Destination: India

Warmth of Indian Hospitality, Family & Friends

Sun, 11 Mar 2007 | By laurelmarshall | Views [1898]

One of the most special and endearing aspects of India is the people.   Our Indian friends, both stateside, and in India are amazingly warm and hospitable.   The family unit in India is ultra important and intricately linked with religion, ... Read more >

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Gallery: Trains

Sun, 11 Mar 2007 | By paul | Photo Gallery

In Transit

Sun, 11 Mar 2007 | By paul | Views [900] | Comments [1]

'Ladies and gentlemen the next stop is Agra Cantonment'.  After four and a half hours, the constant lingering smell of piss and God knows how many shouts of 'Chai' we had arrived in Agra.  The train had left Delhi on time, but then managed to fit in ... Read more >

Tags: On the Road

Stumbling into Religions

Sun, 11 Mar 2007 | By laurelmarshall | Views [1100]

India is a melting pot of religions.   Many people of many faiths, beliefs and values living and working side by side.   I have had the chance to get a quick overview of some of these religions through reading Sarah MacDonald’s book “Holy Cow!” ... Read more >

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Gallery: Taj Mahal

Sun, 11 Mar 2007 | By paul | Photo Gallery

Sensory Overload

Sat, 10 Mar 2007 | By laurelmarshall | Views [892]

We knew our first day in Mumbai would be overwhelming.   We’ve done a bit of homework on the plane, combined with the well thought through suggestions of my friend Purvi, we are armed and ready with Lonely Planet city guide in hand to tackle ... Read more >

Tags: On the Road

Gallery: ashram,mountains

Sat, 10 Mar 2007 | By anniekaka | Photo Gallery

Sari's, public buses and Little Tibet

Sat, 10 Mar 2007 | By susmita | Views [872] | Comments [1]

Ahh...so today I write you from cold and damp Dharamsala. From Shimla - the hiltop city, we took jeeps top the town of Mandi as a rest stop. That journey was quite a queasy one - I was not looking pretty thanks to a good bout to motion sickness, and ... Read more >

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Why India?

Fri, 9 Mar 2007 | By laurelmarshall | Views [954]

When we laid out our travel plans to friends before leaving, the most common question we'd get was "why in the world are you going to India- with a world of places to choose from, you pick India?"   Most peoples’ experience, if they've ... Read more >

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Gallery: Delhi

Fri, 9 Mar 2007 | By paul | Photo Gallery

See the Taj, have a beer

Fri, 9 Mar 2007 | By BigTripBlog | Views [1094]

Our Indian adventure continues as we desert the desert and hit the big city. Jaisalmer to Delhi The train to Delhi took twenty hours. TWENTY HOURS. Definitely a record for us! Luckily we chatted with a really nice American guy named Shane, ... Read more >

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Delhi

Fri, 9 Mar 2007 | By paul | Views [5232] | Comments [3]

Having been here for two days now I still don't know what to make of Delhi.  The heat isn't stiffling yet, but the atmosphere is pushing it.  Everywhere you walk your senses are assaulted from the incesant pestering of touts and Rickshaw drivers to the ... Read more >

Tags: First city

Day 2 - Connaught Place

Thu, 8 Mar 2007 | By anarkali | Views [796]

I promised way back when we were on our India trip that I'd tell you about our day on Connaught Place (we are back from India but I feel compelled to finish off the journal given it's been so popular!). Connaught Place is officially called Rajiv ... Read more >

Tags: I should have known better!

Blow your mind

Wed, 7 Mar 2007 | By catherine_and_james | Views [976]

Holy cow!! Absolutely incredible. Just love this place and its craziness. Arrived to near death taxi ride - crazy overtaking on both sides of the road, horns blasting everywhere. Seems to be that loudest horn gets right of way. Not surprising that every ... Read more >

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Holi

Wed, 7 Mar 2007 | By susmita | Views [641] | Comments [2]

Holi Festival was celebrated on Sunday...luckily an old friend from Saudi days invited me to her friends party to celebrate Holi. So I totally underestimated Holi. I saw all the pictures before, and thought it was a bunch of cute kids smearing a little ... Read more >

Tags: I should have known better!