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Fri, 21 Dec 2007 | By lillylilla | Views [1964]
In the Shivganga to Varanasi, sleeper 24. The train will run for the whole night. We should be there early in the morning. From my upper sleeper I can see what's happening around. On the other side of the coach, one sleeper below, there's a one child ... Read more >
Tags: delhi, india, sleeper, train, varanasi
Fri, 21 Dec 2007 | By lillylilla | Views [1813]
Few days before, I was arriving at Delhi Airport. After I picked up my back bag, I walked out… A crowd was there on each side of the way out holding signs… Taxi drivers were shouting at people so they might pay attention to them… I was looking for ... Read more >
Tags: delhi, india, sleeper, station, train, trip, varanasi
Fri, 21 Dec 2007 | By markr_mcmahon | Views [992]
Friday 21st December The hut in which I am staying is less shaded that the one in Agonda, so it hot up quicker in the mornings, making it less comfortable to lie on later than 10am. Which is a great pity, I do like a snooze. However, I don’t feel overly ... Read more >
Tags: Food & eating
Fri, 21 Dec 2007 | By jeffbrad | Views [1849]
Wed 19th Nov - had a good night's sleep and needed it after the day I had yesteray. Also feeling better whi ch helps. Off to catch bus at the UP bus station, which is only 20 minutes walk away. The bus station is the usual mess of buses with not ... Read more >
Tags: Sightseeing
Thu, 20 Dec 2007 | By lillylilla | Views [1726]
I slept for hours in this house I soon felt like home in India. There are so many things I remember from these first days in Delhi… Thought they might seem insignificant for anybody else, they will remain in my memory as this first morning when I ... Read more >
Tags: bride, ceremony, dehli, groom, india, marriage, party
Thu, 20 Dec 2007 | By richardfrancis | Views [383]
For
six November days, the dusty town of Pushkar in Rajasthan hosts its
celebrated camel festival, interest in the plague of malodorous
quadrupeds adding 250,000 to its tiny population almost overnight. It
was day one, and having just enjoyed ... Read more >
Tags: Adventures
Thu, 20 Dec 2007 | By markr_mcmahon | Views [1055]
Thursday 20th December I got up earlier than I had done during the rest of my stay in Agonda; 9am is a quite early for a beach bum, or at least the kind of beach bum I have become. I wanted to get to Patnem as soon as possible as I hate to hang around ... Read more >
Tags: Beaches & sunshine
Thu, 20 Dec 2007 | By annanderson | Views [4374]
12/19 – Pondicherry – One day we took an auto-rickshaw into Pondicherry. The highlight for me was the elephant's blessing! Four years ago, when I was there with Kirsten (Chuck had been on his way to Ideal Beach to get treatment & recover ... Read more >
Tags: The Great Outdoors
Wed, 19 Dec 2007 | By jeffbrad | Views [2472] | Comments [1]
Fri 14th Dec - I fancied a break from temples and the noise of the city, and so booked myself onto a 2 night/3 day package trip to Royal Chitwan National park leaving this morning. Will be staying at the 'Maruni Sanctuary Lodge' which is inside ... Read more >
Tags: Sightseeing
Wed, 19 Dec 2007 | By markr_mcmahon | Views [947]
Wednesday 19th December I got up to find that there was quite a lot of cloud in the sky, making the day the coolest since I had got to Mumbai the week before. But, it was still very comfortable, and only about the second day since I had been in India ... Read more >
Tags: Beaches & sunshine
Wed, 19 Dec 2007 | By annanderson | Photo Gallery
Elephant's blessing
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Wed, 19 Dec 2007 | By annanderson | Views [3082]
12/14 – 12/19 Auroville (near Pondicherry) – Monsoon (typhoon?) in Auroville http://www.auroville.org/thecity/americas/usa_pavilion_starts_off.htm Chuck & I had heard about this 'largest intentional community' in the world several years ... Read more >
Tags: Culture
Wed, 19 Dec 2007 | By annanderson | Photo Gallery
Tibetan & American Pavilions
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Tue, 18 Dec 2007 | By jeffbrad | Views [9176] | Comments [2]
Mon 10th Dec - Checked my bank account last night and noticed that when I was in Varanasi, a void ATM transaction had actually been charged to my account. So, armed with a print-out I headed off to the State Bank of India to sort it out. Straight ... Read more >
Tags: Sightseeing
Tue, 18 Dec 2007 | By markr_mcmahon | Views [1068]
Tuesday 18th December Having spent the morning struggling to send a few emails – due to power cuts and problems with the internet connection that are frustratingly regular occurrences in Goa – I set off for the beach to have a swim and try and work ... Read more >
Tags: Beaches & sunshine
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