Destination: India

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Wed, 26 Sep 2007 | By jdemers26 | Views [635] | Comments [3]

so last night was interesting.. over dinner i happened to overhear a conversation - it was a student "interviewing" i guess some sort of religious scholar.. something about the difference between Buddhism and HInduism.  he was very interesting, ... Read more >

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it figures..

Tue, 25 Sep 2007 | By jdemers26 | Views [501] | Comments [3]

It figures that the one night i dont take my camera with me, i witness some of the most picture-worthy sights so far.. Last night I went down to the temple around sunset, in time to catch the monks chanting, and then debating in their uniquely impassioned ... Read more >

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no luck

Mon, 24 Sep 2007 | By jdemers26 | Views [324]

so no luck with this computer and uploading pictures.. try somewhere else next time i guess.. sorry.

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new digs

Mon, 24 Sep 2007 | By jdemers26 | Views [328] | Comments [3]

so i left the comfort of my nice hotel this morning.. moved into a smaller room with no view, but hot showers on demand and no mildew smell.. and next door to nick's italian restaurant which has a nice restaurant terrace w/ view and seems to be the place ... Read more >

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busy day

Sun, 23 Sep 2007 | By jdemers26 | Views [374] | Comments [3]

so today we left at 10 am and didnt get back til about 7.  jane and i took a taxi driven tour of the temples and such, so iäm going to post some pictures of all that.  i guess i´m a bit exhausted from all that but i think im going to have dinner with ... Read more >

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Not where I thought I'd be

Sat, 22 Sep 2007 | By sronb | Views [621] | Comments [1]

Good evening ladies and gentlemen Not going to be such a long one tonight, which is a curse or a blessing depending on how much you like reading these and whether or not you get round to finishing them. The reason is.... I haven't really done much. ... Read more >

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Goa

Sat, 22 Sep 2007 | By laurie_and_harri | Views [777] | Comments [3]

Hey Everyone, We've now been in India for 2 weeks now and hectic, hot and slightly insane seems to be a theme here. It's been the Ganesh festival for over a week and everyone gets very into it. It's like Christmas on acid with elephant headed statues ... Read more >

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as promised / at long last

Sat, 22 Sep 2007 | By jdemers26 | Views [352] | Comments [2]

so today i wandered about mcleod ganj, once the rain stopped this a.m.  (this keyboard is funky with the symbols so you´ll have to bear with me.. it's especially hard to get used to the apostrophe being where the backslash is on the keyboard.. ) anyhoo.... Read more >

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Gallery: pictures

Sat, 22 Sep 2007 | By jdemers26 | Photo Gallery

rain rain go away

Fri, 21 Sep 2007 | By jdemers26 | Views [402] | Comments [2]

today it's been raining all morning. there were magnificent thunderstorms and pouring rain earlier, but now it's settled down into a nice sprinkle.  i know i promised pictures this time, but the internet on the roof of my building, where i know i can ... Read more >

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made it..

Thu, 20 Sep 2007 | By jdemers26 | Views [433] | Comments [2]

so, at long last i am here. it seems strange that iäve only been in india for 8 days, it feels like an eternity.  let me catch you up first .  we retrieved our luggage (martina, the girl from germany, and i) and she went off to platform 9 with my email ... Read more >

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Gallery: trans himalaya

Thu, 20 Sep 2007 | By reluctant_messiah | Photo Gallery

greetings from paharganj new delhi

Wed, 19 Sep 2007 | By jdemers26 | Views [458] | Comments [1]

so the train was not bad at all.  before i left i chanced to look at my ticket and it was leaving from mumbai central station, not VT station, so i panicked for a sec. and then had to grab a taxi quick to mumbai central, and track down greg and the ... Read more >

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GET ME OUT OF DELHI!!!!

Wed, 19 Sep 2007 | By trg7 | Views [575]

So after an odd experience the day before on the tour bus to Agra, and spending over 14 hours round trip when we had only expected to spend 6, we knew one thing.... we wanted out of Delhi.  The plan was to head south to the town of Jaipur next, and ... Read more >

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7 days in Mumbai

Tue, 18 Sep 2007 | By laurie_and_harri | Views [665] | Comments [4]

Hi Everyone, We have just completed a crazy stay in Mumbai and have now moved done to the much more tranquil beaches of Goa, although as our luck would have it as we arrived at the beach we've got our first bout of bad weather. Mumbai was a great ... Read more >

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