Destination: India

side note on Donkeys

Tue, 9 Oct 2007 | By misha | Views [1813]

Cows and donkeys go slowly about their business in Leh. Unlike in the villages, they have no tags, no bells, nobody is herding them. Here they have achieved true Independence. Cows are large with prominent and protruding architecture of carcas-they ... Read more >

Tags: Philosophy of travel

lunar mountains of Ladakh

Mon, 8 Oct 2007 | By misha | Views [2607]

Leh is a capital of Ladakh, spread out in the valley, surrounded by high snow peaked mountains. Since we came here, the peaks grow progressively whiter and more brilliant. There are ruins of the King's palace and an ancient Tsemo Gompa (monastery) above ... Read more >

Tags: Mountains

Manali

Mon, 8 Oct 2007 | By jdemers26 | Views [434] | Comments [1]

so, i've been to dharamsala and gone again.. perhaps i should change the name of my overall trip from "destination dharamsala".. what do you think.. anyhow i'm here in manali where it's quiet and peaceful (well i'm actually in vashisht.. ... Read more >

Tags: People

Smiles of India

Mon, 8 Oct 2007 | By misha | Views [2245]

Smiles of India People here smile. Not everyone, not all the time, but often enough to notice. Their smile seems different from smiles of Eastern Europeans, who's smiles often have a conflicted, self-conscious and sarcastic nature.             ... Read more >

Tags: People

Gallery: Stitched!

Sun, 7 Oct 2007 | By alexbg | Photo Gallery

Indian fashion week....i'm wearing a Sari!

Sun, 7 Oct 2007 | By alexbg | Views [6286] | Comments [4]

Hello all...I thought it most appropriate to write this entry while wearing my sari, so that's what I'm doing. Use your imagination...or check out the pictures! Here fashion can be bought either pre-cut, and sized, as we do most often in the west, but ... Read more >

Tags: Fashion and trends

Gallery: Visions of India

Sun, 7 Oct 2007 | By solbeam | Photo Gallery

a new revolution 'round the sun

Sun, 7 Oct 2007 | By solbeam | Views [1700]

The Himalayas are a holy place. For a moment, I forgot this. And remembered them only, as big mountains. But slowly crawling along the valleys and ridges of the Earth’s crust had the effect of a pumice stone on my soul. For 15 days I walked. And for ... Read more >

Tags: Mountains

Meeting people

Sat, 6 Oct 2007 | By misha | Views [2105]

One of the great joys in our travels is meeting new people, other travellers like us. Story upon story gradually make their imprint on me. Young singles and couples, couples with children, people in the 60s and 70s, whether single or couples-all gladly ... Read more >

Tags: Philosophy of travel

Ode to the Indian toilette

Sat, 6 Oct 2007 | By misha | Views [2451]

Ode to Indian squat toilette For those of you who have undying interest in toilette activities-I say: rest assured. Any experience of Indian culture is not complete without the experience of this age old routine, renewed daily. Considering high density ... Read more >

Tags: Culture

Gallery: Houseboat heaven

Sat, 6 Oct 2007 | By laurie_and_harri | Photo Gallery

Kerala

Sat, 6 Oct 2007 | By laurie_and_harri | Views [659] | Comments [2]

Hi Everyone, Since we last wrote anything we've travelled quite a long way. From Palolem to Gokarna and then to Kerela. Gokarna is a holy town and full of temples and religous sites. We actually stayed at Om beach where there aren't any temples but ... Read more >

Tags: Adventures

so it's official

Sat, 6 Oct 2007 | By jdemers26 | Views [516] | Comments [2]

After spending way too long here, i'm off to manali.. everyone says i sound more comfortable here but that's just cuz i've been in the same place for a long time.  everyone else i've met here came the other way -> delhi to manali to here and is now ... Read more >

Tags: People

Gallery: who wants food for thought when you can have the real thing?

Sat, 6 Oct 2007 | By alexbg | Photo Gallery

sorry everyone

Fri, 5 Oct 2007 | By jdemers26 | Views [604] | Comments [5]

so last time i tried to post here.. i think two days ago, the internet shut down and i had to write out by hand everything i'd written.. so let me write that here and then try to fill in the gaps: "So i got to see the dalai lama up close and personal-... Read more >

Tags: People