Bageshwar district who has developed a penchant for human flesh. One woman is currently in Almora hospital with deep gouge marks to her entire body having survived ... Read more >
Thu, 12 Mar 2009 | By marianne-india | Views [416]
So, now writing this from home. Back to the train trip from Pernem. Took taxi from Arambol, half hour, 350 rupees (should have been 300), got to the station in plenty of time to have my last railway station chai (sob) and samosa. The train was on time ... Read more >
Thu, 12 Mar 2009 | By simonhill | Views [228]
Wow! It's taken me this long to add to the story... Sorry about that. After our whistle-stop tour of Rajasthan (7 cities in 12 days!) and a day and a half in Agra (fantastic Taj Mahal, but was it really built as a monument to love?...), we are now in ... Read more >
Wed, 11 Mar 2009 | By qui001 | Views [603]
The next morning brought the beginning of our long trip north, to
Rajasthan. We trudged down to the bus station in ooty and jumped on the first
bus to Mysore . We were pleasantly surprised by the comfy cushioned seats and
several (welcome) toilet ... Read more >
Mon, 9 Mar 2009 | By qui001 | Views [1364]
In order to catch the ‘toy train’ to Ooty we had to
spend a night in Coimbatore , a rather industrial town in the north of Tamil Nadu. After a
relatively quick train journey from Cochi to Coimbatore we had
an afternoon to spare in town. ... Read more >
Mon, 9 Mar 2009 | By zoejoy | Views [429] | Comments [2]
I'm in Sarnath now, a town just an hour north of Varanasi--Buddha gave his first teaching here after he reached enlightenment. Sarnath is full of temples and stupas and monks and in an odd way, it reminds me of Colorado...probably because I have visited ... Read more >
Mon, 9 Mar 2009 | By bonnie | Views [592]
21.02.2009 Once the measles epidemic had quelled, chicken pox took hold. Now not having had the latter childhood disease and after witnessing how severe the adult cases have been, I treated chicken pox houses like they had the bubonic plague! The Government ... Read more >
Mon, 9 Mar 2009 | By bonnie | Views [541]
16.02.2009 Arjuns body was delayed in arrival, so the men spent three days in Bageshwar. Once the cremation occurred at the confluence of the sacred Gomti and Saryu Rivers they made the journey home. The snow on the ground lasted less than 48 hours ... Read more >
Sun, 8 Mar 2009 | By zoejoy | Views [397] | Comments [1]
I HATE VARANASI right now and if I could figure out how to leave for the USA today, I would, or I will. I'm tired of traveling and I'm homesick and I don't care if I miss the Holi festival. I'm sick of being harassed by people. I'm starting to really ... Read more >
Sat, 7 Mar 2009 | By zoejoy | Views [1360] | Comments [1]
I went on a "sleeper" bus to Agra to see the Taj Mahal. The "sleeper" has little bunks on it which in theory you can sleep on- but in practice you cannot because the ride it so bumpy that all of the cells in your body are shaking.... Read more >
Fri, 6 Mar 2009 | By horwood | Views [659] | Comments [2]
Hi Everyone Again long time no speak so sorry about that. We've been in India now for a little over 4 weeks and sadly we feel that it's time to move on. For us, (and this is not to offend our Indian friends) we just haven't enjoyed India as much as ... Read more >
Tue, 3 Mar 2009 | By zoejoy | Views [391]
Today, I am committed to buying a ticket to Agra and leaving Pushkar by Wed night. I've been here shopping for a week and I could stay longer, but I really want to see more if India, go to the Taj Mahal, and spend time in Varnasi. I'm almost out of ... Read more >
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