Destination: India

leaving colaba

Tue, 18 Sep 2007 | By jdemers26 | Views [403] | Comments [4]

So, in about an hour i have to be at the trai station to catch an overnight train to delhi followed by an afternoon one the next day to pathankot. then from there isuppose i either catch the bus or the scenic narrow gauge train to dharamsala or to kangra ... Read more >

Tags: Adventures

Gallery: Go go Goan

Tue, 18 Sep 2007 | By alexbg | Photo Gallery

Do you see what I (Arabian) Sea?

Tue, 18 Sep 2007 | By alexbg | Views [1271] | Comments [2]

So just as I was recovered from my very eventful trip to the local hospital the time has arrived for Stacy, Gigi and myself to travel on our prearranged trip to Goa. Goa is the smallest Indian state, located about 5 hours south of Mumbai on the western ... Read more >

Tags: Beaches & sunshine

FREE TIBET!

Tue, 18 Sep 2007 | By sophsossig | Views [1070] | Comments [1]

Howdy folks - things going well here in Mcleod. I am taking Tibetan lessons each morning with a friend of Jam's, Ludoop. He trained as a teacher in Tibet and is very good - every morning he comes to our room at 8.30am and goes over my homework from the ... Read more >

Tags: Mountains

Gallery: Leh

Mon, 17 Sep 2007 | By sronb | Photo Gallery

Gallery: India Photos

Sun, 16 Sep 2007 | By laurabell | Photo Gallery

sunday

Sun, 16 Sep 2007 | By jdemers26 | Views [585] | Comments [5]

so i think it will be a lazy day today in colaba.  i wasn't feeling all that great this morning on account of eating three large meals yesterday (something i rarely do in the states).  we also go through litres of water like nothing.  more water than ... Read more >

Tags: Adventures

Beautiful Ladakh

Sun, 16 Sep 2007 | By ziggy_starr | Views [555]

OK, when I left off last time I had jumped on a plane and was flying to the little Indian Himalayan town of Leh. This beautiful little town is nestled in the rocky deserts of the mountainous Himalaya's at an altitude of approximately 3,500m. Flying there ... Read more >

Tags: adventures

Letter from McLeod Ganj

Sat, 15 Sep 2007 | By tedigeorgieva | Views [427]

Dear friends,   I am in India!   The last 10 days have been filled with wonder, excitement and bewilderment.  In fact, a sense of reality has just started to make its way into my mind.   I and Misha have settled down in MacLeod Ganj, Uttar Pradesh, ... Read more >

Tags: letters to friends

colaba

Sat, 15 Sep 2007 | By jdemers26 | Views [365] | Comments [3]

so, this internet connection is quite slow and i'm going to try to do this without it freezing up on me.  anyhow, the universe has decided to cut me some slack.  I got my bag from the airport finally right after my last posting, and on my way out a French ... Read more >

Tags: Adventures

Back to Delhi

Fri, 14 Sep 2007 | By laurabell | Views [499] | Comments [3]

We got to the train station yesterday in Jaipur to head out on our last trek back to Delhi. The train station was a world of it's own. As Stacy took off to take tons more photos both Jess and I were surrounded by 13-14 year old girls heading to the ... Read more >

Tags: On the Road

I've taken just as many yak photos in Nottingham

Fri, 14 Sep 2007 | By sronb | Views [1097] | Comments [2]

Hello again. Pretty sure I can remember where I left off last time so here we go. Repeated my day trek/excursion to Saboo with Tim, Johann and Hem (London med student), because it was so nice they wanted to see it and because I had nothing better to ... Read more >

Tags: Mountains

sigh of relief

Fri, 14 Sep 2007 | By jdemers26 | Views [524] | Comments [3]

So, it's 10.30 am here on Friday 14 September and my two nights of limbo are finally over.  I stayed in the most elegant and luxurious accomodations i'll probably see for the next three months at the expense of 1/4th of my travel budget; but hopefully ... Read more >

Tags: Adventures

Sicker than sick

Thu, 13 Sep 2007 | By alexbg | Views [3189]

Here I sit, recovering from one of the worst experiences I’ve had in India yet. I’m not sure if it was a virus, something I eat or drank or what, but it sure was awful. It all began yesterday afternoon on my way back from Hindi class…I had assumed it ... Read more >

Tags: Doctors, hospitals & health

Mysore--Adventures in Religion

Thu, 13 Sep 2007 | By alexbg | Views [6556] | Comments [1]

We’ve just returned from a lovely weekend in Mysore with our school. Mysore is a city with lots of charm and old flavor about 3 hours south west of Bangalore. We began our journey with a visit to the famous Mysore zoo. There we saw all sorts of animals—Giraffes, ... Read more >

Tags: Sightseeing