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Thu, 5 Apr 2007 | By laurelmarshall | Views [1352]
We feel so fortunate to have had the chance to stay with both our local friends, and our expatriate (Indian returnees) friends, as well as the opportunity to speak with other local and foreign women we met in restaurants, public transportation, and on ... Read more >
Tags: Culture
Wed, 4 Apr 2007 | By laurelmarshall | Views [1262]
Well, nearly a girls day out; me, Shravani, and Darrin headed into town to the local market to purchase some local handicrafts & clothing.
We've been in search of a carved, wooden Ganesha (the Hindu deity considered good luck, and the remover of ... Read more >
Tags: Shopping
Tue, 3 Apr 2007 | By anniekaka | Views [1179]
So here we are in smelly Delhi after a 12 hour overnight bus journey from McLeod Ganj. Our bus driver seemed to think he was Schumacher and would go very fast around mountain bends in bloody coach. It was also the bumpiest ride I think I have had ... Read more >
Tags: Mountains
Tue, 3 Apr 2007 | By sophsossig | Views [883]
Tashi Delek everybody! Have just arrived in Smelly Delhi after a nightmare 12 hour bus ride - lunatic driver, sick smell and my long legs wedged behind seat in front : ( And to add to it all we had to leave the other half of our gang behind - Jam and ... Read more >
Tags: Friends
Tue, 3 Apr 2007 | By michael_chan | Views [1290] | Comments [1]
Third blog, and unfortunately my final one from India. This is a big shame, and I guess I cannot say that I have truly traveled India, but I suppose I knew this before I came out that it would be this short. Either way it has left an impression on ... Read more >
Tags: planes trains & automobiles
Tue, 3 Apr 2007 | By laurelmarshall | Views [1536]
We have had the good fortune of being able to observe the rhythm of local life here in Bangalore... and it has been nothing short of fascinating. It's given us a clearer view on the multitude of manual services that are provided, which we in the West ... Read more >
Tags: Friends
Tue, 3 Apr 2007 | By michael_chan | Photo Gallery
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Mon, 2 Apr 2007 | By laurelmarshall | Views [1180]
It's a strange sense of calm and security I feel, sitting here at the Bangalore office I helped to set up in 2004 with my past employer. Today and tomorrow we've dedicated to completing and filing our taxes, finalizing and uploading web content, paying ... Read more >
Tags: Friends
Sun, 1 Apr 2007 | By laurelmarshall | Views [4628]
Today we had the pleasure of exploring the city with Sambit, Shravani, and their daughter Shubhangi. On the top of the list was shopping for some local ethnic women’s wear, and Darrin’s need for a hair cut. Shopping for women’s Indian ... Read more >
Tags: Adventures
Sun, 1 Apr 2007 | By sunilvaidyanathan | Views [626]
They may not be regarded as the explorer’s favorite destination; polluted by avarice, neglect, and the needs of a burgeoning population they are certainly not an ecological Xanadu, but ask the millions of pilgrims and tourists that converge on the banks ... Read more >
Tags: Culture
Sun, 1 Apr 2007 | By catherine_and_james | Views [1510]
So we've arrived in Paradise after the trip from hell... Had a mission day in Kolkata (never again will we try to live in that chaotic city at over 30 degrees with no room to base ourselves in...) Our flight didn't leave till 2am, so we had a bit ... Read more >
Tags: planes trains & automobiles
Sat, 31 Mar 2007 | By anniekaka | Views [836]
So still here in McLeod Ganj and loving it loving it loving it. Went to the English lesson with my monk who speaks no English and it was fab. I have nicknamed him godfather monk as he looks like a don and has the graveliest voice I have ever heard. ... Read more >
Tags: Mountains
Sat, 31 Mar 2007 | By sophsossig | Photo Gallery
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Fri, 30 Mar 2007 | By laurelmarshall | Views [1445]
We continue to be overwhelmed by the warmth, generosity and hospitality of our friends that we visit, and people we meet along the way. Two and a half years ago I had come to Bangalore to help set up an R&D office. The first two ... Read more >
Tags: Friends
Fri, 30 Mar 2007 | By laurelmarshall | Views [1125]
We have experienced the many modes of commuting in India. There is no way we would venture out on the roads here to drive on our own – car, scooter or even bicycle. One of the things we have learned from our driver, is that right of way ... Read more >
Tags: On the Road
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