Destination: India

hindi lessons

Sun, 19 Aug 2007 | By alexbg | Views [1174] | Comments [2]

Okay some important hindi phrases/actions i've been encountering: Achaa--okay Namskar--hi/hello Shaking the head from side to side quickly (like a bobble head doll)--okay, as you wish, go ahead, signal of understanding, etc. (a very south Indian ... Read more >

Tags: People

Gallery: Around Banaglore

Sat, 18 Aug 2007 | By alexbg | Photo Gallery

Gallery: Nice to meet you India

Thu, 16 Aug 2007 | By alexbg | Photo Gallery

Vipassana 10 day course

Thu, 16 Aug 2007 | By misha | Views [4645]

After doing 2 days retreat at Tushita Monastery, with some trepidation we signed up for 10 days Vipassana retreat. The course's description sounded very serious (and as we found out , accurate):  waking up at 4:30am, meditating for 11 hours daily, complete ... Read more >

Tags: Adventures

First 24 hours here...

Thu, 16 Aug 2007 | By alexbg | Views [569] | Comments [3]

What a day, i arrived and set my things down in my room, discovered I can't get on the internet in my dorm so I walked to the school building....only 100 yards away. I sat in the school building and I contacted some people online until it was light ... Read more >

Tags: Markets

Where did I come from?

Thu, 16 Aug 2007 | By alexbg | Views [757] | Comments [3]

Hello all, I have arrived in Bagalore safely. I'm happy to report that despite the long flights--on the flight from Dulles I spilled red wine on myself, and on the second leg from London my pen exploded all over me! Then I waited in many security "ques" ... Read more >

Tags: Airports

Holy Cows, Everywhere

Wed, 15 Aug 2007 | By becci_m | Views [1533] | Comments [1]

Hey from India! My last update was from Bombay/ Mumbai, and though only about 12 days have passed, alot has happened and been discovered, as I will begin accordingly below... Firstly, I LOVE India. Id heard alot of negative things about this place, ... Read more >

Tags: Misadventures

Tibetan Children Village

Wed, 15 Aug 2007 | By misha | Views [2200]

It was a nice trip by autoriksha. From Dharamsala, we climbed high to the green hills for about 20 min. The village itself was enveloped in what seemed like a permanent cloud of myst. In the office, Tashi, a Tibetan woman dressed in traditional ... Read more >

Tags: People

Dharamsala

Fri, 10 Aug 2007 | By misha | Views [3800]

Views from our house A street in Dharamsala Want some meat? come a tickle me... Autoriksha braving hilly roads around Dharamsala  Mistical cows eating rabage.. Dear Friends and Family, it has been three months already ... Read more >

Tags: Philosophy of travel

Enter the ashram

Wed, 8 Aug 2007 | By zenbeast | Views [1363] | Comments [1]

I lived in the ashram for the first month when I came. Later I got the flat in the house mum lives in. I go into the ashram everyday almost. I eat my dinner there and buy fruits and vegetables. It is a place where there are no beggars or 'flying' traders.... Read more >

Tags: Relaxation

Gallery: Robbies Pics

Wed, 8 Aug 2007 | By zenbeast | Photo Gallery

Shimla and evil monkeys

Tue, 7 Aug 2007 | By misha | Views [1255]

full story is coming soon.... you can view more pictures from Shimla at: http://www.flickr.com/photos/69781927@N00/sets/72157601875454392/detail/

Tags: Philosophy of travel

Beggars and Nestle

Sun, 5 Aug 2007 | By zenbeast | Views [6806] | Comments [1]

hey this is fun. Ok - I took a long time getting used to the beggars you see everywhere on the street. First time for me right? What happened was that I felt very uneasy in the beginning walking past them and I really did not know if I should give ... Read more >

Tags: People

Arrive alive in Delhi

Sat, 4 Aug 2007 | By misha | Views [2846]

We almost gave up waiting for our guest house driver at the Delhi airport, when he finally appeared: a short dark-skinned Indian man in his 20s, half-wet from the generous monsoon rain and with a dripping placard with our names on it, barely discernible.... Read more >

Tags: Culture

Shatabdi to Delhi

Sat, 4 Aug 2007 | By over-40 | Views [1259] | Comments [1]

Our last journey in India was on the Shatabdi train from Jaipur to Delhi. The Shatabdi is an express air-conditioned chair-car train. It was comfortable with good leg room. Food is provided, in fact they ply you with too much food - initial snacks tray ... Read more >

Tags: planes trains & automobiles