Sterling Greenwoods - Ahmedabad

... here, so a lot of people come up to us in the street to say hello, or screech to a halt on their motorbikes to shake our hands, or in the case of one boy, ride past saying "what is your name?", then drive off without waiting for the answer. Yesterday we had a lovely breakfast of dosas in a little cafe round the corner, and then took a tuktuk to visit the ashram that Gandhi founded in the 1930s. At least that was the plan, but the driver ...

It was 40C heat that greeted us as we stepped off the plane in Ahmedabad at 1.30pm. From the air, north India looked extremely dry and in desperate need of water. On the ground it felt that way too. The heat is different here in the north, more of a dry heat, which means we aren't sweating all day long. This is Gujarat's largest city and is characterized by it's white houses and flat roofs. Surprisingly, it's probably the cleanest city we have seen yet in India, lacking the ...

Nalsarovar - Paradise of Birds<br><br>Nal Sarovar Bird Sanctuary, primarily<br>comprising of a huge lake and ambient marshes, is situated about 64 km<br>to the West of Ahmedabad in the Gujarat state of India.<br>Nalsarovar is Natural shallow lake.<br><br>About 64 km to the West of Ahmedabad in the gujarat state of india. it is the largest wetland bird sanctuary in ...

... 4 each for the day. Asif took us out and about in the city he is so proud of showing us all the landmarks and stopping for photos, a good driver too. There's many shrines all over the city and portable ones too in people's rickshaws. Most people have a small framed picture of their favourite deity in their pockets too. Keys, mobile phone, kids, deity..................don't leave home without it. We went to the eerie Dada Hari Wav, a beautiful water well and former meeting ...

... by friendly Indians, I start getting coldly distant and polite. I've learned to smile and wave back at them as I walk and pretend that I don't und**stand that they want me to sit with them for a chat. My patience only goes so far. It's not always unwanted - sometimes I quite like meeting nice, sinc**e people. The adolescent groups of boys I try to stay away from. They are often a bit judgemental and s******ing. Or even try to teach me swear words and ...

... wanted. Hugh: That's OK, could we please have two toast butter and two teas? Room Service Wallah #3: Three toast butter .... Hugh: No, two toast butter and two teas. Two. One, two Room Service Wallah #3: OK sir, three toast butter and one tea. Hugh: No, two toasts, and two teas. Room Service Wallah #3: You want cheese toast? Hugh: No, please listen to me, two toasts with butter and two teas. Room Service Wallah #3: One moment please. Room Service Wallah #4 ...

I never would claim to have a normal life. A strange culmination of events over the past few years has oddly afforded me the opportunity (so long as one is inclined to take advantage of it) to leave the world I know back home in Seattle, WA, USA, and head out on one last great adventure (actually, this is like my third of fourth "last" great adventure, but who's counting) before somehow reintroducing myself to what normal people call the "real ...

Just a short one for Ahmadabad, it doesn't des**ve anything much, it was a pain in the ************** shibang, the journey th**e, the rickshaw driv**s (suprise) and finding a decent place to sleep. Ofcourse, the world provided and it all worked out in the end but it's not a place I would visit again, which is a shame because im sure its got lots more to off** but by this point being a tourist in Indian cities was becoming especially dull ...

... We moved to Tucson a few months after my first encounter with tap dancing. I decided to give it another shot visiting a studio located close to our new house. This time I found another guy there, going at it alone. In a breath of relief, secure that with another male there I would not have to end up in any sort of too-too, I signed up for the class the next day. I was by no means a natural. It took me over a year to actually get used to my tap shoes ...

... a try. They proceeded to challenge everyone in the group to live their lives as if they were a dream for the next two hours. They put us into groups and asked us to hop into the car and get out wherever we wanted. They challenged us to do something we normally wouldn't do, but remember it was all supposed to be in the name of service. Interesting, I thought. Paired with one off the staff members named Laxmi, we jumped into the car, all 11 of us-hey this is still ...