Destination: India

Dr. Bollywood

Sun, 18 Nov 2007 | By tim_and_sam | Views [572]

Having managed almost 2 months without any stomach problems it had to happen sooner or later. What appeared to Sam to be the start of a cold turned into a fever during the night. Over the course of the next day it developed into bouts of stomach cramps ... Read more >

Tags: Doctors, hospitals & health

Day 13: Last day in Dharamsala

Sun, 18 Nov 2007 | By markr_mcmahon | Views [504]

Sunday 18th November My last day in McLeod Ganj was yet again spent relaxing: reading, sending a few emails, nothing too exciting. I planned my onward journey to Amritsar, a town near the border with Pakistan. I wasn't sure which route to take:... Read more >

Tags: Relaxation

Gallery: McLeod Ganj, India

Sun, 18 Nov 2007 | By annanderson | Photo Gallery

Goa

Sat, 17 Nov 2007 | By phil | Views [959]

Firstly, apologies for the lack of photos recently - something's up with these computers.  Who am I apologising to, anyway?  Does any bastard still read this crap? Anyway, today is the final day of my obnoxiously long stay in Goa.  I've been here for ... Read more >

Tags: General

tired..

Sat, 17 Nov 2007 | By jdemers26 | Views [387]

so i'm running on 1 hr of sleep if that right now.. i couldn't sleep last night and then we woke up at 4am.. or more accurately lea woke me up although it felt like i hadn't fallen asleep at all.. anyhow we went (with no electricity by the way) along ... Read more >

Tags: Adventures

Amritsar to Delhi

Sat, 17 Nov 2007 | By jeffbrad | Views [4235]

Wed 14th Nov - Off early to catch a jeep to Dharamshala. Shared jeeps are regular at the bus stand area and cost 7 Rs per head. Cost me 14 Rs as my backpack takes up an extra space. On the way to Dhar chatted to a guy referred to as 'The Colonel'.... Read more >

Tags: Sightseeing

Day 12: Trekking and pub brawls

Sat, 17 Nov 2007 | By markr_mcmahon | Views [861]

Saturday 17th November I felt like doing something a bit more active after lazing about town for the previous few days. As my plan was to head to Amritsar on Monday morning, I didn't have the time to head off for an extended trek, so decided that ... Read more >

Tags: The Great Outdoors

asdf

Fri, 16 Nov 2007 | By jdemers26 | Views [423] | Comments [1]

so quickly as i have only 5 min. left on the hour for internet. but it must be our good karma that everywhere we go we meet nice helpful people to show us around.. there's a big ceremony tonight on the ganga with thousands upon thousands of women praying ... Read more >

Tags: Friends

Bodhgaya - the navel of the world

Fri, 16 Nov 2007 | By joyful_jo | Views [791]

Here in Bodhgaya life is unbelievable - the many faces of Buddhism gather in the main temple compound from 4am til well after sunset to chant and prostrate and perform their paricular rituals.  Large groups of white-clad Sri Lankans vy for position with ... Read more >

Tags: Culture

Where do the women pee??

Fri, 16 Nov 2007 | By joyful_jo | Views [3623]

Well - from the main streets of Delhi, across the countryside, alongside train tracks, in the hedge at the temple in Sarnath, in fact almost everywhere you look there are men urinating.  In fact there are men everywhere and far fewer women in any crowd.... Read more >

Tags: On the Road

All out of Luck : (

Fri, 16 Nov 2007 | By sophsossig | Views [608]

What a bad week this has been . . . . . Bag, passport, bank cards, mobile phone all stolen on Sunday night from the roof of my guesthouse : ( Yes I was careless but what was that thieving bastard doing on our rooftop so late at night and why couldn't ... Read more >

Tags: Scams & Robberies

Day 11: Another day of relaxation

Fri, 16 Nov 2007 | By markr_mcmahon | Views [679]

Friday 16th November The first thing on the agenda was to pay another visit to the hospital to see the physiotherapist. She did a few tests and concluded that I had particularly tight hamstrings and they were prone to being pulled. So, she gave ... Read more >

Tags: Shopping

varanasi

Thu, 15 Nov 2007 | By jdemers26 | Views [431] | Comments [1]

it's good to be travelling again.. i was stagnant for far too long in khajuraho.. yesterday we left khajuraho for satna to catch the train to varanasi.. i wasn't feeling too well i've been having stomach pain from too much chappati, sabji, dal, etc. ... Read more >

Tags: Sightseeing

Himal-Pradesh

Thu, 15 Nov 2007 | By jeffbrad | Views [3908] | Comments [2]

Wed 7th Nov - The train journey from Delhi to Kalka was really smooth as I could hardly tell it was moving at times....cos it wasn't! Stopped alot and not a clue why. Anyhow, the indian rail network came up trumps again. I wanted to get the 'Toy ... Read more >

Tags: Sightseeing

Day 10: Taking it easy

Thu, 15 Nov 2007 | By markr_mcmahon | Views [833] | Comments [1]

Thursday 15th November This was the first day of the trip where I deliberately had very little physical activity planned. I now had little choice given that my leg wasn't working. My main aim was to get this online journal up and running, so I called ... Read more >

Tags: Relaxation