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Rishikesh Slideshow
Rishikesh
Travel Blogs from Rishikesh, India
Dodgy buses, water bombs and white water rafting
... for someone to throw in a heavy parcel which he put under our seat. I thought it was a bomb. I was wrong (clearly). Rishikesh has thus far lived up to its expectations. The place is absolutely stunning. Between the high green mountains runs the holy ...
Chaos, koeien & een hoop gestaar:Welcome to India!
... water. Helaas slaat 99% van de bakjes honderd meter verderop om door een stroomversnelling in de Ganges. Inmiddels zitten we in Rishikesh, een hippie-oord aan de Ganges (op deze heilige rivier mag hier trouwens gewoon geraft worden) vol yogi's en mensen ...
Rishikesk - Gangotri
... to the conclusion that I'd had enough of India for now and so would head for Delhi and leave. The return journey to Rishikesh wasn't without incident, about 2 hours into the journey we came across the road blocked by a landslide (Pic 9). Some of the ...
Just Like Butlins
Arrived in Rishikesh about nidday after an overnight train journey fro Amristar with a selection of local ladies who must have been moving house, we think. The mountain views were a welcome sight after Amritsars business. Our tuc-tuc driver recommended a ...
Follow the Monkeys and Reflect
As I sit and reflect on the past few weeks in India, I laugh at all the comical, colorful, friendly, unexpected ways of India/Rishikesh. Nothing is consistent...which for some people can be annoying, but I started to look at it as a surprise! You ...
Rishikesh: The Ananda Spa Experience
... back to sometime during our 5 day trip for one of the evening Ashram ceremonies. Quick side note about Rishikesh...it's one of the most holiest towns in India and is probably most famous for a visit by the Beatles when they dropped by for a visit ...
The blue Ganga
After a pleasant journey we arrived in Rishikesh, a small town on the banks of the Ganga. It's so blue, not how you would imagine the Ganges to be at all but then again we are still in the Himilaya. Over the next few days we hiked to a temple 13km away ...
My First Week at Yog Peeth
... difficult…especially because the internet is SO slow when it even works Tuesday- How do you know you’re in Rishikesh/India? When a cow moos during meditation and you have a slight case of “Delhi Belly”. I would ...
Monkey War
There are hundreds or likely thousands of Monkeys here is Rishikesh, and they roam the streets as if they were gangs. When we first arrived and were walking to soak ourselves in the ice cold river Ganges, we came across a group and the people that knew ...
Delhi, Mountains and still offline!
... for all of you who are curious, will try to get something online again soon. Somehow it does not seem to work out here in India: Me and an intercafe! Maybe Nepal will make a change ;-)) Will cross the border into this country soon...by 12 May have to be ...
Leave your rugs at home
... marked the spot where Stevie managed to end his week of constipation in triumphant style - ah the joys of India! From Chandighar we came straight to Rishikesh on a deluxe bus (we decided it was time to treat ourselves). This double fare gave us the ...
Rubber balls in Rishikesh
... beautiful tranquil place just to catch our breath and look about ourselves. So we may stay here. For ever. (T) Rishikesh is apparently the home of yoga in India, so there are lots of Ashrams here (from what I can gather these are yoga centres where you ...
The Road to Rishikesh
In India, the car horn is a multi-purpose way of communicating. You are SUPPOSED to use it...and use it frequently! (This also explains their frequent use when they come to Chicago and drive cabs for a living!) Translations of the ...
The Road is Hilly, Don't Be Silly-Week 3
... - "The Road is Hilly, Don't be Silly" the sign said on our way to a temple at the top of the mountain near Rishikesh. Was a nice cardio workout up the mountain and one of the driver’s wives brought the Indian sweet, barfi (chick pea, ghee, and ...
Rafting and treking in the Himalayas
... to Amritsar in the Punjab, on the Pakistan border where an infamous ceremony takes place at the closing of the border each night. Rishikesh has been very relaxing and we have met some really interesting people such as Mark from Oz and his Nepalese wife, ...
Yoga, Meditation and Ashrams.... thats swargashram
... us!!! I knew as soon as I arrived in this place that i was just going to LOVE it ..........Wonderful Rishikesh................... This is very much the 'real India' and lies at the foothills of the Himalayas along the banks of the sacred ganges, it is ...
Namaste
... the fantastic footage we shot will be more clear than my rambling blog...We are back in Delhi now (we took a train from Rishikesh- definitely an awesome train experience, even though it was soooo hot) and our flight leaves for Singapore tonight. We will ...
From holy Pushkar to Mother Ganga
... . Well, I pondered. I have always wanted to bathe in the Ganges ("Mother Ganga"). There are river beaches at Rishikesh. I commandeered my Israeli friend, Itai, to look after my bag and provide general minding and protection services while I ...
Rishikesh
... this most "pristine" of locations, it was the last straw for me, and I decided it is time to move on from India ... I was quite upset by Rishikesh, as in my mind I was hoping for much more, but what I found was just another Indian tourist trap, complete ...
Rishikesh
We spent two nights here and accomplished a major achievement here ----- We swam in the Ganges!!!! We're just as good as Charlie Bird. We also went to see the remains of where the Maharishi Mahesh Yogi Ashram was. The Beatles stayed here and wrote much ...
Restful Rishikesh
... town built only 50 years ago Danny quite rightly points out that it is just an Indian Milton Keynes! We continue our journey to Rishikesh on a state bus (you know how much un these are!) and arrive at about 2am. The hotel is of course closed and we ...
Conquering the Ganga
... After a few raucous days exploring Delhi together, and a few weeks for Keefe out on an ashram, we decided to meet up in Rishikesh and conquer the holy Ganga (aka Ganges) together. Our plan was to first take on her mighty rapids, then, properly soaked, ...
The last leg... goodbye Rishikesh ....Hello Delhi
After the scary incident with the monkeys trying to prevent us leaving our hotel and catching our bus from Rishikesh, we finally managed to escape, we had one of the old guys take our luggage across the suspension bridge in a trolley!! phew!! and ...
Rishikesh, Peace, detox & our Spiritual Journey ..
... about and there have been incidents .... eeek I was shocked but he was deadly serious and we didn't need telling twice!! Rishikesh being a holy place means that MEAT< FISH< EGGS and BOOZE are prohibited and unavailable ....... so we are ...
Sick and tired in Rishikesh
... White Album there. Even if you're not into finding your inner self or contorting your body into any variety of painful-looking positions, Rishikesh is a good place to just be. And just being is all Emily and I would be able to handle while we were there, ...
Indian wedding
Last night I went to a wedding reception with several people that are taking yoga classes with me. The pictures are from my phone, so they are not the best quality. It was really interesting to see. The whole town is invited and there is tons of food for ...
Rishikesh and Rishikesh Yog Peeth
... Project was planted. Great yoga teacher training in Rishikesh, India on the banks of the Ganges River - http://www.indianyogshala.com/ Yoga in Rishikesh, India on the Ganges river where it flows from the Himalayan mountains - ...
Rishikesh, Festival of colors
... she met in India. They make a very nice couple and it is very nice to see them so happy. Something that I realized since I have been in Rishikesh is how nice it is to live simple. I am finding I am just as happy if not more so without all the stuff. I ...
der Erleuchtung ganz nah
Ins Tuktuk eingestiegen, 24 km und ca. 45 Minuten spaeter erreichen wir Rishikesh und befinden uns damit ploetzlich in einem ganz anderen Indien. Viele westliche Touristen, einer erleuchteter als der andere, weniger Verkehr, Chillout-Cafes direkt am ...
Rishikesh waterfalls
Could not get a motorcycle and go into the mountains today. They had them all rented out. Went to the water falls instead. Everyone said it was a must see. Well to tell you the truth they where rather unimpressive. They where nice, but not worth the ...