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Fri, 23 Mar 2007 | By laurelmarshall | Views [906]
Definitely less traveled and only by 4x4’s was the road our driver elected to take today, to cut short a potentially 9 hour journey from Madikeri to the coastal town of Tellicherry in the state of Kerala. We got a bit of a late start, as ... Read more >
Tags: On the Road
Fri, 23 Mar 2007 | By jirrupin | Photo Gallery
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Fri, 23 Mar 2007 | By catherine_and_james | Views [927]
Huge day yesterday - drove 3.5 hours (guess how far you get in 3.5 hours - wait for it - about 100kms!!!!) So you can just imagine the state of the roads, the wailing horns etc. Went to a tiny village where our guide, Shyaam, lived. We visited his ... Read more >
Tags: The Great Outdoors
Fri, 23 Mar 2007 | By catherine_and_james | Views [878]
It's not every day you get to see a dead body being burnt before breakfast... Walking along beside the ganges is soooo India - you could not possibly be anywhere else in the world and get this combination of noise, heat, smells, religion, dress. ... Read more >
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Thu, 22 Mar 2007 | By laurelmarshall | Views [1005]
Our stay in Hassan was just a quick overnight, as it’s a great hub to see the temples at Halebid and Belur. These Hoysala temples are supposedly the pinnacles of artistic temple architecture during one of the most artistically interesting ... Read more >
Tags: Sightseeing
Thu, 22 Mar 2007 | By globalld | Photo Gallery
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Thu, 22 Mar 2007 | By globalld | Views [1217] | Comments [1]
I have arrived in Darjeeling! Much to my delight it is raining hard and freezing cold.
This place is much higher up than I thought. It seems like the entire town is built up like a spiral, so you can either walk up a very steep road or stairs up/down ... Read more >
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Wed, 21 Mar 2007 | By laurelmarshall | Views [832]
Today I should have really taken antibiotics, but then I’d need to forgo the wonder drug plug Imodium, and for the full days bumpy drive south to Hassan, I will bear the stomach pain, balled up on the back seat of the Ambassador. Today’s long ... Read more >
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Wed, 21 Mar 2007 | By catherine_and_james | Views [3672]
The Crown of Palaces - a literal translation for the term that the Brits gave to the monument that they called the Taj Mahal (easier to say and remember than the original long and hard to pronounce Hindi name). We scored a hotel spitting distance from ... Read more >
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Tue, 20 Mar 2007 | By laurelmarshall | Views [1006]
Loaded up with Imodium, I’m armed and ready for today’s full day exploration of the Vijayanagar ruins, formerly the capital of the largest Hindu empire in India; which are classified as a World Heritage Site. We hired a guide for 500rs for the day, ... Read more >
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Tue, 20 Mar 2007 | By paul | Views [702] | Comments [1]
Can you get meat withdrawal and thus crave it? I’m not sure, but I certainly felt like you could. After almost two weeks of eating nothing but various pulses, cheeses and vegetables in curried sauces I wanted some plain and simple meat and two ... Read more >
Tags: Misadventures
Mon, 19 Mar 2007 | By laurelmarshall | Views [1071]
Our driver intersperses the ride with cool and hot drink pit stops, which we’re really trying hard not to consume much liquid, so as not to have to use the fine roadside facilities. Not so lucky though, we stop for chai, and with 5 hours ... Read more >
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Mon, 19 Mar 2007 | By laurelmarshall | Views [929]
Our resting time in Paradise has come to a close, and our next adventure begins as we venture through the state of Karnataka, just south of Goa. We plan to cover a very large territory, from the temples, ruins, world heritage sites and thriving ... Read more >
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Mon, 19 Mar 2007 | By anniekaka | Views [710]
So we are still here in McLeod Ganj and it is really starting to feel like home. We are getting to know loads of people here. One guy we have met is a total fruit loop though and we are not so keen on him, we both get a feeling in our waters about him ... Read more >
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Mon, 19 Mar 2007 | By sophsossig | Views [790] | Comments [1]
Still in Mcleod and it does feel like home now! Blimey what can i say so much has happened in last few days. Our weekend felt like a real weekend as we got a break from Tibetan classes and English classes. So with our free time we still did not leave ... Read more >
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