Jalandhar
Travel Blogs from Jalandhar, India
late but great !
... time after this in Punjab - the land of his ancestors - my lovely man says he feels quite emotional . X x x 'Ervs Bit' We arrive in Jalandhar at about 9.30 in the evening.Whilst we wait for our driver out side the station a young boy can't help but stare ...
Hindustan, Bharatavarsha, Aryavarta... a.k.a India
... of transportation is 2 hours late... its on-time here. We learned quickly to pick places we loved and stay there. This entry encompasses a bit of Delhi, Agra (Taj Mahal), Amritsar and Jalandhar. Anyway, so much to say... hope you love the pics ...
Welcome to India.....
... needless to say the truck looked worse off..then in the pouring rain i see an elephant walking along the road!!! welcome to India i think..... Anyway the next day I leave for the Punjab....for home.....Not seen any of my family for 14 ...
jalandhar
... rupees, 300$ Canadian. When our host and bodyguard showed up the price was halved. This scenario was repeated on several occasions India is not a country for tourists, but for travellers. And there is a difference. If I can give one piece of ...
Delhi, Amritsar, Dalla and back again
... affairs as it is mostly a man's place. Women however are seen working from dusk to dawn. Summary: Without question India is an amazing country with everything from language, dialect, food, clothing, and customs changing every 50 km. It ...
Sonauli
Sonauli horrible border town which we were forced to spent our night in. Couldnt even find a restaurant so we ended up eating Samosas and crisps. Were the only guest in the horrid tourist bunker which would be the perfect setting for a horror film. ...
Christmas day.
Day 56 Sun 25th Dec 2005 Christmas day. Christmas in India... well where do I start? I felt really sorry for the girls today, it's the first Christmas we have spent together where we didn't have all the usual stuff like presents, cards old films on tele ...
An evening reminiscing in Basti
... didn't look like it was coming back anytime soon. I packed up my backpack and got on the bike around 4pm to come to Jalandhar, I stopped off at Lakha's along the way and got here around 6pm. Went straight to the office and checked my mail. I had sent ...
The girl's first day.
... they were coming (most (actually I think all) of Bhabi's family are here). We went to visit her mum today, they live in Jalandhar. Simran and Daveena have been in good spirits today, they were quite shy around Bhabi's family but I think it's only a matter ...
Catching up with stuff in Pind
Day 194 Sun 21st May 2006 Catching up with stuff in Pind I was woken this morning at 7am by a call from Ismail, he asked if he should send someone to do the tiling or not. We haven't got any tiles for them to put on yet, so I don't see the point! ...
Not quite my last day in Jalandhar
Day 93 Thur 9th Feb 2006 Not quite my last day in Jalandhar I came to Jalandhar this morning thinking it would be my last visit and I should say my goodbyes to everyone. I didn't get here till 1pm, I went to Gauthams office first and borrowed his bike ...
Things get too hot in Jalandhar
... 6 weeks behind, will I ever be totally up to date!!! While I was on the net I checked the temperature forecasts for Jalandhar, the max temperature for today was 48 degrees centigrade and 52 is predicted for tomorrow! I got some Chinese takeaway food ...
Getting things finished at Pind
Day 209 Mon 5th June 2006 Getting things finished at Pind I took my time getting out of bed this morning, not surfacing till gone 10.30am. The plan was to get a few things sorted around the house and then get my stuff packed up ready for ...
A day in Jalandhar, doing the last minute shoping
... mess (see vid). We left for Jalandhar on the Bullet around 9ish, hoping to be back for the afternoon. As per usual things in Jalandhar didn't go according to plan, a couple of things that were supposed to have been made were not ready so I have to go ...
Yet another trip to Jalandhar
... , having a bike has some definite advantages, the best one is being able to pass through all the traffic. On the way to Jalandhar from Rurka I came across a railway crossing, the barrier was down because a train was going to pass soon, so I waited behind ...
52 degrees in Nawa Pind!!!
... written above the front door to the house, I was taken down when we rebuilt the place over 15 years ago, I would like to put it back where it belongs. I'm going to see someone about it in Jalandhar on Monday. Once that's done, I will be ready to ...
A visit to Basti
... misfiring, the indicators and the horn also stopped working... why do I bother! We got back to Pind around midday and I left for Jalandhar at 1pm. Pawan and Meetu (Darshan Uncles Kids) were leaving to go back to the UK tomorrow, so I thought I'd go and ...
Out for the count!
Day 204 Wed 31st May 2006 Out for the count! I stayed in bed most of the day. My Thai had made me a Parantha and cup of tea at 10am before leaving for Nakodar, I tried to eat and drink but I was in no fit state really, I popped a couple more pills ...
Got my outfit!
... alright in the shop but now I'm home I realised it needs some minor tweaks, I'll have to take it back (another trip to Jalandhar). After I got my outfit I went with Hardev And Satia (our sis) to the Bazaar, Hardev was after some Cortey so I pointed him ...
Missions in Jalandhar
... myself, get my return ticket to the UK and pick up a Dhol for Jag (big bruv), off I went on my mission in Jalandhar! Up till today I had thought Jalandhar was pretty clean and immune from all the traffic and pollution I had seen in places like Amritsar ...
Punjabi timing at its worst!
... in Jaipur with Ajay, anyway the Paan was delicious, it was more like a sweet than Paan. All of the above meant I didn't leave Jalandhar till 9.30pm, now that's late for Indian timing, especially if you're on a bike. Seeing as I don't have insurance, an ...
Moving to Jalandhar
Day 155 Wed 12th April 2006 Moving to Jalandhar I had a bit of a lie-in this morning, just trying to catch up from the last few days. I moved over to Jalandhar today, to spend time with the lads as they are only here for a week or so. I put my bag ...
See ya later Scooby (Ubhi)
... the train, I saw a number of people crossing the track to get to the other side of the platform. This is not unusual in India, the last time I was here I saw Coolies carrying big heavy boxes across the track to get to the other platform. I did some that ...
Back to Jalandhar and buy fireworks for Diwali.
... out back for alterations, the tailor said it would be ready for Thursday (fingers crossed with that one!). When we got into the Jalandhar there was a tractor-trolley that had broken down in the main road, I think the rear axel broke or something, it was ...
The attempt at a car purchase!
... so close but then I would rather spend the money on an original pair, I mean he wanted 7,300RS for them, that about £90. We left Jalandhar at 4pm and it took two hours to get back to Pind because we had to wait ages for a bus in Nakodar. I was ...


