Blogs from Jodhpur, Rajasthan, India, Asia - page 85

The last drive up from Delhi to the Himalayas commenced on an “exciting” note - an excited two kids in the rear seat checking if the mountains were round the bend every 20 minutes. A cool wind in an early summer morning with the sun breaking behind some rather neat clouds had all the indications of a great vacation till…we landed in this huge monstrous jam at the Delhi wholesale veggie market with every conceivable vehicle of transport whizzing in all directions - guess this sudden change to chaos overwhelmed me to an extent wherein I allowed this half blind truck driver to rip -off my right tire and the bumper at 6:30 in the morning - boy oh boy --- all the coolness disappeared—suddenly I had two wailing kids, a very upset wife , a ... read more

Duhovno potovanje Vse moje prijatelje in druzino obvescam, da me se nekaj casa ne bo. Najprej se moram opraviciti za tisto zelo kriticno pisanje o Indiji in meditaciji. Tukaj v hribih sem nasel svoj duhovni mir in mojega vodnika v meditaciji Sri Aurobina. Moj svami mi je pokazal care meditacije in joge, razlozil njegov pogled na svet in takoj sem uvidel kako pokvarjen je Zahod. Prikljucil sem se njegovemu ashramu, daroval svoje imetje, oblekel oranzno haljo in se predal meditaciji. Upam, da me razumete in sporocam vam, da je to moje zadnje javljanje, ker ne smemo uporabljati tehnoloskih dosezkov zahoda. V primeru, da zelite kontaktirati z menoj, pridite v Ooty, povprasajte za ashram in vas bodo napotili tja. Je na hribu, tako, da ne morate zgresiti. Bodite lepo pozdravljeni in mir z vami. Rumar Haram (moje ... read more

En arrivant, on s’est installé à l’hôtel, le Durag Villas Guest House, chouette endroit tranquille mais la chambre n’aura pas été ma préférée, je ne sais pourquoi. On a vedgé le reste de la journée et on a fait ce qu’on fait quand on relaxe, c’est-à-dire; Yanick lit ses livres, mais il joue surtout à Final Fantasy sur son game boy, après 13 jours, je me demande comment il fait pour ne pas s’écœurer! Pour ma part, j’essaie de ne pas trop jouer à Yoshi Island. Je lis beaucoup (j’avais des livres pour 4 mois, tsé!) J’écris aussi beaucoup et je compte et recompte notre argent en ajustant et réajustant notre budget selon les événements…une chance que j’adore organiser, prévoir et compter, parce qu’on seraient tous les deux morts de faim à l’heure qu’il est. ... read more

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Got up at 05:00 for our deluxe bus to Jodphur.....NOT!!! We were the only westerners which was cool, however we stopped for everyone on the highway. We even made stops that were not on the way so that selling and buying could go on!! Loads of people sat on the roof and in the aisle- absoloutley boiling. Took over 5 hours. Rickshaw blokes at the bus station were an absoloute nuisance. We decided to stay at the hotel which we stayed at last time (rickshaw bloke had no idea were he was going ) and there was a march for BJP going on right through town which exacerbated the situation. Eventually got to the "Royal Palace"- not quite a palace but it is clean and we knew that they sell beers!. Wanted Rs 1,500 for a ... read more