Destination: India

Gallery: India - Jaiselmer, Rajasthan

Tue, 11 Nov 2008 | By pshah13 | Photo Gallery

Rajasthan - Pushkar, Jaipur

Tue, 11 Nov 2008 | By pshah13 | Views [839]

Pushkar fair was on in full swing and unfortunately we missed several great photo opportunities by arriving at sunset. It is very dusty but colourful with camels, donkeys, horses etc on sale. Villagers arrive here from all corners of Rajasthan to trade ... Read more >

Workshop – Day Two

Tue, 11 Nov 2008 | By amyr62 | Views [667] | Comments [1]

Managed to shoot a guy and kid on a bike from my hotel room:   We continued working with our counterparts to lay out a schedule of customer meetings, hopefully leading to a series of product demonstrations.   Here we are during one of our ... Read more >

Gallery: India 2

Mon, 10 Nov 2008 | By marianne-india | Photo Gallery

Workshop - Day One

Mon, 10 Nov 2008 | By amyr62 | Views [523] | Comments [1]

The workshop is being held at our host company's Management Development Centre, a beautifully landscaped campus with a stream running through it (straight out of the Jungle Book, complete with birdsong).  During the introductions, a couple of people ... Read more >

Pre-Delhi belly

Mon, 10 Nov 2008 | By harrisg | Views [367]

So we did get sick - and managed to do it spectacularly by catching some sort of horrific stomach bug on the plane to Delhi. After 8 hours of trips to the plane toilets, we dragged ourselves through customs and into a hairy car ride where the driver ... Read more >

India North

Mon, 10 Nov 2008 | By marianne-india | Views [351]

So, after spending 5 days at Amritsar, decided to leave with Marlieke on the bus to Macleod Ganj, the home of the Dalai Lama, amongst other things. The bus trip of 6+ hours wasn't too bad, quite rough at times, and those buses are not very well sprung, ... Read more >

Rajasthan - Udaipur

Sun, 9 Nov 2008 | By pshah13 | Views [959]

Udaipur is a really beautiful city - so green and with appx 30 lakes in and around the city. We stayed at the Amet Haveli Hotel which has the best view of the city, lakes and palaces. City Palace was fantastic and so beautiful. It is huge and still in ... Read more >

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Getting to India

Sun, 9 Nov 2008 | By amyr62 | Views [704] | Comments [6]

Set new personal record for most hours spent sealed in an aluminum tube (15 from Chicago to Delhi), but at least the food was good (halibut marinated in coconut & mint, steamed in banana leaf, with saffron rice and saag paneer (mustard greens, spinach, ... Read more >

Gallery: Mamallapuram

Sun, 9 Nov 2008 | By flachi-gus | Photo Gallery

Gallery: Auroville

Sun, 9 Nov 2008 | By flachi-gus | Photo Gallery

A improvável viagem de trem

Sat, 8 Nov 2008 | By lina_santiago | Views [1061]

Depois da confusão pra comprar a passagem... a viagem. O atraso no trem nos dá tempo pra comer umas delícias locais. Fico feliz por todos os anos de treinamento estomacal, comendo porcarias na rua São Bento (hummm, deliciosos churros de 50 centavos!) ... Read more >

Gallery: Indien

Sat, 8 Nov 2008 | By nathalie_schubert | Photo Gallery

Missão (quase) impossível: sair de Varanasi

Sat, 8 Nov 2008 | By lina_santiago | Views [1385]

Combinei com Juana, a brasileira de Recife, de nos encontrarmos na estação de trem de Varanasi às 11:15 para pegarmos o trem das 12:15 com destino a Satna. Conforme informações - que busquei no da anterior, na cabine oficial de informações da estação ... Read more >

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Mating dragonflies in Arambol, Sunsets in Palolem, and goats in Kochi

Sat, 8 Nov 2008 | By jessica | Views [1495] | Comments [5]

The long awaited blog begins.... Namaste, India is incredible. It's immediately apparent when you arrive that juxtaposition and contradiction are everyday commonalities and in order to get by, you have to give yourself up to them. One minute it seems ... Read more >