Destination: India

Agra & Orchha

Wed, 3 Oct 2007 | By an_oliver | Views [597] | Comments [2]

Today we left the city of Dehli & headed for Agra.  We took our first train journey today of 3 hours.  We were plesently surprised the cars were air conditioned & the seats even though were worn were comfortable.  once we arrived in Agra we were ... Read more >

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Culture Shock

Wed, 3 Oct 2007 | By an_oliver | Views [487]

We woke @ 8.30 & decided to go to the hotel restaurant for breakfast.  We had our toast 7 jam, then we decided to eat some local dishes.  Basically there breakfast, lunch 7 dinner consists of very spicy food.  After breakfast we decided to go for ... Read more >

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As far as Amritsar

Wed, 3 Oct 2007 | By sronb | Views [765] | Comments [3]

Hello again Well, first of all, sorry for it being so long since I've updated this, I've got tons of excuses I can make up if you like, but really I just haven't got round to it. I'm now in Amritsar with a keyboard perched on my knee and a couple ... Read more >

Tags: On the Road

Yummy in my tummy!

Tue, 2 Oct 2007 | By alexbg | Views [3092] | Comments [2]

So here is your introduction into the foods of South India (this is the cuisine which I am most familiar with)! Breakfast is made up of a staple food—usually a bread (roti-baked, chipati—lightly fried, or puri—deep fried or idly—a rice pancake—very ... Read more >

Tags: Food & eating

Gallery: Dance

Tue, 2 Oct 2007 | By alexbg | Photo Gallery

Women and Dance

Mon, 1 Oct 2007 | By alexbg | Views [5786]

I don’t even know where to begin….it’s been quite a while since my last entry. Plenty has been going on and keeping me rather busy. In my studies I have been paying more attention to the treatment of and status of women in Indian culture. I’ve found out ... Read more >

Tags: Culture

p.s.

Mon, 1 Oct 2007 | By jdemers26 | Views [399] | Comments [7]

so wow this is taking a while.. so i resized some other pictures and will see how long that takes.. but let me know which size is better or if both are visible or what.. the last 5 are resized. much quicker. yay.

Tags: Adventures

woops..

Mon, 1 Oct 2007 | By jdemers26 | Views [373] | Comments [2]

so i missed the dalai lama this morning.. i didnt sleep well last night - i was reading (a short history of the world) and wasn't tired, despite not getting much sleep the night before.. then it started raining as if it was just on top of the hotel -... Read more >

Tags: Relaxation

The holy waters of the Gangeis

Mon, 1 Oct 2007 | By trg7 | Views [713]

[PHOTO_ID_L=dscf4391.jpg] Varanassi is the one stop in India that people talk about for years afterwords, describing nightmares, fascination, disgust, or any combination of the 3, from their experiences in the city.  I had heard what to expect, and ... Read more >

Tags: Culture

so let's see

Mon, 1 Oct 2007 | By jdemers26 | Views [756] | Comments [2]

it's sunday night and i have to be at the temple tomorrow at 7.30am so i should probably get to sleep early tonight.. i finally found a faster computer as i tried for half an hour earlier today just to load this website with no luck.. so this one is ... Read more >

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Vipassana

Sun, 30 Sep 2007 | By tedigeorgieva | Views [448]

Dear Friends, I am assuming that you all are impatiently waiting to hear about our Vipassana course and the benefits of silence:-) Well, 10 days of quietude is a gift that every human being should have a right to. I knew my mind was tired of inner dialogs, ... Read more >

Tags: letters to friends

catching up..

Sat, 29 Sep 2007 | By jdemers26 | Views [605] | Comments [3]

well.. missed a day yesterday of updating ;op let me try to catch up here.. the sufi concert was decent, although not overwhelming.. the singer was too intent on breaking it down for us western tourists, explaining the lyrics (which are always the same ... Read more >

Tags: People

Delhi

Fri, 28 Sep 2007 | By an_oliver | Views [465] | Comments [1]

27.9.07: - Well today we finished packing & to our amazement each of our packs are 4 kilos lighter.   Yeah less to carry & wash! I wrote this on our flight to Delhi, so far we have had a two hour delay @ Heathrow but shoule arrive in Delhi ... Read more >

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the foothills of the himalayas

Fri, 28 Sep 2007 | By trg7 | Views [596]

After leaving my aunt at the airport and boarding a bus for 6 more hours on the road, I finally arrived in Haridwar.  It was 3am, and I was exhausted!  I checked into a hotel and slept through breakfast the next morning.  I had 1 goal in mind for that ... Read more >

Tags: Culture

change of plans

Thu, 27 Sep 2007 | By jdemers26 | Views [577] | Comments [6]

if there is such a thing in india as plans, mine have changed a bit ;). turns out his holiness will be teaching oct 1st thru 5th at the templedown the road. so i bought myself an FM radio and got passport photos taken and i have to go to the website ... Read more >

Tags: Adventures