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Fri, 30 Mar 2007 | By paul | Views [1390] | Comments [1]
Finally we were setting off on our trek to the Solang Valley. We had been assured there would be snow in the valley, the scenery was stunning and crucially it was an easy walk. Since arriving in Manali three days ago off the back of a rickety ... Read more >
Tags: Lost!
Fri, 30 Mar 2007 | By mutt | Views [1074]
Finish my ride in Bangladesh...missing already (not the water!)Rode my way up to Shiliguri, the link city for surrounding countries to trade and smuggle "goods." Sort of a big city, yet better than Calcutta to ride trough, Shilliguri shows ... Read more >
Tags: On the Road
Fri, 30 Mar 2007 | By paul | Photo Gallery
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Thu, 29 Mar 2007 | By laurelmarshall | Views [1169]
We have found hours of entertainment in observing and reading signage posted around India. We toured through a museum today in Mysore where someone had gone crazy with a label maker on all the objects on display. They were labeled with ... Read more >
Tags: Sightseeing
Thu, 29 Mar 2007 | By realeyes | Views [1114]
One of the best things about traveling through India is the food. After 14 months of living in Korea where vegetarianism is a strange, foreign concept, it is so good to be able to go into any restaurant and have often more options than the meat-eaters.... Read more >
Tags: Food & eating
Wed, 28 Mar 2007 | By laurelmarshall | Views [1303]
We have had the wonderful opportunity to visit areas that not many westerners visit. That said, we are getting used to the stares, gawks, and requests to be photographed, that we seem to be confronted with everywhere we go. There’s a point ... Read more >
Tags: Laughter
Wed, 28 Mar 2007 | By anniekaka | Views [766]
So yesterday I picked up our train and bus tickets to Nepal. We are leaving on Monday on the overnight bus to smelly Delhi, from there we are gonna get a train to the border which is another overnighter and once we get through the border we will get ... Read more >
Tags: The Planning Phase
Tue, 27 Mar 2007 | By laurelmarshall | Views [1344]
From Wayanad we pass through several other wildlife sanctuaries… including Mudalimi National Reserve, where we spot deer, monkeys and elephants along the way. We are now in the state of Tamil Nadu. We arrive at the base of the Nilgiri ... Read more >
Tags: On the Road
Tue, 27 Mar 2007 | By michael_chan | Views [1135] | Comments [1]
Orccha, India.
I woke up at 5.30am yesterday (by choice) to see the Taj Mahal, once again but in the anticipation of it being basked by the morning sun. A group of us took a river boat from behind the Taj (as opposed to paying another U$17 to ... Read more >
Tags: Sightseeing
Mon, 26 Mar 2007 | By dkirwan | Views [1720] | Comments [6]
As we mournfully left the stunning beaches of Varkala we were beginning to wonder whether we should have gotten "stuck" there just a smidgeon longer. At a godawful hour in the dingy morning we hopped on a local train to Kerala's main city, ... Read more >
Tags: Culture
Mon, 26 Mar 2007 | By dkirwan | Views [876] | Comments [1]
In India, there seemes to be a constant battle of the senses. One moment you can be walking down the street and your nostrils are filled with the welcoming aroma of spices and deep fried food. Your tase buds come alert with pleasure and your mouth ... Read more >
Tags: Culture
Mon, 26 Mar 2007 | By laurelmarshall | Views [1406]
We had decided to splurge for a day, and stay at the Vythri Lodge in the middle of the Wayanad Jungle. The wildlife sanctuary is supposed to be a great place to go on wildlife safari tours in jeeps, to see wild elephants, tigers, and other ... Read more >
Tags: The Great Outdoors
Mon, 26 Mar 2007 | By realeyes | Photo Gallery
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Sun, 25 Mar 2007 | By laurelmarshall | Views [1091]
Last night was one of the most incredible moments we’ve had during our travels. We had come to Tellicherry hoping to experience the local Keralan temple dance called theyyam dance. Apparently this dance is performed in local temples throughout ... Read more >
Tags: Culture
Sun, 25 Mar 2007 | By michael_chan | Views [1611] | Comments [4]
Evening all, I have arrived safely for those that were worrying about that plane that crashed in the Himalayas a few days back (Edit: In retrospect, this is probably not the most tasteful of sentences. It's like sticking your thumb up a crocodiles ... Read more >
Tags: On the Road
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