Destination: India

Kerala, il viaggio continua

Thu, 13 Mar 2008 | By auaround | Views [615] | Comments [6]

....Dopo Mysore eccoci in Kerala. Purtroppo lo spostamento notturno non ci ha permesso di apprezzare fino in fondo il graduale cambio di paesaggio e soprattutto una foresta di alberi enormi che abbiamo attraversato fra decine di tornanti; alcuni talmenti ... Read more >

Gallery: Jett's Global University

Thu, 13 Mar 2008 | By allwelcome | Photo Gallery

Gallery: Tiffany's treasure

Thu, 13 Mar 2008 | By allwelcome | Photo Gallery

Gathering energy from half way round the world

Thu, 13 Mar 2008 | By allwelcome | Views [2328] | Comments [1]

Finally I’m feeling motivated, and I’m ready to write about some of the things that happened in India.   The impact of India!   The dirt, the filth, the colours, the music, the praying, the inequality, the food, the traffic!!! ... Read more >

Tags: energy, india, meditation, spiritual, yoga

Gallery: Shiva Festival and Indian Friends

Thu, 13 Mar 2008 | By suse | Photo Gallery

Gallery: Patnem 2008

Thu, 13 Mar 2008 | By bamboozle69 | Photo Gallery

Gallery: Fort Cochin

Wed, 12 Mar 2008 | By auaround | Photo Gallery

Short update on my whereabouts

Wed, 12 Mar 2008 | By inesd | Views [782]

Yes, yes, I am still alive and still travelling. I was so busy with all the sights and impressions that I did not find time to update the travel journal (was enjoying too much..hehe) and I know that some are already impatient to hear what is happening.... Read more >

Tags: on the road

interview with a village family

Tue, 11 Mar 2008 | By solbeam | Views [7058]

India is the home of almost 1/6th of the world population; 1.13 billion people and around 80% of this population lives in rural areas. Last weekend I spent a long weekend in a small, rural village on the outskirts of Varanasi of which I've visited ... Read more >

Tags: Family

Indian Zen

Mon, 10 Mar 2008 | By joyful_jo | Views [960] | Comments [2]

 I am settled at a computer on a dripping hot Tamil Nadu afternoon. No power for the fans, but the computers have a generator! I have just come down from the blissful hills of the Western Ghats which so reminded me of Scotland in its cool evenings and ... Read more >

Tags: Relaxation

Saints and sadhus

Mon, 10 Mar 2008 | By joyful_jo | Views [910] | Comments [1]

South India is dripping hot - I am sweating by 7am (I try to get some exercise walking on the mountain before breakfast.)I am visiting an old friend in Tiruvanamalai -  which is where Ramana Maharshi lived and site of a mountain which VIBRATES. His ashram ... Read more >

Tags: Culture

From bollywood to backwaters

Mon, 10 Mar 2008 | By julie_barber | Views [478]

After some last minute visa dramas, we made it to India!   Dee and I had a very pleasant time in the new  Qantas first club lounge in Sydney (the benefits of travelling with a platinum frequent flyer!).  Moet for breakfast is definitely something I ... Read more >

Tags: Adventures

Mumbai, train to goa and arambol

Mon, 10 Mar 2008 | By jessie-wyld | Views [2084] | Comments [2]

Well...I haven't been very good so far at updating everyone on my where-abouts via this journal, but I have, however been keeping a little journal, so I'm thinking typing a few extracts up from that might be the best plan, so here goes... Mumbai: We've ... Read more >

Tags: Beaches & sunshine

Final journey

Mon, 10 Mar 2008 | By tash | Views [1024] | Comments [2]

The foggy weather in Delhi caused many flight delays and when t he plane from Varanasi finally arrives people rush to shed the confines of their belts, remove their overhead luggage and fill the aisles before the wheels even touch down . This always ... Read more >

Tags: people

Gallery: Indien (Varanasi - Chennai, Mamallapuram)

Sun, 9 Mar 2008 | By suse | Photo Gallery