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Fri, 28 Feb 2014 | By tnj4884 | Views [1985]
As with most people who first arrive in India, I was prepared to be blown away by bright colored Saris, spice-laden food and a culture as vibrant and rich as both. However, as with most people, upon arriving in Delhi my first thought was OH GOD GET ME ... Read more >
Tags: forts, india, rajasthan, taj mahal
Fri, 28 Feb 2014 | By kartickdas | Photo Gallery | Scholarship Entry
Ingredients 1. Chicken, 2 garlic, onion and ginger paste, little oil, salt to taste, turmeric power , small pieces of green chilly and little black peeper powder and yogurt . 2. A cylindrical piece of green bamboo with one end open and the other is ...
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Fri, 28 Feb 2014 | By ruthandklas | Views [754]
Diving is a rite of passage for the serious backpacker (I did my Open Water on my last travelling adventure 12 years ago), and the Andaman Sea is one of the most popular places in the world to do so - in Thailand. However, the islands that give the sea ... Read more >
Thu, 27 Feb 2014 | By vagabondstoo | Views [812]
For fifteen years during the reign of Emeror Akbar, Fatehpur Sikri was the capital of the Mughal empire. Today it is a ghost city, populated by wannabe guides and the tourists they prey upon. Since most of the prey arrive in tour groups, ... Read more >
Thu, 27 Feb 2014 | By responsible-travel | Views [3604]
Bianca Anderson loves adventure and travel. She is currently working in the south of India through Engineers without Borders with an NGO that strives to improve the livelihoods of landless families and the marginalised rural poor. Wild medicinal herb ... Read more >
Wed, 26 Feb 2014 | By vagabondstoo | Views [812]
It has been described as the most extravagant monument ever built for love. An Indian poet called it “a teardrop on the face of eternity.” Rudyard Kipling wrote that it is “the embodiment of all things pure.” ... Read more >
Wed, 26 Feb 2014 | By blomies | Views [455]
Namaste, here's a traveller's tale from 27 February 2014:
Rishikesh is built along the banks of the Ganges. Early morning yoga had readied me for a long, brisk walk in the drizzle. We had chanted:
Om Saha navavatu, Saha nau bhunaktu, Saha veeryah ... Read more >
Tags: sights and smells, sounds
Tue, 25 Feb 2014 | By vagabondstoo | Views [675]
Our “escape from India” ended and we returned to the “ambiance” of Delhi and Prem Sagar Guest House where I promptly slipped on the stairs coming out of the bathroom. It could have been a trip-ender, maybe a life-ender, ... Read more >
Tue, 25 Feb 2014 | By sumati | Photo Gallery
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Sun, 23 Feb 2014 | By alwaysashok | Photo Gallery | Scholarship Entry
Ingredients 7-8 fish fillets (mackarel) 1 cup finely chopped onions 4 slit green chillies 1 1/2 tsp ginger garlic paste 1 tsp cumin powder 1 tsp coriander powder 1 1/2 tsp red chilli powder 1/4 tsp turmeric powder 10-12 curry leaves 1 big lemon-sized ...
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Sat, 22 Feb 2014 | By away2travel | Views [656]
Alleppey – Backwaters
Posted on March 5, 2014 by Tarynne Mingione
Wednesday, Feb. 18, 2014
Alarms went off at 5:30 a.m in Munnar . With the help of our headlamps we walked to the bus “station.... Read more >
Tags: boats, india, rivers, travel, water
Fri, 21 Feb 2014 | By vagabondstoo | Views [1375]
Once we saw the condition of the bus from Delhi (It wouldn’t have made the grade for a ‘chicken bus’ in Guatemala.) we knew that a taxi – expense be damned – was the only sensible travel option for the seven-hour trip north ... Read more >
Thu, 20 Feb 2014 | By ruthandklas | Views [705]
When new visitors arrive at ANET (Andaman and Nicobar Islands Environmental Team) one is taken on a reconnaissance walk around the property. From the large timber hall and library at the front gate, via the dive shop and the social/dining/kitchen space ... Read more >
Wed, 19 Feb 2014 | By ruthandklas | Views [716]
Our reason for returning to the Andamans was to go back to ANET (The Andaman & Nicobar Islands Environmental Team) - a place that made a huge impression on us in December and where we'd shared experiences remaining with us long after we'd left (only ... Read more >
Tue, 18 Feb 2014 | By ruthandklas | Photo Gallery
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