Dehradun, India Travel Blogs

Forest Research Institute (FRI)
May 23, 2008

Wasn't feeling well today.  I could tell everything was interesting, objectively, but I had trouble standing for such long periods of time.  In the wood museum, I remembered a lot about my time working at the lumber yard at Twin Oaks-the way to ...

Survey of India
May 30, 2008

... well.   Dr. Gamkhar arrived today.   Tibetan Cultural Center This was an odd little jaunt after the Survey of India.  A Buddhist temple with a lot of construction sucking away all the Zen the place may have had.  A lot of people ...

Central Soil and Water Conservation Res...CSWCRTI
May 27, 2008

The presentation at the museum was very difficult to understand because of a heavy accent.  The parts I understood with the help of the museum's visuals were pretty interesting.  I had been wondering what the terrace farming was supposed to do- ...

Dehradun
May 21, 2008

... I said, I don't mind there being mostly seller surplus (in the economic sense), but I think prices will be cheaper here in Dehradun.   At the National Museum, we met a few guards.  One gave us mango while we lunched in the Canteen, and later, ...

Travel to Surkanda Devi temple at 10000 ft height
Oct 14, 2009

... a scenic view of the surrounding region including the Himalayas to the north, and certain cities to the south (e.g., Dehradun, Rishikesh) The Ganga Dussera festival is celebrated every year between May and June and attracts a lot of people. Legend ...

Back to work!
Aug 17, 2006 (14 photos)

God I havent written in a WHILE! I'm sure nobody even noticed (sniff) but oh well... Here I am, in Dehradun... Alooone... Have been quite busy the last couple of weeks though - I'm even starting to enjoy being on my own and having my space etc! Its ...

Himalaya trip
May 15, 2008

... our great accident in Orissa state, we decided trough out traveling by the main roads and pushed ourselves with the bike by train to Dehradun. We didn't stay here – just look in the map for some time and decide to go to Spiti Valley by the "easiest ...

Damn now I have to work!
Aug 1, 2006 (15 photos)

A whole week without having to read my rambling rubbish - you lucky people! Well, I'm now in Dehradun up in the north of India, near the lovely Himalayas, in the middle of the lovely humid mosquito-ridden monsoon :o) Woohoo. Had the biggest stress in the ...

garbage and cows!
Jun 4, 2005

... a cattle car. The three of us (we met up with another girl on the trip, Sajel, really nice) have jut been exploring today. Dehradun is smaller, 500,000 people, but still lots of cows, and yes, garbage. We did some shopping and I got an outfit. My life ...

Travel to Gujrata to see Palitana,Bagdana,Unchakot
Oct 21, 2009 (3 photos)

... . Passed nights / stayed overnight 19.09.2009 Saturday In Mussorrie Express train Dehradun to Delhi 20.09.2009 Sunday In Ashram Express train Delhi to Ahmadabad 21 ...

back to doon
Oct 22, 2006 (5 photos)

I will be back in Doon tomorrow but just for few days as i shall be leaving for ahmedabad on 25th of this month, it is raining in Doon rite now & the cool weather has started to seep in, i luv cool, i am cool....

our non profit work
Sep 21, 2006

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Palitana etc in Gujarat
Oct 17, 2009

... . Passed nights / stayed overnight 19.09.2009 Saturday In Mussorrie Express train Dehradun to Delhi 20.09.2009 Sunday In Ashram Express train Delhi to Ahmadabad 21 ...

Diwali celebrations
Oct 17, 2009

... best!  My idea of Quintessential Indian diwali celebrations. Lots of taash and fabulous food at friends, homes.   My cousin's place in Dehradun is set in the hills in Dehradun, and you can see Masoorie in the distance.  The garden is beautifully lit up with ...

Dehradun
May 6, 2008

Stort sett det eneste jeg husker fra Dehradun er heteslaget som gjorde at jeg var sengeliggende i 2 dager

Depression and DULLness!
Aug 27, 2006 (8 photos)

... out and received a flower and some holy orange goo to eat, how nice :o) Definitely the best temple so far! Back in Dehradun I had the most crowded bone-crunching journey of my time in India! A vikram is supposedly an eight-seater autorickshaw, but the ...

temple and about me
Nov 14, 2009

hi my self prabhat kumar stayed in dehradun.I saw tapkashwer mahadev temple at dehradun. it is very beautiful. thanking you.

Almost done!
Sep 20, 2006

... how things work over here and of course my extensive Hindi vocabulary to help her out! Also showed her the non-existent sights of Dehradun - think she's already bored of the place! We went to see a Hindi movie, which turned out to be a rather large pile ...