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Sat, 5 Jan 2008 | By tessafb | Views [403] | Comments [1]
On the next day we tried to get to Madurai. What a balls-up. Because i was feeling a little anal and self-conscious about my pre-planning (the others have done none!), I let aaron figure out how we were going to get there. We ended up travelling the ... Read more >
Tags: Adventures
Sat, 5 Jan 2008 | By solbeam | Views [1478]
For most Westerners, it's unfathomable for a major city to function
without 24-hour electricity. Yet like the monsoon rains on their
mission to Ganga-ji (respected river), the 1.3 million people who live
here in Varanasi somehow always manage to ... Read more >
Tags: On the Road
Sat, 5 Jan 2008 | By markr_mcmahon | Views [993]
Saturday 5th January I had planned out my route to Varkala, and it was to involve two bus journeys with a boat trip through the famous Keralan 'Backwaters' in between. So, not the most direct of trips, but it would give me the chance to see some beautiful ... Read more >
Tags: On the Road
Fri, 4 Jan 2008 | By tessafb | Views [414]
We spent the first part of the evening trudging around like turtles with our massive rucksacs, and meeting "sorry , full" signs at every place. Argh, I was ready to sleep on the street, so long as it meant I could put my bag down. Finally, ... Read more >
Tags: Adventures
Fri, 4 Jan 2008 | By markr_mcmahon | Views [2152]
Friday 4th January The day started off early, as Anja and
I got up to watch the sunrise over the edge of the park where we were
staying. There was the usual heavy mist rolling over the grasslands
and the forest, but little sign of any ... Read more >
Tags: The Great Outdoors
Fri, 4 Jan 2008 | By lillylilla | Views [1110]
happy divali everybody! A la gare de Goa ou j`attends mon train pour Bengalore, la derniere etape de mon voyage avant de prendre un avion pour Delhi puis celui qui me ramenera a Paris. Time flies here... Que vous dire de Goa? Que j`y ai passe deux ... Read more >
Tags: ahmedabad, bengalore, mumbai
Thu, 3 Jan 2008 | By tessafb | Views [320]
The airport at Chennai was nowhere near as manic as Steph had lead me to be. I think Chennai is a bit more chilled, cause less tourists come here, and so the entry experience was just like any other developing world country. Actually, I've found that ... Read more >
Tags: Adventures
Thu, 3 Jan 2008 | By petitibiza | Views [371]
Arrived yesterday at 2pm after 6 hours in the bus. Not as scary as the ride from Agra to Bharatpur, where the driver would drive on the wrong side pretty much all the time to swerve at the last second back to the right side when a truck was about to ... Read more >
Tags: Sightseeing
Thu, 3 Jan 2008 | By markr_mcmahon | Views [1095]
Thursday 3rd January The night was a cold one, similar to those I experienced in the north of the country at the start of the trip, so my sleep wasn’t the most comfortable. After breakfast, Anja and I bought tickets for entry into the Periyar Wildlife ... Read more >
Tags: The Great Outdoors
Wed, 2 Jan 2008 | By mattjarvis | Views [563]
Delhi Arived in Delhi to stay for 3 nights and meet up with a guy from the verest trek which I was unable to do due to the local food and unfortunatley saw lattle other than the main backpakers are which you feel more so like a walking $ sign then Nepal ... Read more >
Tags: Snow
Wed, 2 Jan 2008 | By markr_mcmahon | Views [2210]
Wednesday 2nd January I was up at 07.00, packed my bag and got on the ferry from Fort Cochin to Ernakulam, then got the 10.30 bus to Kumily. I was told the journey would take about six hours, but just hoped that we would get there at least before sunset.... Read more >
Tags: On the Road
Wed, 2 Jan 2008 | By petitibiza | Views [342]
Got up around 9 am onNew Year's Day. Walked around the city a bit, erad a lot laying on one of the terraces and in the evening watched a show in a Haveli of traditional dances and puppet shows, interesting as well as funny. Bought my bus ticket for Jodhopur.... Read more >
Tags: Relaxation
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Tue, 1 Jan 2008 | By tim_and_sam | Views [1352] | Comments [1]
Happy New Year to you all! Having spent a very enjoyable and very unusual Christmas in Pondicherry we have come down to the southern tip of the subcontinent to the beaches around Trivananthapuram (try saying that after a couple of beers, or in fact ... Read more >
Tags: Misadventures
Tue, 1 Jan 2008 | By petitibiza | Views [314]
I spent New Year's at that terrace that I told u about before, 450rps for dinner (big buffet) and some beer. I met a very nice Australian couple, Danielle and Dylan, and an American from New York, Steve. Spent most of the time with them drinking a bunch.... Read more >
Tags: Relaxation
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