Hyatt Regency Kolkata (Calcutta)

... were full of crabs of many shapes and size. It was a beautiful morning. Scenes of fishermen throwing their net standing in water were like a painting by an artist. As we were planing to leave Dobanki, there was a commotion. We heard that a tiger had entered the village of Hemnagar. The forest officials were rushing to Hemnagar in their speedboats. We followed them. When we reached Hemnagar, the “operation caging tiger was over”. The tiger was tranquilized and put ...

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such trek that we undertook last month was a success with 23 foreign

nationals and 7 Indian couples joining this great cause for the Greatest

Mountain Ranges in the world.

Ladakh has been a great attraction for the past few decades for the trekkers

from around the world. There are many areas to trek around Ladakh like

Nomadic area of (Rupshu & Kharnak), Zangskar, Nubra Valley, Kargil, and

Leh itself. We cannot ...

... of rubbish that line the roads here, taken over by the homeless of kolkata who subsequently erect make-shift housing amongst the filth and debris of the city. It's a strange, humbling sight and probably unique to India. On a lighter note, we have escaped the mountains of rubbish and have splashed out on a rather swanky room in a beautiful old colonial building, for our last night in India. We even have a ...

... The feeling is so strong among SHG members, not just our own SHG group, but all SHG members, that we are all family, real family." Binodini tells us. The stories then turn to tigers. The Tiger forest sits directly across the river from Gosaba, and it is not uncommon for a tiger to swim the entire breadth of the river and come into the village. If you have never seen a Bengal tiger, imagine a head that is at least twice as big as any other tiger's. These are massive ...

... american pagan traditions we use goddesses from Hinduism alongside ancient greek and norse goddesses... except we seem to almost forget that unlike ancient greek religion, these goddesses are still very real for many people today. The Kali temple was not what I expected, though I am not sure what I expected. It was crowded and chaotic, a two hour line if we had not been taken under the wing of a priest (for a mandatory donation later). There were clanging bells ...

... Remember, the man inside printed out 3 notices for our 5 packages. He keeps telling Noor to come back in 10 minutes for the other 2. Eventually we have the 5 required. The sewing man charges us 120 Rupees per package (about $2.50). This includes taking a couple of stitches through the folded paper customs declaration....I wouldn't bet it makes it past the first bin it is thrown into. Back inside to our original counter where we wait for our man to ...

I'm writing this blog while waiting for our airport. We're leaving Kolkata today and going to Hyderbad. I'm actually really sad to leave Kolkata I really liked the city and have had a blast here. I've realized that I haven't talked about the food at all yet -that's because it's so amazing! The food at the hotel is absolutely ridiculous. They put out a huge buffet for breakfast and lunch. I love the food ---the problem is I have no ...

... de tout accessoire a roue. Lutte de regards. C'est moi le lepreux. Ce regard je ne l'ai trouvé qu'ici; c'est un melange de curiosité, de mepris, d'envie et d'incomprehension. Il signifie l'incompatibilité culturelle entre l'Inde et nous. Je me sens plus etrange qu'etranger, sans repere. Mes sourires n'ont pas d'echo, les codes me sont incomprehensibles. Alors je commets des bourdes, amusantes, comme lorsque je me suis assis sur le banc des femmes ...

... they might try it in other Indian cities. When you walk in they all wave at you They slap a menu on the counter and you point. They point to tell you what you get and then point to the register for the price. They all seem to love it and were practicing there high fives. Im never shaving again. I went out onto the street today and got a shave. The first shave I have had in a week and it only cost me 10Rp  ($1 = 36Rp). I cant even buy a blade ...