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Friday, Dec 4th - On the train to Trivandrum Can’t believe how fast the last three days went by… Great times, though. It was soo good to hang out with Ellie and Darius again… We really enjoyed the time in our prison-cell-like room. Ok, find the logic: the bathroom didn’t have a sink, but we had one big-ass TV… Well that’s gonna help, when you wanna wash your hands :-) Wednesday, Ellie and I had an all-girls day. We spend loads of money, went to a spa and ahared a piece of twenty-layer cake in the end. We got tailor-made Indian [View Full Entry]

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Published: December 4th 2009 | 42 Views | [diary=458139]

My first Cadbury's
at the spa :-)
darius & I barbequeing

By ByeByeWhitleyBay
September 12th 2009
Welcome to India Asia » India » Kerala » Trivandrum
Namaste! Our adventure begun after setting down at Delhi airport with swine flu screening. Passengers had to fill in health declaration forms before being monitored with a thermal imaging camera. Anyone with a temperature above normal was escorted away for tests. Welcome! After collecting our bags, we followed signs for the domestic terminal and were shuffled on to the oldest bus in the world and driven 5km across the air field (stopping at various points to give way to jumbo jets). We saw monkeys playing in the trees and exotic birds on top of buildings. Definitely not home! At the dome [View Full Entry]

ByeByeWhitleyBay - Warren and Stacey | Read The Full Entry | Subscribe
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Published: September 12th 2009 | 208 Views | [diary=435874]

our mosquito fort triv
3phase power distribution
napier museum2

By kailazh
August 23rd 2009
Aliyas in Malluland Asia » India » Kerala » Trivandrum
Part One : The journey begins... Now...It all began one day when Mr.Evil Vijayan called me up and said "Loser! Come off on the 2nd (of May) to Trivandrum. PK will join us on the 3rd". With those great words of inspiration and without any further idea of what was in store, I made the necessary arrangements and packed my bags. The journey to trivandrum was an ordeal. At that point of time I had made 2 assumptions - 1. That most of the train journey would be through kerala and 2. that Kerala is much more cooler (in terms of [View Full Entry]

kailazh - Kailash Sankaranarayanan | Read The Full Entry | Subscribe
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Published: August 23rd 2009 | 92 Views | [diary=430383]


By MissionIndia2009
June 30th 2009
Trivandrum Asia » India » Kerala » Trivandrum
It's been a whirlwind in Trivandrum! We just got here yesterday and we're leaving tomorrow. We did house visits and a leader's meeting yesterday and today we went evangelizing, the HOPE computer school, lunch appointments, more house visits, and midweek service. Phil gave a lesson to the whole church and then we split up so Mitch & Laurel could do a married's lesson while Deb and I taught the singles about service. I got to give Tara's book to the most beautiful girl in Kerala, Valentina. We met her on our first visit and last time I really bonded with her. [View Full Entry]

MissionIndia2009 - Ben Weatherston | Read The Full Entry | Subscribe
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Published: June 30th 2009 | 142 Views | [diary=413761]


By CathyBr
April 3rd 2009
Periyar to Kovallam Asia » India » Kerala » Trivandrum
We forgot to add that at the end of our backwater trip we learned that Mr Old was 72! Off to the bus station to catch a bus to Periyar Animal Sanctuary, a bus that, having glass in front and rear screens, had none elsewhere. Fine for the breeze but not so for the fine dust. At the bus stand (station to us) a very helpful chap with crutch and wonky leg was selling lottery tickets. Not that we needed the lottery tickets but his advice as to which bus was helpful as the writing on the bus was not written [View Full Entry]

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Published: April 3rd 2009 | 99 Views | [diary=387234]


By BlueSpace
February 26th 2009
Neyyar reservoir area Asia » India » Kerala » Trivandrum
Neyyar Reservoir Area
Neyyar Reservoir Area
Neyyar reservoir area and wildlife sanctuary, thiruvananthapuram, kerala, india
Neyyar wildlife sanctuary - It was a fantastic trip, the place is really beautiful, spreading over a vast area with thick green forest, and an amazing background of western ghats (standing tall is the agasthyarkodam mountain) [View Full Entry]

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Published: February 26th 2009 | 31 Views | [diary=377018]

Neyyar Wildlife Sanctuary

We arrived by bus to Trivandrum after a hellish day of trying to actually board one. In India, there are usually 2 types of buses. One is air conditioned, assigned seating, and comfortable and clean. These buses are usually very expensive, and not a great option for those on a budget. The other type of bus is an old, beat up, dirty, and utterly chaotic local bus. These buses have no assigned seating, and rarely even get the chance to stop before locals are stampeding on. This system, as hard as it is already, is compounded by the fact that the [View Full Entry]

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Published: April 18th 2009 | 248 Views | [diary=381362]

Cutting the habit
The bus station, and one very tall man in the background
Neyyar Dam

The scene as I walked out of the airport in Thiruvananthapuram (tee-roo-vahn-ahn-thah-POO rahm) will FOREVER be etched into my memory. India hit me like a brick wall, so different from anything I had ever seen or smelled or expected, the inside of the airport and the outside of the airport were two totally different worlds. We arrived in India on Tuesday night around 9:30pm after two sleepless days of travel which included an impromptu tour of London during our 11 hr layover. In London, 4 of the 9 of us (6 girls, 3 boys) decided to take the subway into the [View Full Entry]

performinginkerala - Stephanie | Read The Full Entry | Subscribe
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Published: December 22nd 2008 | 97 Views | [diary=356435]

Welcome to London
London Street Corner
I didn't know they had these here ...

By performinginkerala
December 22nd 2008
Six in a Rickshaw Asia » India » Kerala » Trivandrum
Pumpin Diesel
Pumpin Diesel
The caboose of a bus, taken from a auto-rickshaw.
I am beginning to become accustomed to the heat. The 1/2 time walking pace I've eagerly adopted probably has a hand in that. Sometimes I feel like I am barely moving, but Indian clothes just seem to move better when the wearer is moving slowly. Since we arrived, we've gone shopping twice for clothes that agree with the climate. I have found that salwaar kameez are the most comfortable. This consists of a long (just below the knees) dress/shirt, some light-weight parachute pants and a dupatta (a long scarf). The fabrics are unreal. I could spend hours swimming in the folds [View Full Entry]

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Published: December 22nd 2008 | 48 Views | [diary=356436]

Sculptures
Modern Art Exhibit
Sunset

Anantha
Anantha
Pictured: Head priest, sand painting, candles and offerings.
It was already dark when we arrived at the East Fort Junction where we were met by Matthew, one of the program directors. Matthew, his wife Cassie, and their 4yr old son Avi are from Wisconsin but have been living in Thiruvananthapuram for 2yrs while Matthew has been researching ayurveda medicine in Kerala. His wife has been learning Barhata Natyam an Indian dance form. On the steps of the most prominent temple in Kerala Matthew debriefed us about what to expect at the possession we were about to witness. Of all the information he gave, the point he stressed the most [View Full Entry]

performinginkerala - Stephanie | Read The Full Entry | Subscribe
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Published: December 22nd 2008 | 33 Views | [diary=356437]



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