Destination: India

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Sun, 25 Mar 2007 | By willlou | Views [1809] | Comments [1]

After our trek we arrived back in Pokhara and then traveled on to the Chitwan National Park. We had an eventful journey there as there was a road block on one of the main roads. This had been set up by some villagers because some children had been hit ... Read more >

Tags: On the Road

As Close to Heaven as it Gets

Sat, 24 Mar 2007 | By laurelmarshall | Views [1119]

Under the road sign for the beach town of Muzhappilangad, “As Close to Heaven as it Gets” is written in black writing on a silver sign.   They are absolutely right.   We go no further than 5 kilometers from our hotel and hit a little fishing ... Read more >

Tags: The Great Outdoors

What your mother never told you

Sat, 24 Mar 2007 | By catherine_and_james | Views [1272]

So the things I thought were "polite" aren't necessarily "polite" when you're in India. For example, the following social niceties have no place here: wait your turn queue in an orderly fashion don't eat with your hands don't ... Read more >

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The Himalayan Queen

Sat, 24 Mar 2007 | By paul | Views [2153] | Comments [2]

‘Quick, out of the way, let me get that shot’ or variations on that was all I would hear for five and a half hours after taking up my tiny seat on the Himalayan Queen. We had spent the best part of the morning travelling through northern India ... Read more >

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Gallery: Shimla

Sat, 24 Mar 2007 | By paul | Photo Gallery

The Road Less Traveled

Fri, 23 Mar 2007 | By laurelmarshall | Views [1123]

Definitely less traveled and only by 4x4’s was the road our driver elected to take today, to cut short a potentially 9 hour journey from Madikeri to the coastal town of Tellicherry in the state of Kerala.   We got a bit of a late start, as ... Read more >

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Gallery: Delhi

Fri, 23 Mar 2007 | By jirrupin | Photo Gallery

Out in the Wops

Fri, 23 Mar 2007 | By catherine_and_james | Views [1082]

Huge day yesterday - drove 3.5 hours (guess how far you get in 3.5 hours - wait for it - about 100kms!!!!) So you can just imagine the state of the roads, the wailing horns etc. Went to a tiny village where our guide, Shyaam, lived. We visited his ... Read more >

Tags: The Great Outdoors

Varanasi

Fri, 23 Mar 2007 | By catherine_and_james | Views [1039]

It's not every day you get to see a dead body being burnt before breakfast... Walking along beside the ganges is soooo India - you could not possibly be anywhere else in the world and get this combination of noise, heat, smells, religion, dress. ... Read more >

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Works of Art

Thu, 22 Mar 2007 | By laurelmarshall | Views [1226]

Our stay in Hassan was just a quick overnight, as it’s a great hub to see the temples at Halebid and Belur.   These Hoysala temples are supposedly the pinnacles of artistic temple architecture during one of the most artistically interesting ... Read more >

Tags: Sightseeing

Gallery: Darjeeling/Sikkim

Thu, 22 Mar 2007 | By globalld | Photo Gallery

Back in Time

Thu, 22 Mar 2007 | By globalld | Views [1352] | Comments [1]

I have arrived in Darjeeling! Much to my delight it is raining hard and freezing cold. This place is much higher up than I thought. It seems like the entire town is built up like a spiral, so you can either walk up a very steep road or stairs up/down ... Read more >

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Chaperones at the Youth Hotel

Wed, 21 Mar 2007 | By laurelmarshall | Views [1027]

Today I should have really taken antibiotics, but then I’d need to forgo the wonder drug plug Imodium, and for the full days bumpy drive south to Hassan, I will bear the stomach pain, balled up on the back seat of the Ambassador.   Today’s long ... Read more >

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The Crown of Palaces

Wed, 21 Mar 2007 | By catherine_and_james | Views [3851]

The Crown of Palaces - a literal translation for the term that the Brits gave to the monument that they called the Taj Mahal (easier to say and remember than the original long and hard to pronounce Hindi name). We scored a hotel spitting distance from ... Read more >

Tags: adventures

World Heritage Experience: Hampi

Tue, 20 Mar 2007 | By laurelmarshall | Views [1202]

Loaded up with Imodium, I’m armed and ready for today’s full day exploration of the Vijayanagar ruins, formerly the capital of the largest Hindu empire in India; which are classified as a World Heritage Site.   We hired a guide for 500rs for the day, ... Read more >

Tags: Sightseeing