The Verandah in the Forest
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An enjoyable walk to Garbut Point - August 2012
Another monsoon day trip to Matheran, this time to Garbut Point. The Garbut trail which was previously ...
Next stop India
... services. Some of these include peanuts, rice, cheese, tobacco, wheat, cotton, milk, sugarcane and rubber. The job you have in India would affect your life style such as your house. Home ownership is very important in India. Building is according to the climate, economic standing, cultural affiliations, and your religion.
People in India ...
Catching up
... out-cast. Most people in India know which cast they belong too and many people still marry within their own cast. There is even a register somewhere in India with all the names and the belonging casts. The current Indian constitution was approved in 1950 and explicitely forbid the casts to stay in place. Ghandi was also a great opponent against the casts. In todays’ world, some lower casts sometimes get positively ...
Trains, jains and auto-rickshaws...
... for us both for a whopping 975 kilometer, 17 hour journey (had said on website would be around 12, but nevermind!)
We were dropped off at bandra station and to say that they station has seen better days is an understatement. On the drive we passes a group of men carrying a body covered with orange floral decoration, we hoped that this would not be our neighbour on the train!
We were impressed that we found our carriage and seats/berths with ...
First Monsoon Visit of 2011 - 9 July 2011
... Shedung exit of the Bombay Pune Expressway.
Verdant monsoon greenery and a pond full of pink lotus at the foothills of Matheran, was a sight for sore eyes.
Driving up the well maintained Neral - Matheran ghat road is always a delight
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