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Mon, 19 Mar 2007 | By sophsossig | Views [799] | Comments [1]
Still in Mcleod and it does feel like home now! Blimey what can i say so much has happened in last few days. Our weekend felt like a real weekend as we got a break from Tibetan classes and English classes. So with our free time we still did not leave ... Read more >
Tags: Friends
Mon, 19 Mar 2007 | By catherine_and_james | Views [915]
Apparently Jaipur is the Pink City... If pink is the new orange then I suppose I can see how this would work. Our Hotel was a tidy old stately home setup with a big garden and doors which can be locked from the outside without a key as Catherine found ... Read more >
Tags: Adventures
Sun, 18 Mar 2007 | By catherine_and_james | Views [1561]
So the dodgiest accomodation of our trip in India was a the little town of Pushkar. Described by Lonely Planet as a haven for "hippies and mystics experimenting with spirituality and drugs", it wasn't far wrong. We felt like ultra-conservatives ... Read more >
Tags: Culture
Sun, 18 Mar 2007 | By laurelmarshall | Views [1253] | Comments [1]
I feel guilty. Guilty for being able to afford to live on $300/month in Goa; guilty for having the local waiter boy serve us beers on the beach under the palapalas for less than $2 USD, guilty for negotiating with the beach gypsies to knock ... Read more >
Tags: Philosophy of travel
Sun, 18 Mar 2007 | By anniekaka | Photo Gallery
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Sun, 18 Mar 2007 | By susmita | Views [517]
I don't know where to begin...its been an incredible journey. Last I posted I was in Dharamsa. We were finally able to register to attend the Dalai Lama's teachings. It was actually quite an amazing thing..waiting in line, with scores of monks dramed ... Read more >
Tags: Mountains
Sun, 18 Mar 2007 | By sophsossig | Photo Gallery
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Sun, 18 Mar 2007 | By BigTripBlog | Views [1623]
You might recall the cute little acronym some people in Nepal made up to describe India: I’ll Never Do It Again. After some six weeks or so exploring the three largest cities, Varanasi, and the heavily touristed state of Rajasthan, we are prepared ... Read more >
Tags: Adventures
Sun, 18 Mar 2007 | By paul | Views [664] | Comments [1]
The first chords of Country Girl rang out from Marks mobile and ushered in a new day in Varanasi . It was 5:30AM and we had woke early to catch the sunrise over the Ganges and were not to be disappointed. At around 6AM the sun rose and filled ... Read more >
Tags: Culture
Sat, 17 Mar 2007 | By catherine_and_james | Views [8136] | Comments [4]
Charging around the countryside as we have, the artisan haven of Udaipur seems to have gotten left behind... and we have broadband and photos online! Labelled "The city of Love", Udaipur does possess the odd romantic location or two. Try the ... Read more >
Tags: Adventures
Sat, 17 Mar 2007 | By laurelmarshall | Views [960]
At our beach hut paradise is a fine internet sweatshop, with three computer terminals, a fax and a scanner. A thin little Indian guy runs the shop and is there from dawn, until midnight. The shop is affected by much of the same challenges ... Read more >
Tags: Laughter
Fri, 16 Mar 2007 | By laurelmarshall | Views [1096]
It’s like the movie “Ground Hog Day” here, same good day over and over again. Early to rise, a run on the beach heading north up to Arambol, before the locals start burning their brush which stings the lungs to inhale; watching the morning beach ... Read more >
Tags: People
Fri, 16 Mar 2007 | By paul | Photo Gallery
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Thu, 15 Mar 2007 | By laurelmarshall | Views [855]
If we never got jobs again, and needed to live the good life, I recon we could move to Goa and live here for years. Our very simple bamboo huts are 500 rupees a night; that’s $10US. The food is exceptional, and costs maybe upward of $3-... Read more >
Tags: Beaches & sunshine
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