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Sat, 22 Mar 2014 | By vagabondstoo | Photo Gallery
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Sat, 22 Mar 2014 | By cfitchey | Photo Gallery
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Fri, 21 Mar 2014 | By cfitchey | Photo Gallery
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Fri, 21 Mar 2014 | By cfitchey | Views [376]
Varanasi
From Darjeeling, Kristyna, Stacey and I got up early to take the three hour jeep ride down the mountain to the train station. They were feeling sick to their stomach so a bumpy jeep ride was not great for them. The jeep stopped so many times ... Read more >
Thu, 20 Mar 2014 | By cfitchey | Views [399]
Monday Arrived at NJP train station in the morning, but thought it was Siliguri. I asked some Indians on the train and happened to meet up with two other travelers, Stacey from Houston! and Kristyna from Winnipeg, Canada, who were in the same compartment ... Read more >
Thu, 20 Mar 2014 | By cfitchey | Photo Gallery
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Wed, 19 Mar 2014 | By vagabondstoo | Views [1881]
OUR ESCAPE FROM BODHGAYA’S HOLI FESTIVAL went smoothly and we spent a peaceful night near the Kolkata airport at Viceroy Boutique Hotel. It is only six months old and the perfect location for a quick “in-and-out” from Kolkata.... Read more >
Wed, 19 Mar 2014 | By bonnie | Views [1091]
In 2013/14 peAk, funded by the Word Nomads Footprints program, provided educational resources in the region. This included financial support for a community teacher, library supplies and educational material for the children of Jatoli School (7km from ... Read more >
Tags: education, khati, kumaon himalaya, library, peak
Tue, 18 Mar 2014 | By ruthandklas | Views [1682]
As I turned on the shower it really was as hot as Ruth had said, and combined with the pressure, soothing in a way I can't remember since early January - yes no proper hot shower since our last night in Bangkok. I felt the dust and the soot run off me, ... Read more >
Tue, 18 Mar 2014 | By bonnie | Views [877]
Over the last year peAk's library has worked very successfully in tandem with the government school in Khati. The new working system sees the students attend their morning school assembly at the government school (150 metres away) with the first class ... Read more >
Tags: education, khati, kumaon himalaya, library, peak
Mon, 17 Mar 2014 | By cfitchey | Views [374]
Saturday
The train arrived in Kolkata early morning.
After the parade of people to get on the train in a damn hurry at Puri, there was surprisingly little fanfare about disembarking. I was sure they would all rush off in a mad dash, but they were ... Read more >
Mon, 17 Mar 2014 | By cfitchey | Photo Gallery
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Sun, 16 Mar 2014 | By christineskipworth | Views [175]
passpot money keys. Check check check.
Sun, 16 Mar 2014 | By tnj4884 | Views [1057]
On what would turn out to be our last day in Palolem, we walked down to the far south side of the beach so I could sit in the shade of the boulders that separated Palolem from the next beach, while Mikko sat a meter away and worked on his tan. Eventually, ... Read more >
Tags: canyoning, goa, patnum beach
Sun, 16 Mar 2014 | By vagabondstoo | Views [1896]
CHANTING FILLED THE AIR AS PURPLE ROBED PILGRIMS surrounded the massive Mahabodhi Temple which was festooned with garlands, fruit-laden altars, prayer flags and flowers. Bodh Gaya is Buddha-land. Twenty-six centuries ago under a bodhi tree ... Read more >
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