India
Travel Blogs from India
You want a Safari?
... in the Himalayas!! It was funny though, paddling round a man-made lake, in a huge blue swan on the edge of the desert in India with temples in and around the water! The fort looked brilliant from there. Back in our room it was nice to sit on the ...
Ripped Off, good karma?
... take it's toll. i think we already mentioned the roads are like no other.i just read a satistic that 1500 people die in india on the raods every single day, sorry mum. we have been passed loads of turned over or pranged, crushed lorries. virtually every ...
Of Moustaches and Men: an irreverent account
... under-30 crowd in a ubiquitous fashion, it gets a bit tiresome .) For my readers who haven't set foot in India (more specifically the south of India) you must realize that you have never seen a place with a per-capita moustache population ...
Gwalior to Khajuraho
... ago. Their remote location is probably responsible for their longevity, as they avoided the later Muslim onslought when many temples across India were all but destroyed. The main group of temples stand in a modern day park with flower borders and lawns ...
GOA
... at the train station at least an hour before (as is advised) bought goodies for journey and waited for The Goa Express!! India's version of express and mine are obviously two completely different meanings. We got talking to Rob a traveler from England who ...
A (non) Monsoon Wedding
... on my last day in Hyderabad at the wedding of my friend, Anju, and her new husband, Amit. A native to southern India's Kerala region, Anju's matrimonial debut was set in traditional southern style with vibrant color under a beautiful floral altar with ...
Kali, incense, and major construction!
... basically collapsed for about 5 hours. Wandered a bit after I woke up, did some essentials, ATM, water, bookstore (found my India guide!) and had masala chai and veggie samosas at the Teahouse a local place that could have been right in San ...
MYSORE
... their own. At lunch we bump into Martin & Caroline and agree to meet for dinner. We chat all night putting the world or at least India to rights and before we know it its midnight and bed time. We have to spend one more day here so we go to the local ...
Bollywood here I come!
Ok, so I'm not really going to Bollywood...but, was featured with two others from the Beach and Lake on the local news station after they interviewed many of us about the pollution in the lake/ocean and dead fish that had popped up the previous ...
Tea, politics and a step back in time...
... clearly had been constructed and then left to decay without any thought of continuing maintenance (quite the norm here in India unfortunately). Discussed some of these as well as environmental, political and ecological issues at length while down ...
Training for India
... land during it's struggle for independence, totally backfiring on its architects in London. Anyone who has any experience with India, either vicarious or direct, will tell you that the trains are the way to go: fairly cheap, reasonably fast, and it ...
CHENNAI
We caught the over night bus to Chennai the state of Tamil Nadu. If you don't want to be harassed by rikshaw men when you arrive at a new destination simply leave your bags in the luggage storage at the bus or train station. Not all have them but when ...
"Do you like my India?"
... fellow passengers. A middle-aged woman asked if I'd had chai, and we got off the train and stood at the chai stand, blowing steam off the top of the little plastic cups, and watching the sun catch the station roof. "Do you like my India?" she ...
Delhi Assurance
After a year in the life insurance business you can imagine my horror when, within the first minute of our first sight seeing tour of Delhi, our tour guide pointed out a huge, faceless orange-brick megalith and proudly told us "life insurance is the ...
Teerathpuri
September arrives with a golden dawn and beautiful clear skies. Teerathpuri is nearly 70 km north-west of Darchen. We hire Toyota land-cruisers. All the way through Parkha plains we drive on a trail amongst many which only the ...
Sensations of Epic Proportions and the New Knight
... is fitting, but only capures part of the story; it takes an epic the size of Midnight's Children to capture a good part of the contrasts, diversity, emotions, spirituality, filth, corruption, and history of India, invented at Midnight on August 15, ...
Annotated Bird Species List
The Species List, with brief notes, for those interested: 1. Black Francolin (Francolinus francolinus) Seen in many habitats with scrub throughout Kutch 2. Grey Francolin (Francolinus pondicerianus) Frequently seen throughout thorn scrub in Kutch. ...
India Nature: Kutch Backroads, An Essay, part III
... A large flock of sheep grazed in the grassland, confirming the difficulty of nature conservation and environmental education in populated India. And the shepherd had a face, a name, a family. Combined with nearby Nalia Dhond, the two grasslands totaled ...
India Nature: Kutch Backroads, An Essay, part IV
... of the Wild Ass Sanctuary, the final worldly of the Khur. Only around 3,000 Khur remained after once ranging broadly around India. Along with the tiger, lion, rhinoceros, and dozens of other species, the story was the same: several thousand individuals ...
Vipassana and the Eightfold Path
... more aware of my body. Now I can concentrate my mind better. Now I can react better to the sometimes difficult street scenes of India. Now I can gain more insight into the human body and environment. It's not easy. As I write this ten days later, my ...
India Nature: Velavadar Black Buck National Park
On the coastal plains of Bhal in Eastern Gujarat State, the Black Buck (Antelope cervicapra rajputanae) roam the tawny and burnt umber grasslands punctuated by acacia trees. Soaring, gliding, and hovering overhead, Pallid Harriers, Black-shouldered ...
Mmm Manali
"Is-rae-li men, Hallelujah!" -- what The Weather Girls didn't sing. ~~~~~ Ahh, Manali! How I love your weed lined streets! Not. But every cloud has a silver lining: in this case it came in the form of an awesome shop selling Kullu shawls at ...
Ladakh is the crack
19 hours in a share-jeep driven by a guy who bore an uncanny resemblance to Rufio from 'Hook'. Good choice to sit in position 1 [front window-side] since sitting in 2 [next to the driver] means he grabs for your crotch every time he changes gear. ...
One Week on the Saurashtra Coastline
... drying fish filled the air, along with thousands of gulls, waiting for scraps. Nearby container ships and tankers displayed India's new economy, dwarfing the fishing vessels and the pilgrimage ferries. On my last day along the Arabian Sea coastline, ...
Flying Lizards
... of the river. This imposing entrance leads you to a fantastic palace complex which proved to be one of our 'surprise' finds in India. It doesnt have the reputation of other more 'touristy' destinations, groups usually whizz through in an hour or so. In ...
Jaiur - The Pink City
... he has just driven over it. He stops the car gets out picks it up and laughs saying "its good luck to break mirror in India" climbs back in the car, puts the broken mirror back in its casing and we head off. It's almost rush hour and the traffic is ...
India - the first time
Excellent trip. Working with a fantastic group in a great location and helping wonderful people - the Tibetans. Trekking was one of the best I have done (after with PNG ...
