Destination: India

Where To Begin!?!?!

Sat, 10 Feb 2007 | By sophsossig | Views [816]

Oh my god like so much has happened since leaving Mumbai!! Got out of there with many fond memories but still reeling from dry day saga - took 12 hour sleeper train to Aurangabad - getting used to these train rides now. Sleep in bunk which does not leave ... Read more >

Tags: Beaches & sunshine

Gallery: Aurangabad-Lonar-Varkala

Sat, 10 Feb 2007 | By sophsossig | Photo Gallery

Un addio da Delhi

Thu, 8 Feb 2007 | By tedeschini | Views [720] | Comments [1]

Cari tutti, siamo a Delhi per l'ultima notte. Oggi l'abbiamo passata un po' per la citta' vecchia (tempio gianista, grande moschea, ma NON il Forte Rosso: di forti non ne potevamo piu'), molto bazar, un po' di shopping e una corsa nella nuovissima e ... Read more >

Tags: Sightseeing

Un diluvio, poi il Taj Mahal

Wed, 7 Feb 2007 | By tedeschini | Views [917] | Comments [4] | Video

Per tutti questi giorni siamo andati in giro per l'India, come fosse un'estate perenne (anche se gli indiani non lo pensano e indossano parecchia lana), poi - la notte passata - si e' scatenato il finimondo. Questa non e' stagione di monsoni, ma su Agra ... Read more >

Tags: Sightseeing

Party on train from Ooty

Tue, 6 Feb 2007 | By calgarychick | Views [712] | Video

Tags: Culture

Buddhist monks learning stuff

Tue, 6 Feb 2007 | By calgarychick | Views [625] | Video

Tags: Culture

Cow in street of Mysore

Tue, 6 Feb 2007 | By calgarychick | Views [667] | Video

Tags: The Great Outdoors

More traffic in Bangalore

Tue, 6 Feb 2007 | By calgarychick | Views [615] | Video

Tags: On the Road

You Tube links

Tue, 6 Feb 2007 | By calgarychick | Views [673] | Video

Tags: Sightseeing

Gallery: Side trips from Mysore

Tue, 6 Feb 2007 | By calgarychick | Photo Gallery

Gallery: Ranthambore e Fathepur Sikri

Tue, 6 Feb 2007 | By tedeschini | Photo Gallery

Tibetan settlements, Ooty

Tue, 6 Feb 2007 | By calgarychick | Views [2528]

NB:  I wrote this originally on Saturday - after typing for 30 minutes straight, the power went out and I thought it was lost forever...  But I went back later and since I had used Word, autorecover kicked in!  Yay! I’ve been in India for almost ... Read more >

Tags: Mountains

Dei treni notturni e delle stazioni indiane

Tue, 6 Feb 2007 | By tedeschini | Views [1264] | Comments [3]

Grande esperienza, sul "Passengers Train 281" diretto ad Agra. Come detto, si trattava di un treno "basico" (visto che non c'era altro modo a questo punto di spostarsi da dove eravamo fino ad Agra): cioe' solo posti a sedere di II ... Read more >

Tags: Sightseeing

Gallery: 2. India - Delhi/Taj Mahal/Rajasthan

Mon, 5 Feb 2007 | By stephen_haynes | Photo Gallery

The Very Last Leg!

Mon, 5 Feb 2007 | By clarinette | Views [1083]

Last night we took out last train in India, to our last stop before heading home to Australia! We left beautiful, sunny Palolem in South Goa to head to Mumbai for 12 days. The train ride was interesting as it always is! We were sharing our compartment ... Read more >

Tags: planes trains & automobiles