Destination: India

walking down the up escalator

Tue, 25 Mar 2008 | By solbeam | Views [2418] | Comments [1]

"Well. You know what Buddhists would say? You must have some karmic connection that keeps bringing you back..." � the woman checking me into the Roots Institute of Wisdom Buddhist Retreat Center , Bodhgaya (Bihar), India And even I have ... Read more >

Gallery: Into the Jungle, Deserted Beaches and Holi Festival

Tue, 25 Mar 2008 | By bamboozle69 | Photo Gallery

"Go and tell your people about it"

Tue, 25 Mar 2008 | By allwelcome | Views [1454] | Comments [2]

‘Do not give beggar’s money. You are their biggest problem.’ As soon as I saw the sign, I walked right into the shop. The man behind the desk looked tough. He was a Sikh. (tell tale signs of turban, silver bracelet, beard) With my most ... Read more >

Tags: beggars, children, india, scams

Varanasi

Tue, 25 Mar 2008 | By detmar | Views [680] | Comments [1]

After 2 days in Agra and 5 in Delhi we went to Varanasi, the religious capital of India (more than a million pilgrims come there each year.) This time the trip was a lot more comfortable as we decided to pay more so as to sleep in ... Read more >

Gallery: Alleppey e le backwaters

Sun, 23 Mar 2008 | By auaround | Photo Gallery

Gallery: Varanasi

Sun, 23 Mar 2008 | By detmar | Photo Gallery

Pasqua a Varkala

Sun, 23 Mar 2008 | By auaround | Views [705] | Comments [9]

Bentrovati.....in questa giornata di Pasqua un po' piovosa abbiamo pensato fosse il caso di aggiornare il nostro diario di viaggio. Siamo a Varkala, come potete vedere anche dalla mappa, una bella localita' di mare adagiata su una scogliera molto suggestiva, ... Read more >

Gallery: Agra

Sun, 23 Mar 2008 | By detmar | Photo Gallery

From Delhi to Holi

Sun, 23 Mar 2008 | By theunit | Views [6868] | Comments [2]

So we have now been in India for a bit of time and it has been very nice.  I was a little apprehensive but have been releived to see that the people are overall very friendly and things have been going smoothly.  We spend a few days in Delhi getting acclimatized ... Read more >

Gallery: India

Sun, 23 Mar 2008 | By theunit | Photo Gallery

Gallery: Andaman Islands

Sun, 23 Mar 2008 | By will-n-raina | Photo Gallery

Paradise is a place called Number 7

Sun, 23 Mar 2008 | By will-n-raina | Views [1179] | Comments [3]

I don't really want to rave about one of the most beautiful places on earth, becauase everyone will want to go and it will go and get ruined.  But the Andamann's are truly a special place.  They are so remote and somewhat difficult to get to that it ... Read more >

Gallery: Achilles

Sat, 22 Mar 2008 | By nomad_vet | Photo Gallery

India on crutches

Sat, 22 Mar 2008 | By nomad_vet | Views [8666] | Comments [3]

Popped my achilles tendon while playing a game of cricket in Gangtok. Oz vs India - very competitive & controversial. I whacked the ball, snap went my achilles like a rubber band. It felt like I had broken a heel off my shoe & my foot was ... Read more >

Gallery: India

Fri, 21 Mar 2008 | By starjennie | Photo Gallery