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All the books you read and the stories you hear can not prepare you enough for your initial reaction to India. After my flight to India was cancelled in Bangkok I waited around for about 6 hours before I was able to find someone that was able to help me. The flight to Delhi was short but the thing I found interesting was the lack of females on board. The flight consisted of a few foreigners and mainly men. I was wondering where all the women were? As the flight landed there was a uproar in cheering by the natives on [View Full Entry]

ihavenoideawhattheheckijustgotmyselfinto - Susan Kwon | Read The Full Entry | Subscribe
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Published: September 29th 2009 | 116 Views | [diary=440671]

Wen and me in my first rickshaw...it was cool.
Jama Masjid
Gandhi Smriti

Just Another Day in Paradise It really is a paradise here. Such a change from Delhi. The days are all running together now as I have somewhat settled into this area. I've gotten used to people trying to sell me things and lure me into there shops for tea and talks so the awkwardness of telling them no has worn off. The last few days have consisted of many walks up and down this mountain we're on, spending three hours a day with my learning partner doing various things; helping her set up a Facebook account, researching ESL programs in [View Full Entry]

Goose Girl84 - Angela | Read The Full Entry | Subscribe
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Published: September 12th 2009 | 153 Views | [diary=435892]

Hike to the Waterfall
Lunch Break
Lunchtime View

So Sarah has left and I am now on my own being spoilt by Lobsang and Tenzing. I am tutoring a lovely young mother as well as Lobsang so that is keeping me busy, although I am missing children. I believe there is an orphanage nearby so am going to try and find that and see what I can do there, although i will not be here much longer. I am also going to get rid of all my teaching resources to a local school as from now on I will be a total tourist! That will be a novelty. I [View Full Entry]

Indiabuffy - Beverley Garritt-Jones | Read The Full Entry | Subscribe
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Published: August 14th 2009 | 160 Views | [diary=428086]

Farewll to Sarah, my roomie, with Laura.
Buying knives, Tibatan style.
Here is a novel way of sharpening your knives Lex!

The bus journeys were not to horrendous, well not compared to the Nepal to India trip anyway. It was a bit galling though having to get a bus to Pathenkot (3hrs) when only yesterday I had lobbed past in the train! Then at the bus station I managed to find a bus to Kanga (4hrs), change there and get and get a bus to Dharamsala. Then I caught a taxi to McLeod Ganj. I already knew where I wanted to stay. I had sourced a little guesthouse ran by Tibetan monks called the Loseling. The taxi driver had to ask [View Full Entry]

Indiabuffy - Beverley Garritt-Jones | Read The Full Entry | Subscribe
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Published: August 6th 2009 | 153 Views | [diary=425857]

Mary, the teacher.
As you can see, it was bucketing down.
My camera does macro quite well.

So I am now well and truly ensconced with Lobsang, Tensing and Sarah and being thoroughly spoilt. Lobsang won’t let me do a thing. He washes my clothes - I have had to hide my undies, makes my bed in the morning and puts shoes on my feet if I walk about on the concrete veranda. He and Tensing are both great cooks too and the food is Tibetan and wonderful. Tibetans must be the most wonderful people in the world, I can’t believe that things have turned out so well. I share a room with Sarah at present, which is [View Full Entry]

Indiabuffy - Beverley Garritt-Jones | Read The Full Entry | Subscribe
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Published: August 6th 2009 | 167 Views | [diary=425861]

My room
Outside the hotel.
Lobsang.

My last night in Kathmandu. I decided that for my last night in Kathmandu that I would take Raju, his wife and his two lovely children to dinner. It was something simple as I didn’t want them to feel uncomfortable. Raju’s mother was visiting from the village so she came too. To Get to Kathmandu she has to walk three hours up hill and then get a bus for 1 hour. I have been asked to visit them next time I am in Nepal, but am I up to it? Raju said that his wife and mother had never been to [View Full Entry]

Indiabuffy - Beverley Garritt-Jones | Read The Full Entry | Subscribe
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Published: July 30th 2009 | 153 Views | [diary=423801]

Rajan behind his present, Sushmita and their mother.
Rajan loved his car
The children's grandmother came from the village

Hmmm travel blog travel blog what to write! Well, so. I left Delhi! Earlier than planed I know, but then again if I had planned a bit better I wouldn't rock up there in the hottest season. It was too much for me to bare. To hot to do much. Couldn't really explore because it was far to uncomfortable to be outside. So it meant I was working in the air conditioned rooms or sitting under a fan somewhere else. Any outside activities where greatly avoided. So, some what depressive really. Amelie and I decided to finish all our on going [View Full Entry]

Kayble - Kay Kaylor | Read The Full Entry | Subscribe
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Published: June 4th 2009 | 43 Views | [diary=405165]


Hello those of you still finding time to track my endless movements! I am writing to you from the home of the Dalai Lama...Dharamsala up in the picturesque mountains! I have covered quite a lot of ground since my last entry which has meant some serious train journies. Being in confined spaces has induced some interesting and amusing situations largely due to our train delirum, or as we like to say...going "insane in the train brain!". Sally and i have now managed to tally up 15 train journies! Most of which we have treated ourselves to the luxury of 3rd AC(carriages [View Full Entry]

ChloeGrassOrkin - Chloe Grass Orkin | Read The Full Entry | Subscribe
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Published: June 4th 2009 | 111 Views | [diary=405183]


Ah so it has been a while I know, but I have been doing a lot and haven't had the motivation to write it all down yet. But I am here in Nepal now, and have walked for 20 minutes to find an internet that doesn't charge you diamonds to use it so I figure now is as good a time as ever. So... I left Delhi at the end of April. I said goodbye to a new but dearly loved friend, and to an amazing adventure. I strapped on my pack and the memories that I would now be carrying [View Full Entry]

Tony32186 - Anthony Coppola | Read The Full Entry | Subscribe
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Published: June 1st 2009 | 149 Views | [diary=400794]

Finishing Vipassana
The view of Baghsu from our Guest house
The um..... Taj Mahal or something

Lama Pema Makes Good Momos Lama Pema is an extraordinary Tibetan Buddhist monk based in New York, constantly traveling, an artist, inventor, musician, linguist and teacher. Among his inventions: a complex of templates that can be constructed to form a chair one day, a bed the next, a house if you had enough of them; an artistic gravity defying stainless steel whirling prayer device; an architectural system for the balance of hot and cool air; and a Tibetan/Sanskrit based Braille system (the Buryig) that took him ten years to develop. Lama Pema is a pointman for questions on Tibet and Tibe [View Full Entry]

MJJM - Michael Meteyer | Read The Full Entry | Subscribe
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Published: April 11th 2009 | 126 Views | [diary=389649]



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