Vijayawada, India Travel Blogs

Volunteer Work in India
Apr 27, 2008 (73 photos)

... class is a big issue in India, as the people we were building houses for were called the Dalits (or untouchables of India.) There was even a hierarchy amongst the two villages we were helping, which was apparent in the way they dressed, the size of their ...

Finally....
Jun 10, 2008 (6 photos)

... , where it cost us 16 rupees before he fitted the exhaust back in place - and didn't charge us! We carried on into Vijayawada - with some relief and it was great to catch up with two other teams, Midlifecrisis and She's A Goa, and hear about ...

feelin' festive
Feb 25, 2007

Got VIP treatment at the Kalika Durga temple in Vijayawada, perhaps because we were the first Westerners they'd ever seen! We got to cut in the 100 rupee line, for free, and only had to wait about 5 minutes to reach the inner sanctum when some people must ...

Die perfekte Fahrt / The pefect ride
Feb 10, 2007 (5 photos)

... buyed immediately. The very few sight was spottet quickly and so it couldt go on already. Normally impossible in India, today it was possible on the way to Vijayawada: to drive 500km in one day! But a perfectly Highway, an easy traffic and sound in the ...

Vijayawada
Feb 14, 2008 (21 photos)

A place on the delta of Southern India's largest river. First impression - not impressed. Lasting impression - a place not to return to. Next

Train ride part 2
Jun 13, 2009 (1 photos)

En Route
Dec 15, 2008 (2 photos)

The trip to Delhi took about 45 hours and apperantly, foreigners don't take the train for such a long distance, they fly.  It was an okay trip - Reena and I had our own berths (just a padded bunk amongst a bunch of other bunks - no private " ...

Day 9
Jun 15, 2009 (1 photos)

Fully functional day
Jun 17, 2009 (1 photos)

Lost
Jun 18, 2009 (1 photos)

The Sickest of All Days
Jun 14, 2009 (1 photos)

Last post for awhile
Feb 22, 2009

This might be my last post here in India. I've donated my US to India adapter to the Doctor's house, and our last power strip with conversion capabilities is being left here as well. So we'll be leaving here in an hour or so to another place called ...

Preparations in Mori
Feb 16, 2009

Hop off the bus and get to work! We had breakfast, a quick tour of the campus, then we went to a house dedication in the village. This was a very interesting experience. After racing through the village in the school bus, we hopped off and wandered into ...

Wednesday-Friday
Feb 20, 2009 (1 photos)

... we've done here. Thanks for all the comments, everyone! Good to hear from family back home while I am here in India. I haven't been updating this thing these past couple of days, as we've been getting home late from whirlwind experiences visiting local ...

Back @ Guntur...
Aug 11, 2008

Hello daar in t westen! tijd voor een nieuwe update... We zijn intussen terug in Guntur gearriveerd. Een beetje vroeger als gepland... Omdat we de laatste week in Pedapatnam echt veel te weinig moesten gaan werken (de laatste dagen omwille van de regen) ...

Tuesday- More Training
Feb 17, 2009 (4 photos)

Not much new happened today. More assemblies, training sessions. This time we were able to spend an hour with about 12 of the schoolchildren. They caught on very quickly and had a lot of fun playing with their pictures. The staff learned a little more and ...

Monday-
Feb 16, 2009

... , and the school building is four stories high. The campus is one of the nicest places in this remote area of Eastern India. There are three main facilities here: The Riverside School holds classes for about 370 children from the area. Many of them are ...

Guntur
Jul 28, 2008

hello, even voor ik naar mn dorpje vertrek nog een snelle entry... ja ik zit dus nogaltijd niet in mn dorpje... hier volgt de uitleg: We hebben dus met vijven de trein genomen van nagpur naar guntur, met het plan dat er 3 naar nellore zouden gaan en ...

machilipatnam - manginapudi beach - pedapatnam
Aug 6, 2008

... van de fotograaf hebben mogen kijken naar de zon... tot zover onze 10min beroemdheid hier in india. Dan zijn we van zaterdagavond tot maadagochtend naar Vijayawada geweest. Een van mn favoriete steden tot nu toe. heel rustig dagje gehad met zitten ...