Destination: India

First 24 hours here...

Thu, 16 Aug 2007 | By alexbg | Views [523] | 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 [696] | 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 [1171] | 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 [2084]

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 [3686]

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 [1259] | 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 [1151]

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 [6704] | 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 [2714]

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 [1171] | 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

became ill - will write now

Sat, 4 Aug 2007 | By zenbeast | Views [3034] | Comments [1]

have to start writing here somehow so why not now. the journal title I took from the gospel of Ramakrishna (beautiful reading of course) and it actually is - woman and gold (found the page to change it:). He means the life of householders by that or ... Read more >

Tags: The Planning Phase

Gallery: Amber Fort

Sat, 4 Aug 2007 | By over-40 | Photo Gallery

Amber Fort

Sat, 4 Aug 2007 | By over-40 | Views [1918]

Another day, another fort and palace. This is 10km out of Jaipur on the road to Delhi. We got the bus from in the middle the old town in Jaipur (the main intersection near the Hawa Mahal). The bus is only 7IRs each and it was a modern bus with individual ... Read more >

Tags: Sightseeing

Samod Palace

Fri, 3 Aug 2007 | By over-40 | Views [1729]

On Friday we shared a taxi with a French couple out to Samod. Samod is a town about 45km out of Jaipur. As usual, it has a palace and fort! The palace is also a fancy hotel - 99 euros per night (actually not to bad, Phil was tempted to stay there a night, ... Read more >

Tags: Sightseeing