Blogs from Rishikesh, Uttarakhand, India, Asia
May 25th 2012
22.5 Haridwar Rishikesh Urspruenglich wollte ich direkt zu meiner neuen Wwoofingfarm gehen. Dazu bin ich aber absolut nicht in der Lage. Ich lasse mich zum Ganges kutschieren und nehme noch ein kleines Bad im eiskalten heiligen Fluss mit extrem starker Stroemung. Auch begleitet von einigen betrunkenen froehlichen Indern die mich gleich zum trinken zu sich nach Hause einladen. Klingt ja spannend aber nicht heute. Danach Gehts nach Rishikesh. Ich find ne schoene Behausung und leg mich erst mal schlafen. 22.5- 25.5 Die ersten 2Tage sind noch von den Gleiderschmerzen gepraegt Ich lieg vor allem rum. Als die aufhoeren schlaegt dann doch noch der Durchfall durch. Eiskalt. Am 25.5 gehts mit besser. Mal schauen.... read more
There's a Reason They Call it Incredible India
Published: May 8th 2012Asia » India » Uttarakhand » Rishikesh
May 8th 2012
This trip has been somewhat surreal. I can't really explain why, it has just felt different from past travels. I came here with the aspiration to travel the north of the country, which wasn't possible until summertime. The cold Canadian winter kicked me out in JAnuary, so I came here early basically to pass time in the sun until the snow melted and the weather warmed up in the mountains. Having traveleld the south twice already, I ended up spending 2 months working and volunteering before spending the past month traveling, mostly to palaces Ive already been. Its always nice revisiting cities, seeing how they've changed, finding familiarity in an otherwise foreign place. But all of this has made the trip feel as though I am living here, repeating past experences. The familiairity of it is ... read more
April 28th 2012
Well I am in Rishikesh, laxmanjhula to be exact and this place is pretty nice! Touristy yes, but thats kind of nice when your travelling by yourself. Just as the Beatles came here to do yoga I have also given it a go! Fun fun, but not so great for my dodgy shoulder... My first lesson was pretty intense, beautiful view over the turquiose Ganges from the rooftop of my Ashram, with the sun setting towards the end of the class. Nice. The 'intense' part is because my ashram is a retreat for yogaholics that are training to be teachers- so they are all considerably better than me!! I was once again the class comedian falling over! This position was rivalled however by the local monkeys who was making us laugh with their antics quite alot. ... read more
April 4th 2012
Tettem meg fel nehany kepet az elozo bejegyzeshez.. Voltunk ayurvedikus masszazson es rogton utana a shirodhara nevu homlokramelegolajcsopogtetos kezelesen, ami nekem olyasmi erzes volt mintha egy angyal cirogatta volna a koponyamat. Megmasztunk ket meglehetosen magas hegyet, hogy atzarandokoljunk a 10 km-re levo ( a 35 fokban tunt az 40 km-nek is ) a Neelkant Siva tempomba. A Neelkant Kek Torkot jelent ami Siva egyik neve, a mitosz szerint amikor a demonok meg akartak mergezni az oceanokat, hogy minden ember elpusztuljon, Siva megitta a merget es a felesege a torkanal megallitotta igy csak az kekult be tole. Megvolt a ritualis 3x alamerules a Gangeszban is, itt meg tiszta es gyorsfolyasu, egeszsegugyi artalmak nelkul is eleget tehet vallasi kotelezettsegeinek a hithu hindu, meg mi is. Valoban tudatmodosito hatasu. Meg szoktam nezni a naplementet a Gangesz parton az ashramunk ... read more
March 24th 2012
Egy kellemes csaknem 24 oras vonatut utan reggel 5-re erunk Haridvarba ahol a jelentos szamu helyi megkerdezettek csaknem mind kulonbozo velemenyen voltak azt illetoen, hogy honnan es mikor indul busz Rishikesh fele. A statisztikai halmazmetszeskepzes altal meghatarozott helyen uldogelve osszebaratkoztunk a spanyol Pedroval es a nemet Verinaval, majd masfel ora kekszevessel feldobott kaoszfigyeles utan meg ket japo kiscsajjal egy motorosriksanyi tomeget kepezve viszonylag hamar feljutottunk a celallomasra, ahol a tippkent szallasnak kapott ashram is befogadasunkra alkalmasnak bizonyult. Rishikesh egy chilles kis hegyiudulo hangulatu hely a Himalaya labainal, jelentos joga-spiro-ezo turizmussal. A turistak altal kevesbe sulytott Ram Dhjula reszen lakunk a Niketan Ashramba occso pizert amiert meg napi ket jogaalkalom is jar. Igaz a hely ugy nez ki mint egy szinesre festett buntetesvegre... read more
March 9th 2012
Hi everyone, Just a quick message to say that I am feeling much better. The Dr gave me some amazing natural tablets and I'm nearly 100%. I had a crazy time yesterday celebrating Holy (a Hindi festival) I understand that my photos are not coming up on the blog. I'll sit down sometime soon a resend the photos from my previous blogs and many more. It all takes a really long time with these slow internet connections as you could imagine. Love love love to you all. Thanks for your message Dad!!! Enjoy Fiji!... read more
Yoga On The Banks Of The Ganges River (Dariece)
Published: February 14th 2012Asia » India » Uttarakhand » Rishikesh
February 14th 2012
You don't have to stand on your head to be a good person - Mattaji December 29th to January 19th Ever since our last trip, and ever since reading Eat, Pray, Love, I have been interested in spending some time in an Ashram. We were heading back to India, one of our favourite countries. A country where around each corner there lies something different; a place where cows and monkeys rule the roads; and a country where food and community are first and foremost. This would mark our third time in India and like each time before, it was full of life changing surprises. The Town of Rishikesh is regarded as the Yoga Capital of the World. Its yoga, Ashrams, meditation, different styles of massage, healings and healthy ways of life are all reasons for coming ... read more
December 27th 2011
27-12-11 Arrived at the hotel in Rishikesh at 04:30 in the morning to find a closed gate so the driver instinctively started blasting on his horn right outside, I eventually jumped round the gate to try the door and stop the drivers honking and someone finally appeared to let us in. All the staff were asleep in the foyer. The bag boy was shouted awake to show us to our room so we gave a nice 20 rupee tip (we took the bags ourselves), we felt bad enough just waking him up. Already the favourite guests in the hotel. Woke up and did the standard stroll through the town to have a look around find something to eat. Another cool place, pretty relaxed again and there's a couple of long pedestrain suspension bridges high up over ... read more
That's not my name, that's not my ... name. (Ting tings)
Published: January 4th 2012Asia » India » Uttarakhand » Rishikesh
December 26th 2011
26-12-11 Hello taxi?? Hello boating?? Hello horse?? Hello baksheesh?? Not gonna here some of those names anymore now we've left Nainital. Actually, we probably will... Or variants thereof: Hello raft?? Hello yoga?? Hello painful contortions?? Well we finally took an adventure onto the lake riding in a giant swan, which allowed us to get some close ups of the geese without arousing any suspicion from them. They were totally unaware that there were two humans hiding in the trojan swan witnessing their every move. It was a beautiful day for it, with the bright sun on our backs peddaling away. Sent off a few postcards which is actually a very difficult thing to do there seeing as none have been printed for the last 2 years, we went on a hunt around the bazaar and eventually ... read more
December 12th 2011
Plans change...while inquiring how to get to Nainital from Rishikesh I've learned that now probably is not the best time to go to Nainital. The gentlemen at the internet cafe told me that he is originally from Nainital and most likely it is snowing there now, if not, it is very cold. You would think that a Wisconsinite would have no problem with the snow, but given the wardrobe I have in my pack I am not even close to being able to brave temperatures near freezing. The cold weather and the fact that both Amy and I are still trying to shake a cold we caught from our 6X6X8 barf filled cube on our 24 train ride have led us to the decision to stay put in Rishikesh (kind of reminds me of our awful ... read more
