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Mon, 26 Nov 2007 | By misha | Views [1149]
Dear Family and Friends, we are back at Dharamsala (from Ladakh) and
just finished the 10 days retreat at Tushita monastery. It was
fruitful yet challenging as I struggled with a very traditional
Buddhist discourse (even though it was taught by ... Read more >
Tags: Food & eating
Mon, 26 Nov 2007 | By jdemers26 | Views [585] | Comments [1]
So, it's a beautiful morning.. I had some nice dreams last night.. I woke up refreshed.. I did some yoga.. not much, as per usual i was interrupted (the whole thing takes 2 hours so it's pretty much inevitable) but slowly slowly.. and finally there's ... Read more >
Tags: Relaxation
Mon, 26 Nov 2007 | By markr_mcmahon | Views [887]
Monday 26th November Another of the recommended highlights near Agra was a now deserted fort complex designed and built by a Mogul emperor in the 17 th century, and situated in the town of Fatehpur Sikri. On the bus there, I met a couple from ... Read more >
Tags: Sightseeing
Mon, 26 Nov 2007 | By annanderson | Views [866] | Comments [1]
11.26.07 The STEPS of McLeod Ganj! I thought these steps would be the end of me! The infamous steps are the ones to our apt, AFTER we had already walked up a ¾-mile steep hill from school to the market area. Therefore, I purchased a telescoping ... Read more >
Tags: Daily Life
Mon, 26 Nov 2007 | By annanderson | Photo Gallery
of McLeod Ganj, India
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Sun, 25 Nov 2007 | By jdemers26 | Views [458] | Comments [1]
So Delhi was intense.. a lot of pollution.. a lot of people.. a lot of craziness.. and we all got sick.. We (Lea and I) stayed in a hotel with all these French coming to stay there.. and one of them (Batiste) came with us to Pushkar.. he only just arrived ... Read more >
Tags: Adventures
Sun, 25 Nov 2007 | By markr_mcmahon | Views [836] | Comments [3]
Sunday 25th November Thankfully my ticket on the 6am train to Agra - home of the Taj Mahal - was for a sleeper carriage, so I was able to get some more shut-eye after a 4.30am start. The journey was 3.5 hours south of Delhi, to the town in the ... Read more >
Tags: Sightseeing
Sun, 25 Nov 2007 | By cam2yogi | Photo Gallery
The Motherland
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Sun, 25 Nov 2007 | By cam2yogi | Views [1698]
D ay 5. We met the sun that morning on a bed of clouds. An orange searing red flame; the day's orb was caught between the gossamer tails of passing sky. All of us, peace-walkers in heart, felt the surrealism of reality, its magic and its unbelievability.... Read more >
Tags: On the Road
Sun, 25 Nov 2007 | By misha | Views [1480]
In terms of child labor, it is hard to figure out how it works without knowing the customs and language. It seems that many Tibetan and Indian families hire a child, usually 8-15 years old to be a servant, which is a 24/7 kind of duty. These children ... Read more >
Tags: People
Sun, 25 Nov 2007 | By annanderson | Views [1258]
11.25.07 Cows, dogs, and monkeys! Getting into the rhythm of living here is getting into the rhythm of climbing steep hills with potholes & leaking water from an aboveground makeshift plumbing system. But our morning walk to school is ... Read more >
Tags: Daily Life
Sat, 24 Nov 2007 | By misha | Views [965]
Dear Friends and Family,
I am writing from India, yes! Teodora and I have made it here!
For those of you with whom I have not been in touch after my 6
months at the Gampo Abbey, I will provide a brief report of my last 9
months ... Read more >
Tags: Adventures
Sat, 24 Nov 2007 | By misha | Views [1565]
....letters from my friends are part of my connection with "home", even though the sense of home , you are right, is very fuzzy at the moment: at times it is memories of our previous orderly and comfortable but stressful lives, (Teodora often ... Read more >
Tags: Philosophy of travel
Sat, 24 Nov 2007 | By markr_mcmahon | Views [556]
Saturday 24th November Booking onward train tickets online can have its frustrations, despite it being much easier than the experience I had at the booking office in Amritsar earlier in the week. Despite the huge amount of trains going between ... Read more >
Tags: Sightseeing
Sat, 24 Nov 2007 | By phil | Photo Gallery
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