 | the nubra valley
2003-06-05, himalayas, India. By: lomotravel | | after blagging an early morning cup of tea from tenzing dickeys restaurant our tata sumo pulled up, driver smiling, sun shining, the bags were loaded quickly and off we went, on an adventure of a life... |
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| three sikhs and a herd of sheep
2003-05-17, Dharamsala, India. By: lomotravel | | After acquiring some sleeping pills and having a final meal at shagri-la, and saying our goodbyes to mika, cyril, biju and baba we boarded another hell bus that would take us almost to manikaran, deep... |
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| dawn and dusk
2003-05-05, Dharamsala, India. By: lomotravel | | The bus pulls in early in the morning…after a ride of hell and humour. The bus station is deserted, there is no-one about except one sleeping taxi driver. We coax him into taking us up to mckleod ganj... |
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| barista and backpacks
2003-05-03, shimla, India. By: lomotravel | | i spent five great days in shimla, meeting the italians and spaniards until they took off, meeting a few germans, sitting in barista drinking coffee and reading the newspapers, walking in the surround... |
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| shimla....hillstation of monkeys
2003-04-30, shimla, India. By: lomotravel | | we arrived customarily late in kalka only to find the toy train was fully booked. the platform was deserted within ten minutes, all except me and a lost looking italian. i approached him and we both d... |
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| headaches and train tickets
2003-04-29, delhi, India. By: lomotravel | | i awoke thinking i had slept the whole day away, it was 2pm...by some peoples standards that constitutes the whole day, but not mine. within twenty minutes i walked to the train station (avoiding the ... |
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 | Oh, the humidity.
2004-06-23, Bombay, India. By: tweetyturt | | India is a BIG place. And it has very few highways and very slow trains. This time of year, it is also a very HOT place. Yesterday and today, I learned this the hard way. I took a bus a few days a... |
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| Ah, the humanity.
2004-06-17, Agra, India. By: tweetyturt | | Today, my third day in India, I visited the Taj Mahal, a dream come true for me. It is gorgeous, pricey, and even more annoyingly so because you know the ransom they charge to get in is clearly not g... |
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 | India - a 35 day tour
2004-05-20, India, India. By: kelen | | The beauty of journaling about India with the perspective of even a few days (we're writing this in a tent in Bhutan), is that we couldn't possibly bore our readers with a litany of monument and place... |
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| Bollywood!
2004-04-22, Bangalore, India. By: piscino | | I saw my first Bollywood movie last night. It was called 'Masti', which mean fun. It was a comedy about three married friends who are unhappy with their marriages and so decide to have an affair. They... |
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| Bangas!
2004-04-20, Bangalore, India. By: piscino | | I’ve been in Bangalore, South India for two months on an AIESEC traineeship. AIECEC is a global, graduate traineeship programme. Basically you finish your degree and through AIECEC you have access to ... |
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 | Palolem pleasures
2003-12-21, Palolem, India. By: williebobs | | Number 11 (21st December 2003 - 20th January 2004)
Well we hope that you all had a very merry Christmas and eventful New Year. Thanks for all those who sent Christmas cheer and told us about all th... |
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 | Bollywood Bonus
2004-02-26, Madras, India. By: williebobs | | Number 13: MGR Film City, Madras (26th February 2004)
Now here's a funny tale for you.
As I (Will) was departing the gent's lavatories in a large shopping centre
in Madras the other day, I was a... |
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 | Salty Sea Dogs
2004-02-27, Andaman Islands, India. By: williebobs | | Number 14 (27th February 2004 - 3rd April 2004): Salty Sea Dogs
After blowing the movie earnings on a 1st class cabin (and therefore avoiding the Israel v India ticket brawl in Madras) we prepared ... |
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| the sleepy house
2000-11-20, goa, India. By: lomotravel | | the vagabond travellers have finally made it to the
silver beaches of goa, we now lie basking in the sun,
sipping cold beers and gasping at the sunsets. the air
is filled with jasmine smell from sa... |
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 | Mkhun's poem
2004-03-19, Varanasi, India. By: NCIndia | | You are killing me
Slowly poisoning me with your touch
At every encounter I want more
You leave me depressed by passion
No one can know.
Do you fear me?
Not here.
Not ever?
Jus... |
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 | Holi festival
2004-03-07, Bangalore, India. By: adamward | | Here are some colorful pics of Katie and I celebrating the festival of Holi with some friends here in Bangalore. They did tell us to wear old clothes, but they didn't tell us to put oil on our skin b... |
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 | Message From Mumbai
2004-01-10, Mumbai, India. By: craigvern | | January 2004
Hello Friends and Family -- Greetings and Salutations from India! Let me begin by wishing you a Happy New Year in case I was remiss about that (HAPPY NEW YEAR). Craig and I toasted i... |
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 | Our Arrival to India
2004-01-28, Mumbai, India. By: g8inglost | | We arrived in India exhausted from a long 24 hour day of travel. Despite the miles of Shanti Towns as we flew in, India is not what we expected. While there are beggers everywhere, the people have b... |
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 | No worry, chicken curry
2004-02-22, Uttar Pradesh, India. By: iqjourney | | Varanasi - The Sacred City
Our good karma took us to the Sacred City of Benares (Varanasi) where we also hoped to wash away our bad karma in the holy river Ganges.
This is one of the oldest cit... |
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 | Land of Maharadjas
2004-02-15, Rajasthan, India. By: iqjourney | | Leaving the ashrams in southern India behind we ventured into the land of the Maharajahs. Like in the legend of "Thousand and One night" we were transported to another time. Mighty forts, bone white b... |
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