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Tue, 9 Aug 2016 | By butterfly-freed | Views [627]
One evening not long after we arrived we ventured out for a stroll down the road. We hadn't got very far when we were invited to a nearby house. A light day bed frame was hastily produced and we were invited to sit outside and converse with the women ... Read more >
Tags: ashrams, ayurvedic massage, cave, enlightenment road, hammocks, shiva, vibhuti, womens handicrafts, yoga
Mon, 8 Aug 2016 | By manuel | Photo Gallery
Area agrícola en el delta de Sundarbans
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Mon, 8 Aug 2016 | By manuel | Views [280]
Estábamos preparándonos para despedirnos de Calcuta y comenzar el viaje alredor de la India cuando AdC nos invitó a conocer el otro proyecto en el que trabaja junto con el Brother. Se trata de un dispensario médico y una ... Read more >
Tags: amigos de calcuta, delta, ong, rice, sundarbans
Sun, 7 Aug 2016 | By butterfly-freed | Views [646]
On the days we don't go out, we spend time with the children, teaching a little as well as playing. There is always something going on. The builders have finished the fourth classroom and the toilets are almost complete, amongst several other projects ... Read more >
Tags: ashok tree, beauty, charity, friends, henna, kindness, tamil, teaching
Fri, 5 Aug 2016 | By butterfly-freed | Views [936]
The time has come to step outside of what feels comfortable. Life in the retreat is a very sanitised version of what lies outside, but we're pretty comfortable with that. However, We came to see India and are not going to do that unless we get the local ... Read more >
Tags: ashrams, cow dung, initiation, masala chai, retreat, shopping, templesl
Wed, 3 Aug 2016 | By butterfly-freed | Views [690]
It's business as usual today following the festivities of yesterday's holiday. School is back in session, and so are the full complement of builders, site workers and the labourers in the adjoining fields berhind us.
Breakfast consists of ... Read more >
Tags: ashok tree, india, school, sita devi school, teaching abroad, tiruvannamalai, yoga
Tue, 2 Aug 2016 | By butterfly-freed | Views [704]
It is already hot and humid by the time we are welcomed into the thoughtfully designed grounds of The Ashok Tree shortly after 9.30am. Looking round the circular layout to our left we see the small school with three operational classrooms at present, ... Read more >
Tags: ashok tree, food, india, medicine garden, retreat, school, yoga
Mon, 1 Aug 2016 | By butterfly-freed | Views [819]
The drive from Chennai to Tiruvannamalai (Tiru) takes about three hours which passes in a hazy state of excitement, jet lag and sensory-overload. Tamil Nadu province is full of vivid colours, abject poverty, beautiful green countryside, piles of rotting ... Read more >
Tags: culture shock, first impressionsi, india, tamil nadu, tiruvannamalai
Sun, 31 Jul 2016 | By butterfly-freed | Views [736]
I haven't always wanted to go to India and I'm not even sure when I first thought that I did. I think the real desire probably started when I decided not to include it in my 2013 itinerary, both due to cost and that it is never somewhere I relished ... Read more >
Tags: india, tamil nadu
Sat, 30 Jul 2016 | By manuel | Photo Gallery
Templos al norte de Calcuta
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Sat, 23 Jul 2016 | By shagungupta | Views [457]
“Table for one, please.”
I had Burmese style fried rice with vegetables for dinner today.
I still remember the first time I had a meal by myself at a restaurant, bereft of technological disruptions and the urge to make small talk about ... Read more >
Tags: comfort, fear, food, myanmar, solo travel, uk
Thu, 14 Jul 2016 | By chaitra | Views [479]
I had always been excited about Rapelling, little did I think that I will be so nervous while taking my first step. After having trekked to various forts in Maharashtra throughout the year, I was eager to rapell now! There was a rapelling event in Bhivpuri ... Read more >
Tags: hill, mumbai, rapelling, waterfall
Mon, 11 Jul 2016 | By tjrossi | Views [838]
I haven’t written for a while, probably too long, but I recently felt the need to commit some thoughts to paper, or electronic file at least.
With all of the upheaval and division we hear about these days it seems easy to see ... Read more >
Tags: eastern europe, friends, india, middle east, nepal, solo, solo travel
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