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I am in Khajuraho, a small town famous for its erotic temples! This place was highly recommended to me not because I’m bien tai(perverted) but because the sculptures are truly unique. The old kingdom in Khajuraho had a small population and so they heavily promoted sex so that their society can grow. It eventually grew to a very large kingdom. From what I can tell by the sculptures, it seems they're really enjoying sex! There's so many different poses to learn from... At first I thought these sculptures were going to make me giggle like a little girl but by [View Full Entry]

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Published: October 24th 2009 | 106 Views | [diary=447808]

Happy people
butts to faces!
6 ppl fun!

Day 10 - Kanha It was another early start for us, with a packed breakfast being provided by the hotel, which we hoped would be an improvement on the last ones! When we arrived at the gate, it was less disorganised, but there were a lot of jeeps in the line. At this park, there are actually more tigers, around 93, but the park is much larger meaning it is harder to see one. There are only a couple of routes that the jeeps follow, and we actually followed our other jeeps. We were joined in the unlucky bus by Adam [View Full Entry]

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Published: October 24th 2009 | 70 Views | [diary=447513]

Mahoots on elephant back
Bison
Wild Dog

By russandkathryn
October 21st 2009
Day 6 - Panna Asia » India » Madhya Pradesh
Day 6 -Khajuraho-Panna Panna was only a short drive away, so we were not setting off until after brunch. We were given the option of joining yesterday's lunch host Dilip for a painting class in his shop. Although we didn't have a go ourselves, we called in on some of our group and looked at some of the paintings Dilip had done which were for sale. He had a lovely selection of paintings on silk, old paper and postcards. We then met the group for brunch, which included porridge, and we set off to Panna. Our accomodation was to be situated [View Full Entry]

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Published: October 20th 2009 | 50 Views | [diary=446650]

Lodge Will be Spectacular if it ever gets finished
Our Jungle Retreat
Row row row your boat

Day 7 - Panna - Banhavgarh After the slight disappointment of Panna we headed of to Banhavgarh National Park for our first safari in seach of a tiger. This Park was alleged to have had around 70 tigers, so with a sense of anticipation we were picked up after breakfast and set off on our 7 hour journey in our minibus to the Mogli Jungle Resort. The journey was extremly bumpy and we all were very glad of the few stops we had along the way for lunch and toilet breaks where we could stretch our legs. When we arrived at [View Full Entry]

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Published: October 21st 2009 | 54 Views | [diary=446898]

Swimming Pool over grown with algae

Day 8 - Bandhavgarh When we were awoken by our 4.30am wake up call, our room was still quite warm, as we had left off the air conditioning as it was too nosiy but left on the ceiling fan. When we went outside however, there was quite a nip in the air, and it was still dark, so another layer was in order. We had been wondering why we had been carrying fleeces round in 90deg heat for a week! After a cup of tea and a biscuit, we set off in open topped, open sided jeeps to the entrance which [View Full Entry]

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Published: October 21st 2009 | 73 Views | [diary=446899]

The Unlucky Bus
Monkey Buisness
Massive Spiders

Day 9 - Bandhavgarh - Kanha Another 4.30am start for the unlucky bus on another optional safari but after seeing the photo's and some video of tigers last night from the rest of our group we set of again determined to change our luck, By then we felt like we had seen all of the 12,000 spotted deer in the park. We also saw some wild boar and more huge spiders. We headed to the half way point as the tigers proved to be just as elusive as the previous day and our eyes had started playing tricks on us, so [View Full Entry]

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Published: October 22nd 2009 | 53 Views | [diary=446900]

Wild boar
More spotted deer
Wood Tiger

By russandkathryn
October 20th 2009
Day 4 - Orchha Asia » India » Madhya Pradesh » Orchha
Day 4 - Orchha Sorry no internet connection for a few days in the jungle, trying to play catch up, but still no photos. The day started with a tour of 4 of the palaces of Orchha. Our guide told us that there are 6 palaces and 22 temples in the town and it's surroundings. Our tuk-tuk's took us into the town, where everyone was being very offical, as there was a ministrial visit to the town so the police were trying to direct traffic and look like they knew what they were doing. The Jahangiri Mahal Palace was one of [View Full Entry]

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Published: October 20th 2009 | 44 Views | [diary=446646]

Elephant proof door!
Vultures on the roof
Vishnu

Day 5 - Orchha-Khajuraho The following day, we left the lovely hotel in Orchha to begin a 4 hour journey by mini bus to Khajuraho. As a group, we had two buses, and the luggage was stowed on the top of the vehicles. Toilet breaks were either jungle trees, or at the scheduled stop that had been organised. Our hotel in Khajuraho was basic, but clean, with a small balcony, and upon arrival we were asked if we would like to eat at the home of someone Puja knew, who is also a good artist. His home not far from the [View Full Entry]

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Published: October 20th 2009 | 51 Views | [diary=446648]

Main Temple
Inspiration for the Karma Sutra
Ganesh

By russandkathryn
October 13th 2009
Day 3 - Orchha Asia » India » Madhya Pradesh » Orchha
Day 3 - Delhi to Ochhra Notes - thanks for the messages, and we forgot to mention the weather. It's hot, really hot! Due to the internet speed being that of an ambling cow, we are struggling to add any more photos, so bear with us, we will try and add some later. We left the hotel to catch the 6am train and were allocated seat numbers, which given the chaos on the station was probably a good thing. Not long after the train had set off, we were brought a flask of hot water and a small tray with [View Full Entry]

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Published: October 14th 2009 | 80 Views | [diary=444651]

Tuk Tuk to the hotel
The welcoming committee
The shopping has started

By arsku
October 12th 2009
maha vaivaa Asia » India » Madhya Pradesh » Gwalior
Luulen etta mahavaiva tuli siita kun otin eilen illalla oluen. Tarjoilija kaatoi sen lasiin, joka ei ollut kuiva. Siinhan sita hanavetta sitten tuli. Tosiaan yolla sai kayda pytylla tunnin valein neljaan kertaan. Sitten otin antibioottia, joka vatsatautia vastaan, nukuin vahan. Aamupalalla otin vain teeta, vetta, johon laitoin vahan suolaa. Huone piti luovuttaa klo 12 ja juna lahtee klo 20.40. Tassa sita saa keksia tekemista. Ensin kulutettiin aikaa nettilassa. Sitten kaytiin ajelulla vanhassa kaupungissa. Kuski ei kylla ihan ymmartanyt sita minne halusin menna, mutta talla kertaa tarkei [View Full Entry]

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Published: October 12th 2009 | 15 Views | [diary=444268]

hotel
jyrkänne
junassa


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