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Mon, 16 Apr 2007 | By jirrupin | Views [523]
'assault on the senses' really sums it up well, the sights, the sounds, the smells, the bumps as the rickshaw rider detours through every single pothole on the road, and not least of all the tastes! All five senses are being stimulated in new and .. ... Read more >
Tags: On the Road
Sun, 15 Apr 2007 | By over-40 | Views [796]
Udaipur, totally different to what we had seen previously! Beautiful lakes, grand palaces with fantastic wall decorations, less traffic and people and not everyone is trying to sell you something. In fact we've made some Indian friends; one a maker of ... Read more >
Tags: Friends
Sun, 15 Apr 2007 | By over-40 | Photo Gallery
Udaipur, Rajasthan
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Sun, 15 Apr 2007 | By sophsossig | Views [691]
Leaving Pokhara in 5 hours - praise the Lord!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Sorry shouldn't be so negative but this place hasn't got much to offer unless you like a good trek - which me and Annie found out we most certainly don't!! We booked ourselves onto a 3 day ... Read more >
Tags: Adrenaline
Thu, 12 Apr 2007 | By paul | Views [577]
Gagging to transplant the dusty, urban heat of northern India for the tropical heat of Goa we sheltered in the air conditioned comfort of the first class lounge, awaiting the arrival of the 32 hour-long Golden Temple Mail to Mumbai. At around 8PM ... Read more >
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Wed, 11 Apr 2007 | By over-40 | Views [740]
The sun came up on Tuesday morning to views of Gujarat countryside - people working in fields - some by hand, some with oxen and some with tractors. It is dry season, so there are a few irrigated fields but mostly people preparing before the wet starts ... Read more >
Tags: Relaxation
Wed, 11 Apr 2007 | By globalld | Views [3414] | Comments [1]
Well it has taken me some time (a few weeks) to feel settled here in Darjeeling. Now it all seems bearable and at the same time I really don't like it here. The hours without electricity, the rain and cold, the no running water, instant coffee, bathing ... Read more >
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Tue, 10 Apr 2007 | By jirrupin | Views [679]
wow! Intrepid India, yeah yeah, its a group tour - but small group, and a little more real - public transport and modest accomodations. Anyways - always thought tours are a good means to ease into a new area, and this has been like a galaxy far far away ... Read more >
Tags: On the Road
Tue, 10 Apr 2007 | By machel | Photo Gallery
India is a bi-polar travelling experience, we've seen some of the most disgusting and most amazing things. Ultimately the good far outweighs the bad, but we're glad that we don't live here.
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Tue, 10 Apr 2007 | By laurelmarshall | Views [1144]
Wake up call at 5:00 am, strip the sardine can bunkers, and we're dazed and confused, getting ourselves freshened up for our grand entrance into the Delhi train station. The station looks, sounds and smells just as we remembered it back in 2004. A mass ... Read more >
Tags: planes trains & automobiles
Mon, 9 Apr 2007 | By paul | Views [586]
Coming down from the mountains was a big shock. After two weeks of basking in temperatures around the low to mid 20s, reminiscent of summer back home, we had arrived in the dusty, dirty Amritsar where temperatures hover in the mid 30s! Within ... Read more >
Tags: Sightseeing
Mon, 9 Apr 2007 | By bonnie | Views [1188]
In some ways the antecedants to this journey lie in the distant past, not that I was to know it that day when I stood on a stone path watching life unfold in a Himalayan village. A cold wind funnelling from the mountains adding to the spring chill ... Read more >
Tags: education logistics
Mon, 9 Apr 2007 | By laurelmarshall | Views [1260]
And the fun never ends... Try sharing a train compartment with 8 other strangers for two days/two nights. The first day-night isn't so bad; you're just getting to know your compartment compadres, and everyone is nice, social, unobtrusive... The honeymoon ... Read more >
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Sun, 8 Apr 2007 | By paul | Photo Gallery
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Sun, 8 Apr 2007 | By over-40 | Views [2809]
Easter Sunday was like a breath of fresh air for ua. We attended a Wesleyan Church not far from our hotel which began with a time of praise and worship. We knew all the songs! Then the main body of the service was like an Anglican one. The people were ... Read more >
Tags: Relaxation
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