Taj Bengal Kolkata (Calcutta)

Unique Biosphere of Home of the Royal Bengal Tiger<br><br>When we were traveling to the largest mangrove forest on the earth, we were told by naturalists that at Sundarban, we would always feel the presence of the Royal Bengal Tiger but sighting one is rare. Tigers unlike lions are very elusive big cat, far more dangerous, more so the tigers of Sundarban are mostly man-eaters.<br><br>Our journey began from Kolkata for Sajnekhali, a distance of 100km on a Toyota USV. The road ...

... these men formed a circle around us, whilst someone grabbed a lady who was passing and watched on as this random indian woman put the nose stud into my face. I seem to attract a fair amount of attention over here as in this part of rural india, i am not joking, they really never have seen a westerner. Especially not one with blonde hair. People stare a lot and Indians don't seem to mind if you know they are staring at you, they just carry on. People at the hospital ...

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... The topography and landscapes are similar and right next to Bangladesh. The Journey We drove south from South Kolkata, passing miles of picturesque, flat fields being cultivated with beets, cauliflower, and other vegetables and flowers on both sides. The roadside was littered with clusters of dusty and crumbling storefronts pretty much all along the way. About every 5 to 10 miles there is a major rural marketing town (one is wholesale fish market town, another a ...

... where everyone stays) during the day. I met Karina, from Sydney, on the flight here and we both stayed at the Paragon. She was a good friend. She was a Personal Assistant and Yoga teacher but she quit and wants to travel and get more into yoga teaching. Karina and I had a futile yet fun outing one day. We tried to go to Kalighat temple and this nice, Bengali restaurant. Only it later turns out that what we saw was not Kalighat temple and the restaurant we wanted to go ...

I am at the end of my trip to India and in my final city = Calcutta. India is a very diverse country - more like Europe than America with different languages in many of the states, different cultures, different socio-economic conditions, different foods, etc. But what has been constant throughout India has ...

... across one building to the next until finally we were told that we needed to take a cab halfway back to our guest house, to access tickets reserved for tourists. We finally got there, bought our tickets for Gaya, and went and ate. Long live vegetable thalis! My first impressions of India: What's the most bothersome is not the extreme poverty or people talking to us it's the ...

... window seat. Before the plane finished taxiing I was asleep. The only explanation I can give for taking such concern with the seating is that flying was such a rare treat. It was an opportunity to have legroom. In Kolkata I was quickly off the plane, my bag was one of the first on the carousel, there was no line at the prepaid taxi desk... it was all too smooth. 200 rupees wasn't a cheap ride to town. Perhaps a rickshaw would be cheaper. Seeing me exit with a backpack and ...

... great soul, a true Holy One." "You are very close," Baba responded. "I am a speck of dust on the feet of such a One. I am a servant of a Holy One." Baba's response obviously overwhelmed this man. "Would you please be so kind as to spend a few minutes with me?" the man pleaded. "I would love to be able to, but it is not possible now. I must catch the flight to Kolkata. It is boarding. I am late now and will miss my flight ...