Calcutta, India

Travel Blogs from Calcutta (373)

Culture Shock, India Style, Kolkata (Calcutta), India travel blog
Culture Shock, India Style
Dec 22, 2003

... told not only by other travelers, but are also detailed in our guidebooks. I don't know about Sarah, but I entered India with a "mental lockdown" of preparedness - no accidental bump or person staring went without suspicion. Of course this is not only ...

A travel blog entry by philthy
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Tea, politics and a step back in time..., Kolkata (Calcutta), India travel blog
Tea, politics and a step back in time...
Apr 8, 2008

... clearly had been constructed and then left to decay without any thought of continuing maintenance (quite the norm here in India unfortunately). Discussed some of these as well as environmental, political and ecological issues at length while down in the ...

A travel blog entry by tracystravels
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Bangladesh to India...On a cycle rickshaw, Kolkata (Calcutta), India travel blog
Bangladesh to India...On a cycle rickshaw
May 1, 2008

... days, a fellow volunteer and myself peddled a Bangladehi "vhan" across a third of southern Bangladesh, and into India to our final destination, Calcutta. We purchased a vhan which is a three wheeled cycle with a wooden flatbed commonly used in rural ...

A travel blog entry by hancocjb
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Bangladesh to India...On a cycle rickshaw, Kolkata (Calcutta), India travel blog
Bangladesh to India...On a cycle rickshaw
May 1, 2008

... days, a fellow volunteer and myself peddled a Bangladeshi "vhan" across a third of southern Bangladesh, and into India to our final destination, Calcutta. We purchased a vhan which is a three wheeled cycle with a wooden flatbed commonly used in rural ...

A travel blog entry by hancocjb
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Attractions in Calcutta (732)

Khajuraho Temples
Khajuraho Temples

Khajuraho, Madhya Pradesh, India

4.50

Magnificent temples built between 950 A.D. and 1050 A.D.
Ellora Caves
Ellora Caves

Ellora, Aurangabad, Maharashtra, India

4.50

Spectacular rock cut caves and elaborate sculptures of Hindu, Buddhist and Jain faiths are over 10 centuries old.
Tirupati Temple

Tirupati, Andhra Pradesh, India

4.00

Sultanpur National Park Bird Sanctuary

Furkhnagar Road, Gurgaon, Haryana, India

4.00

Forum Discussions on Calcutta (33)

India News - My Travel
Posted on Oct 11, 2006, 10:40:11
... Traditional arrival in India from Europe: Paris - Mumbay - Delhi (to recover a large heap of Vouchers there) - Calcutta It seems that nothing moves nor does not change in Calcutta, always as many ricksaws, auto-ricksaws, bikes, ...
Big Itinerary!! Please Help xx
Posted on Jun 26, 2008, 07:12:07
... Day -Varanasi by train 38 Day -Varanasi 39 Day -Varanasi 40 Day -Calcutta 41 Day -Calcutta 42 Day -Calcutta 43 Day -Flight to Bagdogra and visit next five days Darjeling and Gangtok area in Sikkim area 44 Day -Sikkim Darjeling and Gangtok 45 Day -Sikkim ...
Places in India
Posted on Oct 27, 2008, 07:22:48
... to visit Delhi, Agra, Jaipur, Ajmer, Pushkar, Varanasi, and then from Varanasi take the night train to India (the Doon Express), spend a few days in Calcutta and then go to Digha. Does this sound like a good schedule? Is the Varanasi-Calcutta train safe ...

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