Hotel Raya'S Kumbakonam

... the fishermen were making alot of money! The truth is, they don't make much and the auctioneer stopped and corrected the lady and said that I was from HOPE and that HOPE has helped them greatly and to very thankful. She got the point and left me alone after that.

Alot of us 'Americans' do go over there taking pictures and handing out pens & candy to the kids. We have a reputation there that isn't ...

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The bus ride to Tharangambadi was about 45 minutes. The bus had to go through the town gate before dropping us off. It was a very old gate built in 1791 so the bus took about 5 minutes inching its way through the gate with only inches on each side.

We are staying at the Bungalow on the Beach hotel. We, the Casazza's are staying in one Bungalow which is right next to ...

... believe his eyes and what he was seeing. They have no air conditioning, big screen TVs, refrigerators. They do have a waste trench that runs by the front of all their homes that you have to step over to go inside. They do have buckets of dirty water standing on the floor for driving & cooking. They do have very hot condition's inside their homes. They do have family and ...

... human unity." Auroville Charter 1. Auroville belongs to nobody in particular. 2. Auroville belongs to humanity as a whole. 3. But to live in Auroville, one must be the willing servitor of the Divine Consciousness. 4. Auroville will be the place of an unending education, of constant progress, and a youth that never ages. 5. Auroville wants to be the bridge between the past and the future. Taking ...

... and air conditioned. Nature cooled is nice but then theres risk of noctural furry creatures visiting you, so we have opted for a/c. which is a lovely garden cottage with sea view. All rooms done by different artists. There's 4 dogs on the premises: Griffou who looks like a lion but is supposedly german shepard and is pretty friendly; Nash who is a female blond labrador and would be more frisky if she wasn't so fat but loves jumping in the pond and scaring the ducks and ...

... was too late so i have spent a lot of the day going between bus station and train station and i am exhausted. To top it off i need to see 3 places in 4 days, i dont have any clean clothes, i have to leave the room at 5.15am and I NEED SLEEP!! Im going to bed. Goodnight!

... like pyramids on food stalls. In a country that is mainly vegetarian it will come as no surpise to you that there are lots of meals with vegetables. Cauliflowers, broccoli, lentils, beans, aloo (potatoes)...and of course a little aubergine. 4. Dhal : This is together with rice the mainstay of South Indian cuisine. It is mostly lentils that have been stewed and then mixed with spices and vegetables. 5. Bread : Roti, naan, chapati. All ...

... seen. It looks like a cross between a golden golf ball and a NASA Mars probe and contains the largest crystal in the world, where all the positive energy is collected. Whether you believe or not, it was a relaxing place. If you ever want to stay there, you should apply well in advance and be prepared to work at least for 2 weeks there as a paying volunteer. Yes, YOU will have to pay to volunteer. Afterwards we went to Sri Krishna ...

... and needs exploring. The main thing for us here was the hype about a guy called Sri Aurobindo, a lady called The Mother and a place called Auroville. In short, Sri Aurobindo was in hiding from the Brits in Pondy and was well into his Yoga. A lady (later to be known as The Mother) fled to Pondy from the WWII and met Sri Aurobindo. She believed everything he said about Spiritual enlightenment and yoga and got right on the spiritual "this is how to live your life ...

... by an employee of the complex for 50 Rs. Actually we did, but on principle Shayaan lead the charge back as we got the tickets to get us in everywhere after she already took a 25 Rs fee to wander around a maze of rooms that is the start of 6 km of tunnels under the palace. All sorted out, but yes, this was a debate over $1.10 U.S. Definately make the detour to hit Tanjore if you do a tour of south India.