Blogs from Maharashtra, India, Asia

Sorry it has taken so long to make our first in country entry, we have limited internet and I'm typing this on a phone- which isn't quick or fun at all. We had a rough start to say the least, coming out of chicago we were delayed an hour and a half which made us miss our connecting flight in london...we then had to spend 13 hours in the london airport which is something I wouldn't even wish on my worst enemies...london airport sucks. After hours of sleeping on benches and being looked at funny we finally headed to delhi- we actually needed to be in mumbai. Landing in delhi we knew the true test would be if our bags somehow made it there too. Justin found his bag right away so we had hope, that ... read more

It’s about the trip to this quaint small town in Middle of hills. A Difficult one to find in today’s alloy world. Serene, tranquil & untouched by impurity; known as Chikhaldhara. A small town located in Amaravati district of Vidarbha region in the state of Maharashtra, India. It is the only hill station in Vidarbha region that offers bounty of wildlife, view points, waterfalls & many other things to be explored. One can find information surfing through different websites about the population, electricity, township etc of Chikaldhara. But, the information which one can get from this article is that how can one’s experience be in Chilkadhara. If you want to run away from Hustle – Bustle, looking for a peaceful place which has a typical hamlet kind of ambience then Chikhaldhara is the right place to ... read more

Tag 1: So ich bin angekommen. Um 3 Uhr nachts. Es ist schwuel, und ich bin ziehmlich platt. Erst mal ein Prepaidtaxi genommen, damit er sich auch nicht absichtlich verfaehrt. Okay er verfaehrt sich trotzdem. Ich bin natuerlich sehr dankbar dass er mich Nachst in Mumbai nicht an der Strasse rauswirft und geb ihm nach Aufforderung ein ganz gutes Drinkgeld egal. Spaeter hab ich den Eindruck, dass sich alle Taxifahrer nachts absichtlich verfahren um Trinkgeld abzustauben. Da ich das Zimmer erst ab 11 Uhr bekomme schlafe ich noch etwa 5h im unbequemen Plastikstuhl. Dazu gibt es einen netten Hindujingle vom Miniprivattempel der sich etwa alle 20 Sekunden. Verblueffenderweise kann auch das mich nicht mehr stoeren. Ich schlaf noch bin 1 Uhr im Bett und denk mir dann: Losgehts. Praktischerweise kommt gerade mein Zimmernachbahr Reece (Holland) ins ... read more

Delhi belly & me Some things I've come to expect when travelling, it's just part of the adventure when you leave your front door to step on that plane, occasionally a bag might get delayed, it might even get lost completely, flights get delayed, flight food is not great, bugs bite, sunburn, an upset tummy from the change of environment, when I say an upset tummy I mean a little off. It's no big deal right? poop happens! Well I'm here to tell you it is a big deal, welcome to our blog Delhi Belly & me. Our blog as Delhi Belly and me are still travelling together, in-fact this is my fourth day (I've only arrived here on Saturday and by the Tuesday I had the poops but no big deal right? Wrong!) By Tuesday ... read more

India 16th May Yesterday I sat around the pool, soooo hot, the pool boy bought me a cold cloth, a face spritz and a bottle of cold water every now and then. The pool has resident crows that love to bathe in the flowing waterfall by the pool side and in the whirl pool, they seem to love it, keeps them fresh and cool as they fly around afterwards like small children running through a hose pipe, I remember my mum doing that with us in the height of summer when we were little. Fun times. As I watched the crows and smaller birds one flew over my sun longer and pooped on my towel, thankfully on my towel and not me and the pool boy laughed such a lot and changed it for me, his ... read more

The journey of human race is the saga of their strong survival against the most difficult situations & living environments. Their inherent strength in conquering odds of the nature lies in their in the spirit of life in extreme adverse geographical &climatic conditions around the coldest heights of mountain surrounded with the deepest forest where their lives & livings are hard to believe. They have their own ways of protecting themselves from the adverse weather conditions, arranging & procuring their food &feeding directly from the available natural stuff & their zest & zeal to establish themselves the fittest to survive in the available conditions. Coming soon with full Videos... read more

Hello from India Well, we've been here three days and my tummy knows about it lol Flight was good as flights go, jet airways service was good & as airline food goes it was pretty good, great to have the added space in business class especially with all the smells & people did seem to like to clear their throats which was disgusting, thank goodness for earphones :-) The hotel is amazing, it was a little scary arriving, very high security alert having terror warning, we were dropped off at a concrete barrier and they took all our bags for screening, our driver was not allowed anywhere near the hotel, then we walked to the entrance through more security screening & bags scanned. We didn't know what was happening but suspected as the alert came in ... read more

Well what a time I have had this week with Frank and Sam, cracking guys man! Training is going really well, I am so proud of the team and how much progress they have made. We have been out and about sampling the wares of the streets and the works of the canteen. That is an experience in itself lol. But hey its well cheap. Suechzan what ever and all the ginger tea in the world. So any way back to what I have been up to. Well I decided to go to Lavasa City with the lads, Rakesh, Sunny, KK and Suraj, they said that they were going to take me to the most beautiful place in Maharashtra, and they are not kidding, this place was stunning and blew me away, a little peice of ... read more

I am right in the middle of that fantastic (and HUGE) book Shantaram, which as I am sure a lot of you know plays out in India’s financial capitol of Mumbai India (formerly know as Bombay). 14 million people strong, with about 800,000 of them living in Asia’s largest slum Dharavi, Mumbai is a kaotic mashing of culture, religion, poverty, history and deep seeded values that predate any western way of life. The air is thick with a modern India and contrasts are everywhere. Stepping off the plane I felt I had no idea what to expect or what I was walking into. As with many of the cities we have ventured too there is always this day or two of unfamiliarity as you walk the streets and learn what is what and where. Here in ... read more