Destination: India

Rumtek, Ah!

Fri, 27 Apr 2007 | By globalld | Views [1227] | Comments [1]

I am back in rainy Darjeeling after 3 days in Sikkim visiting Rumtek Monastery. Sikkim is a tiny state (Isolated Buddhist Kingdom until annexed by India in 1975) that lies just south of Tibet and in between Nepal to the West and Bhutan to the ... Read more >

Tags: Sightseeing

Jaisalmer

Thu, 26 Apr 2007 | By over-40 | Views [1473] | Comments [3]

We traveled by overnight train to Jaisalmer, a sandstone town very reminiscent of   Bible times. The houses have flat rooves and people sleep out on them in summer, as people were doing when we arrived at 6:30 am. On the top of a hill is the fort, ... Read more >

Tags: Culture

Gallery: Jaisalmer

Wed, 25 Apr 2007 | By over-40 | Photo Gallery

Hanging Up My Travelling Shoes

Tue, 24 Apr 2007 | By sophsossig | Views [610] | Comments [1]

Hey folks - hope all is well with everybody! I have been back in Mcleod Ganj for one week now and have settled right back into things. Got ourselves the best room in the world today - it is in the same guest house as we were staying in so we still have ... Read more >

Tags: Everyday Stuff

Gallery: India 2005

Tue, 24 Apr 2007 | By graciejean1982 | Photo Gallery

Gallery: India Pics!

Mon, 23 Apr 2007 | By dkirwan | Photo Gallery

A breath of cool, crisp air...

Sat, 21 Apr 2007 | By dkirwan | Views [1443] | Comments [1]

After our long trip in Rhajastan, we all eagerly awaited the arrival of our new travel buddy for a week - Sven - as well as our relief from the hot weather in Northern India. In Delhi, we boarded a 6am train to Shimla.  During the British Raj, the government ... Read more >

Tags: Mountains

Sand Troopers

Sat, 21 Apr 2007 | By dkirwan | Views [1281] | Comments [1]

By the time we reached Khuri, close to the Pakistan border, we were on the verge of becoming true sand troopers. Khuri is a base for camel safaris. We parked our gear at a mud hut for the first night and dined on Rhajastani cuisine. As the sun fell down ... Read more >

Tags: The Great Outdoors

Jodphur

Sat, 21 Apr 2007 | By over-40 | Views [1363] | Comments [3]

We arrived in Jodphur after travelling on the bus for six hours to the impression of a dusty, dirty, noisy city and that we may not stay long, but our impressions soon changed. Our hotel is in the new part of the city where buildings have sprung up like ... Read more >

Tags: Culture

The Blue City

Sat, 21 Apr 2007 | By dkirwan | Views [911]

Although most cities in Rhajastan have unsurprisingly blended together in my mind, Jodhpur stands out for several reasons: Like every other city, Jodhpur has a fort perched on a hill. For those of you who have read The Fountainhead by Ayn Rand ... Read more >

Tags: Sightseeing

Gallery: Jodhpur

Sat, 21 Apr 2007 | By over-40 | Photo Gallery

Goodbye India

Sat, 21 Apr 2007 | By paul | Views [841] | Comments [1]

Six weeks and three days and we are heading out of India : the last ten of those days have been mostly uneventful!  Having arrived in Goa  last Wednesday at the back of a two-day train ride I was exhausted.  Indulging in my first steak dinner of the ... Read more >

Tags: Beaches & sunshine

Gallery: Goa

Fri, 20 Apr 2007 | By paul | Photo Gallery

Mt Abu

Wed, 18 Apr 2007 | By over-40 | Views [1202] | Comments [1]

The road from Udaipur to Mt Abu had about 100km of roadwork - they are building a new tollway. There were plenty of jobs for civil engineers (Adam and Duncan) and hundreds of diggers and trucks with big boys playing in the dirt. We shared a car with ... Read more >

Tags: Mountains

Gallery: Mt Abu

Wed, 18 Apr 2007 | By over-40 | Photo Gallery