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Wed, 2 Jan 2008 | By markr_mcmahon | Views [2415]
Wednesday 2nd January I was up at 07.00, packed my bag and got on the ferry from Fort Cochin to Ernakulam, then got the 10.30 bus to Kumily. I was told the journey would take about six hours, but just hoped that we would get there at least before sunset.... Read more >
Tags: On the Road
Wed, 2 Jan 2008 | By petitibiza | Views [391]
Got up around 9 am onNew Year's Day. Walked around the city a bit, erad a lot laying on one of the terraces and in the evening watched a show in a Haveli of traditional dances and puppet shows, interesting as well as funny. Bought my bus ticket for Jodhopur.... Read more >
Tags: Relaxation
Wed, 2 Jan 2008 | By mattjarvis | Photo Gallery
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Tue, 1 Jan 2008 | By tim_and_sam | Views [1473] | Comments [1]
Happy New Year to you all! Having spent a very enjoyable and very unusual Christmas in Pondicherry we have come down to the southern tip of the subcontinent to the beaches around Trivananthapuram (try saying that after a couple of beers, or in fact ... Read more >
Tags: Misadventures
Tue, 1 Jan 2008 | By petitibiza | Views [381]
I spent New Year's at that terrace that I told u about before, 450rps for dinner (big buffet) and some beer. I met a very nice Australian couple, Danielle and Dylan, and an American from New York, Steve. Spent most of the time with them drinking a bunch.... Read more >
Tags: Relaxation
Tue, 1 Jan 2008 | By copperscrl | Views [468] | Comments [5]
January 1, 2008! Happy New Year to everyone! We have now arrived in Delhi, India. It is very foggy and smoggy here [which we were informed is a seasonal thing]. We were greeted with marigold necklaces and beautiful silk, embroidered shawls. As we drove ... Read more >
Tags: Adventures
Tue, 1 Jan 2008 | By markr_mcmahon | Views [1037]
Tuesday 1st January Fort Cochin is famous for the Chinese fishing nets that line the shoreline at the north end of the peninsula, so I took a walk along the seafront pathway after breakfast to see what was going on there, take some photos and look ... Read more >
Tags: Sightseeing
Mon, 31 Dec 2007 | By petitibiza | Views [377]
I finally found my kind of place...rooftop terrace overlooking the lake where I can lay down for hours surrounded by cushions and more cushions...and that's what I did today, for about 5 hours. Also changed some money and bought a bus ticket for Jodhpur.... Read more >
Tags: Relaxation
Mon, 31 Dec 2007 | By markr_mcmahon | Views [1553]
Monday 31st December After a good nights sleep, I made a few phone calls to see which hotels in Fort Cochin had free roos for the following two nights. I presumed that there would be more going on in terms of New Year celebrations in the old ... Read more >
Tags: Party time
Mon, 31 Dec 2007 | By annanderson | Views [1117] | Comments [2]
12/28 – 12/31 Ideal Beach Resort – A great way to end a 2+ month-long adventure! Although one day we toured historical sites and saw the monuments from 600 AD at Mamallapuram and the stone cutters who make incredible small & large stone figures, ... Read more >
Tags: Beaches & sunshine
Sun, 30 Dec 2007 | By markr_mcmahon | Views [1108]
Sunday 30th December I managed to get a few decent hours sleep. The earplugs once again did a good job, taking the edge off the snoring coming from a bunch of guys in the bunks opposite me. I knew the train wouldn't arrive in Ernakulam until after ... Read more >
Tags: On the Road
Sun, 30 Dec 2007 | By wandering_gypsy | Photo Gallery
A Camel Affair
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Sun, 30 Dec 2007 | By petitibiza | Views [477] | Comments [1]
I spent yesterday afternoon relaxing at my hotel, reading after hacing checked out and waiting for my 10pm sleeper train to Udaipur. I also played a little cricket with the hotel staff and ended up joking around with them for a few hours, what a bunch ... Read more >
Tags: Sightseeing
Sat, 29 Dec 2007 | By petitibiza | Views [353]
So, it only took 5 days for them to try one of their scams with me. But I didn't let them try. This guy approached me on the street as I was walking back to my hotel and asked where I was from, Spain, I said. He went nuts and asked me to translate a ... Read more >
Tags: Sightseeing
Sat, 29 Dec 2007 | By joyful_jo | Views [652]
I had no idea what I was signing up for when I decided to join the Tibetan community for the 25th Kagyu Monlam at Bodhgaya. Slowly the preparations appeared: a wonderful entrance gate welcoming everyone (looked surprisingly like a Torii gate)Town started ... Read more >
Tags: Culture
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