Blogs from Rishikesh, Uttarakhand, India, Asia - page 2

The land of sages and of adventure A place where spirituality meets leisure: it's rishikesh For Delhites, a weekend' s perfect getaway is Rishikesh. One need not even have a plan for a trip to this place. I planned at night and by 12 in the noon next day I was off for Rishikesh. It's hardly 200-250 kms from Delhi and requires 6-7 hours in a bus. Its a complete vacation of an aam Aadmi. A private vehicle takes even lesser. But if you are going for the purpose of refreshing yourself then I recommend you to take a bus and leave the tension of driving on to the state bus driver. The bus ticket ranges from 500-800 rupees depending on the ac or non ac requirement. If you are traveling in summers -March, April , ... read more

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One month until my birthday! I've certainly been faced with the challenge to grow gracefully here in India. I'm starting to warm up to her as I realize that it's just not going to be an easy trip. She's going to chew me up and spit me out as something new. No exaggeration, every single day has been a new adventure. It's still an awesome experience though- I wake up to the Ganga, food costs less than $1 most days, I've got a plethora of good friends... Rishikesh is a dry town and meat free. Orion and I hadn't even noticed that until someone mentioned it. We so quickly had taken it for granted that we could walk into any spot and have a sober conversation or order almost anything on the menu and get it ... read more

Говорят, ничего случайного нет. Все закономерно или даже предопределено. Может быть. Не знаю. Но, правда, в Индии я оказалась совершенно случайно. Я даже и не собиралась туда никогда. Не мечтала, не планировала. Может, даже и не хотела. Да я даже и не думала о ней. И когда в Индии меня спрашивали «а почему вы приехали, для чего, как так», я точно так же отвечала «случайно». А все твердили «нет, что вы, в Индию никто не попадает случайно, это совершенно неслучайно. Это же Индия». И, видимо, были правы. Но все начиналось именно так, совершенно случайно. Однажды я была у мамы и к ней в гости зашла ее подруга. Разговорились о делах, планах, поездках, и она сказала, что собирается в сентябре на 25 дней в Индию. Она занимается йогой и ее йога-интруктор как раз набирает группу для поездки ... read more

Day -1: Delhi to Rishikesh: Our Char Dham Yatra booked through RadheShyam was to start from New Delhi Railway station at 12.00 pm on 9th May. We reached Delhi by train from Ahmedabad at 7.30. And we started at 11.30. Our first halt was at Rishikesh, about 225 km from Delhi. It was hot all throughout, although the road side views were lush green. In June, 2013, there was a cloud burst in the hills upwards of Kedarnath leading to flash floods in River Mandakini and subsequent widespread destruction and large number of deaths including many pilgrims. The authorities were at a loss even to estimate casualties. Since then a registration system has been introduced while starting Char Dham Yatra. Registration can be done at many places from Haridwar onwards. The registration slip shows your ... read more