Destination: India

Vipassana

Sun, 30 Sep 2007 | By tedigeorgieva | Views [509]

Dear Friends, I am assuming that you all are impatiently waiting to hear about our Vipassana course and the benefits of silence:-) Well, 10 days of quietude is a gift that every human being should have a right to. I knew my mind was tired of inner dialogs, ... Read more >

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catching up..

Sat, 29 Sep 2007 | By jdemers26 | Views [652] | Comments [3]

well.. missed a day yesterday of updating ;op let me try to catch up here.. the sufi concert was decent, although not overwhelming.. the singer was too intent on breaking it down for us western tourists, explaining the lyrics (which are always the same ... Read more >

Tags: People

Delhi

Fri, 28 Sep 2007 | By an_oliver | Views [503] | Comments [1]

27.9.07: - Well today we finished packing & to our amazement each of our packs are 4 kilos lighter.   Yeah less to carry & wash! I wrote this on our flight to Delhi, so far we have had a two hour delay @ Heathrow but shoule arrive in Delhi ... Read more >

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the foothills of the himalayas

Fri, 28 Sep 2007 | By trg7 | Views [654]

After leaving my aunt at the airport and boarding a bus for 6 more hours on the road, I finally arrived in Haridwar.  It was 3am, and I was exhausted!  I checked into a hotel and slept through breakfast the next morning.  I had 1 goal in mind for that ... Read more >

Tags: Culture

change of plans

Thu, 27 Sep 2007 | By jdemers26 | Views [610] | Comments [6]

if there is such a thing in india as plans, mine have changed a bit ;). turns out his holiness will be teaching oct 1st thru 5th at the templedown the road. so i bought myself an FM radio and got passport photos taken and i have to go to the website ... Read more >

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Wed, 26 Sep 2007 | By jdemers26 | Views [676] | Comments [3]

so last night was interesting.. over dinner i happened to overhear a conversation - it was a student "interviewing" i guess some sort of religious scholar.. something about the difference between Buddhism and HInduism.  he was very interesting, ... Read more >

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it figures..

Tue, 25 Sep 2007 | By jdemers26 | Views [542] | Comments [3]

It figures that the one night i dont take my camera with me, i witness some of the most picture-worthy sights so far.. Last night I went down to the temple around sunset, in time to catch the monks chanting, and then debating in their uniquely impassioned ... Read more >

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no luck

Mon, 24 Sep 2007 | By jdemers26 | Views [364]

so no luck with this computer and uploading pictures.. try somewhere else next time i guess.. sorry.

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new digs

Mon, 24 Sep 2007 | By jdemers26 | Views [371] | Comments [3]

so i left the comfort of my nice hotel this morning.. moved into a smaller room with no view, but hot showers on demand and no mildew smell.. and next door to nick's italian restaurant which has a nice restaurant terrace w/ view and seems to be the place ... Read more >

Tags: Mountains

busy day

Sun, 23 Sep 2007 | By jdemers26 | Views [425] | Comments [3]

so today we left at 10 am and didnt get back til about 7.  jane and i took a taxi driven tour of the temples and such, so iäm going to post some pictures of all that.  i guess i´m a bit exhausted from all that but i think im going to have dinner with ... Read more >

Tags: Sightseeing

Not where I thought I'd be

Sat, 22 Sep 2007 | By sronb | Views [682] | Comments [1]

Good evening ladies and gentlemen Not going to be such a long one tonight, which is a curse or a blessing depending on how much you like reading these and whether or not you get round to finishing them. The reason is.... I haven't really done much. ... Read more >

Tags: planes trains & automobiles

Goa

Sat, 22 Sep 2007 | By laurie_and_harri | Views [841] | Comments [3]

Hey Everyone, We've now been in India for 2 weeks now and hectic, hot and slightly insane seems to be a theme here. It's been the Ganesh festival for over a week and everyone gets very into it. It's like Christmas on acid with elephant headed statues ... Read more >

Tags: Beaches & sunshine

as promised / at long last

Sat, 22 Sep 2007 | By jdemers26 | Views [392] | Comments [2]

so today i wandered about mcleod ganj, once the rain stopped this a.m.  (this keyboard is funky with the symbols so you´ll have to bear with me.. it's especially hard to get used to the apostrophe being where the backslash is on the keyboard.. ) anyhoo.... Read more >

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Gallery: pictures

Sat, 22 Sep 2007 | By jdemers26 | Photo Gallery

rain rain go away

Fri, 21 Sep 2007 | By jdemers26 | Views [461] | Comments [2]

today it's been raining all morning. there were magnificent thunderstorms and pouring rain earlier, but now it's settled down into a nice sprinkle.  i know i promised pictures this time, but the internet on the roof of my building, where i know i can ... Read more >

Tags: Adventures