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Fri, 11 Jul 2008 | By sidhus_on_safari | Views [1514] | Comments [7]
Ranchi No, Ranchi Yes Ranchi is the capital of Jharkand state. It used to be of Bihar state until, I think, about a decade ago. The locals rebelled against the Bihar state government and got their own little place in India. ... Read more >
Tags: adoption, hotels, india, indian traffic, ranchi
Fri, 11 Jul 2008 | By sidhus_on_safari | Views [2556] | Comments [2]
The Remarkable Gautam Lewis Note of apology: while I am sure this is mostly true and correct - the dates are going to be a bit wrong and I will give Gautam the right to call me a tosser etc ... Gautam contracts polio ... Read more >
Tags: adoption, calcutta, gautam lewis, kolkata, missionaries of charity, polio awareness
Fri, 11 Jul 2008 | By abelaine | Views [6680] | Comments [2]
From Varanasi there is a service you can take to get you to Nepal. For about 700 rupees a person. Includes jeep to the Nepal border. Basic Accomodation, local bus to the next Nepal city (Kathmandu, Pokhara) Before you buy the ticket, they tell ... Read more >
Tags: bus india nepal
Fri, 11 Jul 2008 | By bompresso | Views [451]
Bel posto questa Old Manali. Aria (relativamente) pulita, bella
vista sulle montagne coperte di cedri. Cos'e' allora che ci mette a
disagio?
La minore autenticita' rispetto all'India puzzolente e aspra e
appiccicosa alla quale ci sembrava di ... Read more >
Thu, 10 Jul 2008 | By lauren_and_becca | Views [416] | Comments [1]
Afternoon! We changed our plans to bum around for a week in Goa, and instead took the bumpiest bus in the entire world, to Mysore. HOWEVER, before that, we went to Tholpetty, and stayed in Pachyderm Palace (apparently a pachyderm is an obsolete order ... Read more >
Wed, 9 Jul 2008 | By sidhus_on_safari | Views [1071] | Comments [10]
On decent into Kolkata I had moment of pure fear. It has never happened to me before - this kind of fear. Just imagine that the plane went into an uncontrollable spin and there, in the middle of an ordinary July night a freak plane crash claims the ... Read more >
Tags: adoption, india, kolkata
Tue, 8 Jul 2008 | By sfau | Views [329]
The train ride was short and sweet but only because I snuck into a sleeper carriage.
The town of Varkala is about 2kms away from the beach and cliffs and I had three places to look at for my accommodation needs. The 1st place was, due to it being ... Read more >
Mon, 7 Jul 2008 | By abelaine | Views [961]
This the famous Holy river in India. It is long, wide and with a strong current though sometimes hard to see its strength. It is beleived that this is the purest waters which can heal aswell help people attain Nirvana (heaven). People hope to die ... Read more >
Tags: ganges river
Mon, 7 Jul 2008 | By abelaine | Views [855]
Everyday here in India is not just an adventure but really mentally exhausting. It really feels like you are fighting off people who hassle you every minute of the time you are outside. Apparently this city is better than others - which leaves me little ... Read more >
Tags: varanasi
Mon, 7 Jul 2008 | By isla-morris | Views [544]
I suppose it's time to write one of these things, but I'm getting an inferiority complex and feel like I bore people with what I write, I know oyu'd all rather see pictures but it's a nightmare getting pictures uploaded on really old slow asian computers.... Read more >
Sun, 6 Jul 2008 | By sfau | Views [294]
Its now Monday evening (I think) and I’m back on the road tomorrow,
well actually, it’s back on the tracks as I’m travelling by train (by
general class for the 3rd straight time…the magic can’t last forever). Kollom
isn’t anything special but it ... Read more >
Sun, 6 Jul 2008 | By abelaine | Views [910] | Comments [1]
We arrived to Varanasi - the Holy city of India. This is THE HOLY city where many Hindu's hope come to die believing that this will end their reincarnation cycle and give them final resting peace. Here is the famous Ganges river. It is believed to ... Read more >
Tags: ganges river, varanasi
Sat, 5 Jul 2008 | By bompresso | Views [929] | Comments [2]
Gli ultimi preparativi. Domani si parte. Sia come sia, la nevrosi del bagaglio perfetto cade davanti agli imprevisti: biciletta rubata dal treno in testa. Per fortuna il Cola ci pensera' lui a chiedere il risarcimento a Trenitalia. Monaco di Baviera ... Read more >
Tags: chandigarh, india
Sat, 5 Jul 2008 | By bompresso | Views [505] | Comments [6]
Chandigarh, 5 luglio 2008 ore 16,30 E' arrivato il monsone. Questa mattina il cielo si e' presentato scuro, piu' della solita cappa di smog. Uscendo dall'albergo ci ha accolto un piacevole vento fresco. Oggi la giornata si presentava di totale relax, ... Read more >
Sat, 5 Jul 2008 | By sabrin | Views [327]
After an awful start (first flight cancelled,second flight
overbooked, third flight delayed due to a strike at the airport, almost missed
the connected flight in Delhi because of the chaotic circumstances) I finally
arrived in India-Chennai! I ... Read more >
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