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Mon, 3 Mar 2014 | By unseenmoments | Photo Gallery | Scholarship Entry
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Sun, 2 Mar 2014 | By vagabondstoo | Views [550]
IF YOU ARE OLD ENOUGH YOU MIGHT REMEMBER hearing about Bhopal. On December 3, 1984, just before midnight, the Union Carbide plant in Bhopal farted out 4000 tons of toxic cyanide gas, immediately killing nearly 4000 unsuspecting Indians. The ... Read more >
Sat, 1 Mar 2014 | By spreet1 | Photo Gallery | Scholarship Entry
Ingredients Its a Tibetan dish called -"mushrooms with vegetables" Tibetans use "Tse Sesha" mushrooms. They are only available in Tibet used as replacement for meat. Else where the mushrooms that come close to Sesha mushrooms are Shiitake mushrooms ...
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Sat, 1 Mar 2014 | By ruthandklas | Photo Gallery
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Sat, 1 Mar 2014 | By tnj4884 | Views [711] | Comments [1]
According to the Hindu religion, the god Brahma dropped a lotus flower and the town of Pushkar sprouted up from where it landed. Unfortunately for the deity, he also had a love affair here which enraged his first wife. She cursed him, saying that only ... Read more >
Tags: hinduism, pushkar, religion
Sat, 1 Mar 2014 | By vagabondstoo | Views [994]
Keoladeo Ghana National Park is a maze of trails, lakes, and ponds and a guide seemed like the best way to discover its treasure of birds. All of the other guides pointed to Govind when we said we wanted a bird guide; he is undisputedly the tops.... Read more >
Sat, 1 Mar 2014 | By away2travel | Views [2054]
Jodhpur
Posted on March 16, 2014 by James
Tuesday, March 4, 2014
After spending more than 24 hours on the Marudhar Express train from Varanasi to Jodhpur , we finally arrived at the Jodhpur Junction ... Read more >
Tags: blue city, castle, city, jodhpur, zipline
Sat, 1 Mar 2014 | By away2travel | Views [1106]
Jaisalmer
Posted on March 18, 2014 by Tarynne Mingione
Friday, March 7, 2014
Just before 5 a.m. we arrived on the platform of the Jaisalmer train station. An exceptionally bubbly young man greeted us and had us ... Read more >
Tags: desert, fort, india, jaisalmer, thar desert, travel
Sat, 1 Mar 2014 | By away2travel | Views [1781]
“Ha!!!!!!!!! T he is checking you out. Look at him – Oh T… he is giving you the stare down.”
James was beyond excited about my hot desert date with Papu.
Meet Kalu, Lalu and Papu:
Kalu:
Kalu ... Read more >
Tags: budget travel, camel, camping, desert, safari, thar dessert, travel, travel
Sat, 1 Mar 2014 | By away2travel | Views [972]
Holi Festival
Posted on March 24, 2014 by Tarynne Mingione
Sunday, March 16, 2014
To watch the preparation for the biggest celebration in India, we headed to the streets to get a feel for just how crazy the ... Read more >
Tags: budget travel, holi festival, india, jaipur, rajasthan, spring, travel
Sat, 1 Mar 2014 | By away2travel | Views [732]
Living in an Ashram – Rishikesh
Posted on March 25, 2014 by Tarynne Mingione
Wednesday, March 19, 2014
While the Indian Railways booking system is the tiniest bit confusing we have finally managed to ... Read more >
Tags: ashram, budget travel, india, rajasthan, rishikesh, travel
Fri, 28 Feb 2014 | By tnj4884 | Views [1800]
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 [708]
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 [714]
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 >
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