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Tue, 3 Apr 2007 | By laurelmarshall | Views [1354]
We have had the good fortune of being able to observe the rhythm of local life here in Bangalore... and it has been nothing short of fascinating. It's given us a clearer view on the multitude of manual services that are provided, which we in the West ... Read more >
Tags: Friends
Tue, 3 Apr 2007 | By michael_chan | Photo Gallery
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Mon, 2 Apr 2007 | By laurelmarshall | Views [986]
It's a strange sense of calm and security I feel, sitting here at the Bangalore office I helped to set up in 2004 with my past employer. Today and tomorrow we've dedicated to completing and filing our taxes, finalizing and uploading web content, paying ... Read more >
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Sun, 1 Apr 2007 | By laurelmarshall | Views [4248]
Today we had the pleasure of exploring the city with Sambit, Shravani, and their daughter Shubhangi. On the top of the list was shopping for some local ethnic women’s wear, and Darrin’s need for a hair cut. Shopping for women’s Indian ... Read more >
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Sun, 1 Apr 2007 | By sunilvaidyanathan | Views [550]
They may not be regarded as the explorer’s favorite destination; polluted by avarice, neglect, and the needs of a burgeoning population they are certainly not an ecological Xanadu, but ask the millions of pilgrims and tourists that converge on the banks ... Read more >
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Sun, 1 Apr 2007 | By catherine_and_james | Views [1298]
So we've arrived in Paradise after the trip from hell... Had a mission day in Kolkata (never again will we try to live in that chaotic city at over 30 degrees with no room to base ourselves in...) Our flight didn't leave till 2am, so we had a bit ... Read more >
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Sat, 31 Mar 2007 | By anniekaka | Views [760]
So still here in McLeod Ganj and loving it loving it loving it. Went to the English lesson with my monk who speaks no English and it was fab. I have nicknamed him godfather monk as he looks like a don and has the graveliest voice I have ever heard. ... Read more >
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Sat, 31 Mar 2007 | By sophsossig | Photo Gallery
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Fri, 30 Mar 2007 | By laurelmarshall | Views [1261]
We continue to be overwhelmed by the warmth, generosity and hospitality of our friends that we visit, and people we meet along the way. Two and a half years ago I had come to Bangalore to help set up an R&D office. The first two ... Read more >
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Fri, 30 Mar 2007 | By laurelmarshall | Views [894]
We have experienced the many modes of commuting in India. There is no way we would venture out on the roads here to drive on our own – car, scooter or even bicycle. One of the things we have learned from our driver, is that right of way ... Read more >
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Fri, 30 Mar 2007 | By paul | Views [1288] | Comments [1]
Finally we were setting off on our trek to the Solang Valley. We had been assured there would be snow in the valley, the scenery was stunning and crucially it was an easy walk. Since arriving in Manali three days ago off the back of a rickety ... Read more >
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Fri, 30 Mar 2007 | By mutt | Views [919]
Finish my ride in Bangladesh...missing already (not the water!)Rode my way up to Shiliguri, the link city for surrounding countries to trade and smuggle "goods." Sort of a big city, yet better than Calcutta to ride trough, Shilliguri shows ... Read more >
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Fri, 30 Mar 2007 | By paul | Photo Gallery
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Thu, 29 Mar 2007 | By laurelmarshall | Views [984]
We have found hours of entertainment in observing and reading signage posted around India. We toured through a museum today in Mysore where someone had gone crazy with a label maker on all the objects on display. They were labeled with ... Read more >
Tags: Sightseeing
Thu, 29 Mar 2007 | By realeyes | Views [1016]
One of the best things about traveling through India is the food. After 14 months of living in Korea where vegetarianism is a strange, foreign concept, it is so good to be able to go into any restaurant and have often more options than the meat-eaters.... Read more >
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