India Rishi Kesh and Haridwar 7/4-7/6 This past weekend a few of my fellow EAPers and I decided to get out of Mussoorie and see a couple other cities close to our Himalyan home. After we got out of Language School on Friday we took an hour to eat and pack and then got in a taxi and headed off to Rishi Kesh for 24 hours and the Haridwar for 24 mo...

After the scary incident with the monkeys trying to prevent us leaving our hotel and catching our bus from Rishikesh, we finally managed to escape, we had one of the old guys take our luggage across the suspension bridge in a trolley!! phew!! and then caught a vikram.... now this is actually a glorified rickshaw.... but larger and you can actual...

So the hours between we filled with miscellaneous activities. Some days we would just lounge around reading and using the library. Others we took off on some excursions. One day a handful of us took a cab up to Neer Garh Waterfall. It felt great to get out of town a bit and into nature. The run off of the waterfall followed the path all the way ...

Rishikesh is famous for it's multitudes of massive ashrams and is deemed the yoga capital of the world. I had heard that the area of Swag Ashram on the Eastern Banks of the Ganga and a few miles north of Rishikesh town did not allow cars. Since I'd become so fed up with the incessant honking that Indians do with their cars this was a very welcom...

After coming back from the spellbound land of Sri Lanka, the three weeks in rushed and hectic Bombay was taxing at best. Time was mostly spent supporting Sabrina during her paperwork trials of acceptance into Wakaito University, New Zealand. Although due to budget limitations we did not venture out on any excursions, much time was enjoyed watchi...

<By Jay> Salut les zamis !! Rien de tel apres une seance de yoga (1h30 quand-meme, je vais douiller demain !!), que de recevoir tous vos messages ca fait tres tres plaisir :). J'offre une caisse de Hertog pour le Milouthon, et je suis super gentil parce qu'ici il n'y a pas de bieres !!! Ce soir France-Angleterre on va rater ca la loose !! ...

Well, today I finally got myself out of bed at 7am and went running. Felt good though in two days I will be hurting and not feeling so good. I have been surprisingly productive today as I have already been for a run, had breakfast, done some much needed laundry in a bucket, showered (the second time in just as many days!), and am now in the proc...

Just took it easy today. We changed to another guest house as last night was a bit noisy. We were right next to an Ashram and the chanting started at 6am. There was a Sitar sound most of the night and table sounds late last night. All very atmospheric but we were both overtired. Didn't do much else, just some shopping and a walk down by the Gang...

Nach unserem kurzen Besuch hier im Fruehling wollten wir unbedingt noch mal wiederkommen, wenn der heisse und der nasse Teil des Jahres vorbei sind. So haben wir drei uns also hier niedergelassen, wo es uns bis jetzt am meisten gebracht hat auf dieser Reise. Die wenigen Wege sind gesaeumt von Tempeln, Yoga-Hallen und Ashrams (Yoga-Zentren mit Zi...

Monsoon season unofficially started late last night. It's been windy in the afternoons for the past few days, but yesterday the lighting and rain started. My yoga lessons have been on a patio 4 stories above Ganga (the Ganges River) but the rain cancelled last night's and I skipped the class early this morning. Tomorrow, I will head north. -----...