 | Experience the Magic of India
2009-04-01, Amritsar, India. By: Damo | | Rajasthan; covered largely by the enormous Thar Desert, it is a land of beautiful, dazzling saris worn by equally beautiful women; imposing camels whose heads swing so gracefully and whose feet, in co... |
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 | Goa Visit for Marriage
2009-06-12, Goa, India. By: manojk | | My cousin's marriage was on Sunday 15th June and on 14th there was Haldi ceremony, I had no choice but to leave on Friday 12th.
I left early from office, went back for my Wife & parents. It was a s... |
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 | Indian Overdose
2009-03-25, Agra, India. By: Damo | | From the roof of my hotel in Taj Ganj, the suburb of Agra created as a camp in which the 17th century labourers lived while they toiled for 21 years, I had a superb view of their creation; the world’s... |
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| Visit to Mount Abu
2008-12-16, Mount Abu, India. By: manojk | | The whole tour was decided at last moment, but it was confirmed that we will drive the whole way.
I took some tips from one of the drivers and luckily found out that right headlight should have a y... |
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 | Visit to Gokarna temple
2009-04-29, Karwar, India. By: manojk | | Me and my family decided to visit Gokarna temple in Karwar. from the place we stay in Goa, it is about 3 hours drive.
We left bit late in morning and took Margao Karwar highway. Roads in Goa is sup... |
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 | Betal Betim Beach
2009-04-28, Ponda, India. By: manojk | | There are many beaches in Goa, but we found Betal Betim beach very secluded, clean and superb.
Its very near to Colva beach, probably 4-5km from Colva and never crowded. It is situated adjacent to ... |
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 | House Warming Puja
2009-04-30, Ponda, India. By: manojk | | The effort to buy an independent house in Goa was a dream and personal goal.
The process started 2 yrs back but was not getting materialised.
Finally it was done, I purchased a row house on the mo... |
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 | Struggle & Satisfaction
2009-03-20, Agra, India. By: Damo | | As evening fell on New Years Eve in Allahabad, nobody would have guessed that it was the biggest night on the global party calendar.
I had been resigned to having a quiet night. Resigned to the fa... |
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 | Learning to Live Dhamma
2009-03-15, Sarnath, India. By: Damo | | Departing Nepal and re-entering India on the bus, I was seated beside a goat. Bleating in the aisle, its hooves clicked and clacked on the floor as it tried to maintain its balance while we bounced a... |
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 | The Journey Continues
2009-03-01, Bodhgaya, India. By: Damo | | Still in Delhi on the opening day of the third test, I thought, ‘why not?’, packed a bag, walked to Feroz Shah Kotla Stadium and approached the entry gate, where I experienced first hand, the ‘terror ... |
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 | Holi arrives!
2009-03-10, New Delhi, India. By: mikl | | Today has been a day like no other at the Kalkaji Asha center. It is the afternoon right now and English classes have been abandoned today. This is partly because there are so few students that classe... |
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| Wedding Madness
2009-03-02, New Delhi, India. By: mikl | | I have had a nice eventful time this week. Actually most weeks are eventful, but not always nice! I find myself again, nearly a week on, sitting in the very same chair in the computer room at the Asha... |
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 | India Weeks 7 & 8
2009-01-30, Rishikesh, India. By: india2009 | | Hi people. Here's roughly what we did in our last couple of weeks in India:
We seriously contemplated flying to the Kashmir region to go skiing in one of the most beautiful places on Earth. It also... |
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| After a long delay...
2009-02-24, New Delhi, India. By: mikl | | I suppose some people might have forgotten that was ever writing a journal. I was, and I am sorry I haven't upheld it these past months (five or six in all..!). I'm presently sitting at a computer in ... |
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 | Tid Bits Before & After the Wedding
2008-11-22, Ahmedabad, India. By: brettdille | | Before:
Brett went to his first cricket game (20/20)
Swati- we ate ice (from mineral water) golas (Indian shaved ice with real fruit flavor syrups)
Law Garden- we ate Kulfi every night chocola... |
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 | Diamond in the Rough
2008-11-21, Agra, India. By: brettdille | | HOURS IN DELHI:
I decided it would be a sin to go to India for a second time, and still not take Brett to see the Taj Mahal. We landed in Delhi and were picked up by my dad’s childhood friend, Uncle... |
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| Mysore - The Last frontier
2009-02-05, Mysore, India. By: yogibeari | | My days are numbered and Mysore is really, truly my last stop. I have no specific agenda here other than visit friends. I did not even take any photos as I have been here before.
Things are the sa... |
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| Attari - Wagah - Pakistan Border
2009-02-01, Attari, India. By: yogibeari | | There is not much to report from Attari/Wagah.
Attari is the border town into Pakistan located 30 kilometers from Amritsar. Everyday, there is a military drill (or show off) between the Pakistan an... |
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| Amritsar
2009-02-01, Amritsar, India. By: yogibeari | | Upon arrival to Amritsar, I stayed in the train station for a bit; surveyed the area and conversed with the local train officials. We joked around and I shared my limited, fragmented Hindi which gave ... |
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| Rishikesh - Final Chapter
2009-01-28, Rishikesh, India. By: yogibeari | | Putting the stolen mobile aside, overall, my experience in this town is good.
The three classes kept my schedule pretty full starting with Ayurveda in the morning until noon, break for lunch, Reiki... |
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 | The Joy of Making Things Go BANG!!
2009-01-30, Delhi, India. By: Damo | | It had long been a dream of mine to combine my love of cricket with India’s obsessive passion for the game, so when I discovered that the Aussies were to be touring the country at the same time as mys... |
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 | India Week 6: Delhi and triangulation
2009-01-16, Delhi, India. By: india2009 | | So Mr and Mrs Ganda left us and flew to Mumbai and proceeded on to the old village. We slept on the beach for a couple more days and then got a train and plane to Delhi, landing at midnight and findin... |
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| India Week 5: Kerala
2009-01-09, Ooty, India. By: india2009 | | Kerala's nice. Laid back, nice temperature when we were there. Beth was pleased because the men are better looking and have swimmer's bodies (maybe because of the seafood?). The beaches were pretty ni... |
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 | India Week 4: New Years
2009-01-02, Ooty, India. By: india2009 | | So the four of us (again, three Gandas and a McFarlane) spent a week at a place called Ooty, at 2000m above see level. It's where people go in summer to get away from the 40degree heat. Well we went i... |
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| Rishikesh Part III
2009-01-25, Rishikesh, India. By: yogibeari | | Studies got really intense. There was not much time left for anything else. I am three days away from full completion. I started shifting my thoughts for the next leg of my journey, Amritsar. I booked... |
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| Rishikesh Part II
2009-01-16, Rishikesh, India. By: yogibeari | | Despite my stolen mobile, I must move on and look at all the good things about Rishikesh. From a different view, here is a history of what I know about this place.
Rishikesh lies in the foothills ... |
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| My Mobile Stolen - Rishikesh
2009-01-15, Rishikesh, India. By: yogibeari | | Continuing on the story from Haridwar train station, Yogini Medori, Yogi Petiy and I all took a rickshaw from Rishikesh to Ram Jhula, three kilometers away. Yogi Petiy was assured an admission to Siva... |
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| Haridwar
2009-01-15, Haridwar, India. By: yogibeari | | From Delhi, taking the train to Haridwar is an 8 hours journey. It is cold. Now I have an excuse to get that Kashmir sweater that I had been wanting.
Stuffed up nose, my first 8 hours train ride d... |
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| Varanasi
2009-01-10, Varanasi, India. By: yogibeari | | Varanasi – famous for the Ganges River and Music.
The flight was delayed and arrived at Lal Bahashastri airport late afternoon. It was the last flight in and they were closing the airport so everyt... |
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| Sarnath
2009-01-11, Sarnath, India. By: yogibeari | | Sarnath is 10 km northeast of Varanasi. Buddha achieved his enlightenment from Bodhgaya then later came to Sarnath to preach his message. Sarnath once disappeared from the map because of muslim invasi... |
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| Chennai
2009-01-09, Chennai, India. By: yogibeari | | Chennai formerly known as Madras is the capital city of Tamil Nadu. It is the fourth largest metro city in India. Chennai has retained its traditional Tamil Hindu culture and effectively blended it wi... |
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| India Week 3: where the wind took us
2008-12-26, Mysore, India. By: india2009 | | If you want to travel in India on the cheap, we recommend the long-distance overnight buses. You get to properly lie down in a double bed with a curtain. You get woken up for necessary toilet breaks, ... |
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| India Week 2: Going, Goa, Gone
2008-12-19, Goa, India. By: india2009 | | The four of us (Three Gandas and a McFarlane) flew from Mumbai to Goa. We would have preferred to take the Konkan Railway down the West Coast, but you need to book this in advance. So we flew into Pan... |
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| India Week 2
2008-12-15, Mumbai, India. By: india2009 | | Yep so in week 2 we left the village and headed for Mumbai. This was about two weeks after the 26/11 attacks on that big city. Things were interesting there. Never seen so many police in such a small ... |
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| Brief summary of last week...
2009-01-25, Mumbai - Andheri West - Sketchy Cyber Cafe, India. By: Rupal5481 | | I spent last week in two clinics. In the mornings, I went to a clinic in Sewri run by a husband/wife doctor duo. Their patients were mostly of the "labor class" as they call it. The couple was Guja... |
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| Someone sat on me
2009-01-23, Mumbai - Andheri West - Sketchy Cyber Cafe, India. By: rupal5481 | | The train seats in India were clearly made for three normal sized adults to sit comfortably. Now, what happened today isn't new and I have observed this behavior this entire month.
It is not unc... |
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