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From the foothills of the Himalayas to the backwaters of Kerala, to the slums of Calcuta, to the ashrams, to the beaches of Goa.... India will fascinate, shock and excite.

So, strap on your seatbelt for a rollercoaster of a travel experience around this incredible sub continent. You will love it or hate it. You'll not forget it.

India is nicey. It is spicey. It is dicey, and if you are not careful it will be bery bery pricey my friend. Beware of touts and scams.

Highlights
• Taj Mahal, Agra, Uttar Pradesh
• The Great Himalaya Mountain Range
• Palaces and Forts of Rajasthan
• Sunny beaches of Goa
• Backwaters at Kerala
• Asiatic Lions Sanctuary at Gir National Park, Gujarat
• Golden Temple, Amritsar, Punjab
• Ajanta & Ellora caves, Maharashtra
• Andaman & Nicobar Islands

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By Katerosemary
November 20th 2009

''that'll learn you'' Asia » India » Goa » Vagator

beautiful beach in vagator

okay, well hello and sorry for the delay in blogging, but ive been busy...beaching and sunning myself at all hours of the day. well...where to begin? if you've read laura's blog then im sure you'll be filled in on more details that i'd too lazy to explain. but in short...goa was amazing, and i am returning one day with whoever will accmpany me. in palolem we stayed in a little guest house with two friends, one austrailian and one israeli. the room was painted pink and i finally got the wash all the sand out of my hair (only for it [View Full Entry]

cows love the beach too...just watch your head

By Debtravel
November 20th 2009

Where is the passion when you need it the most? Asia » India » Rajasthan » Pushkar

pushkar

The following writing is another extract from some of the work in my book. I thought I'd post it up as it describes one of the not-so-good times I had while travelling. I sometimes found it difficult to admit to having bad days, and succumbing to loneliness and other difficult emotions, but it's part of my travel tapestry and I hope some people who read it might resonate with the feeling behind it as being something we can all experience at certain times. Pushkar I lay on the bed, wondering at which point I could consider that this man was molesting [View Full Entry]

By Keep Smiling
November 19th 2009

Backwaters boating Asia » India » Kerala » Kollam

Cruising
An everyday scene during our journey through the backwaters

Wednesday 18 to Friday 20 November How can I best describe our experience here on Kerala’s backwaters? Umm, well, it’s rather like a cross between a luxury cruise on the Nile and a pleasure boat on the Norfolk Broads. For readers who’ve never done either, perhaps I should explain... On Egypt’s River Nile, large, luxurious, air-conditioned cruise boats glide from temple to tomb while the palms and desert are wound past your window and waiters cater to your every whim. On the Norfolk Broads of East Anglia, you can rent small, self-drive pleasure boats with s [View Full Entry]

By Fien en Sis
November 19th 2009

19 Nov : Agra Tasj Mahal! Asia » India

Beautiful Tasj Mahal

Vandaag 1 van de hoogtepunten van onze reis beleefd! De Tasj Mahal is niet voor niets een wereldwonder. We lopen onder de zuidelijke poort door en dan zie je ze verschijnen... Het is ongeloofelijk indrukwekkend. Het gebouw is enorm maar toch elegant, het is super groot maar ook verfijnd en licht. Elk detail klopt. Het trekt alle aandacht, er staan een paar prachtige gebouwen rond maar toch vallen ze in het niets naast de Tasj. We kuieren er lang rond en genieten van het uitzicht, echt impressionant, van een kleine afstand nog het meeste. De rest van de dag spenderen we [View Full Entry]

By pic
November 18th 2009

Day 3 Agra - Ranthampur Asia » India » Uttar Pradesh » Agra

Day 3 started with a trip to another fort/palace outside of Agra. Deepak was again the guide. It is obvious how much he loves the Mogul history and the Taj Mahal. It was a wonderful and interesting palace with some great photos. Deepak took over my camera again and took the photos. I had forgotten to recharge the camera battery so it gave out during the tour. Once the camera was gone, Deepak seemed to lose some of his enthusiasm in the tour. I think he was offended that I would actually come on a tour without a fully charged camera. [View Full Entry]

By pic
November 18th 2009

Day 4 - In search of Tigers Asia » India » Rajasthan » Ranthambhore National Park

So the morning started with a bit of a shock. My room didn't seem to have hot water. It was luke-warm at best. Big Sigh. I am a totally spoiled american!! We had cookies and coffee while waiting for the jeep to arrive. Sorry Tyler, it wasn't red - it was a green jeep. It started to drizzle a bit while we were climbing into the jeep. There was no roof on it and I had no waterproof clothing. The hotel gave me a blanket and I wrapped it around myself a bit and put the hood up on my hoodie. [View Full Entry]

By pic
November 18th 2009

Ranthampur - Jaipur Asia » India » Rajasthan » Jaipur

Today was pretty much just a transit day. There was still no hot water at the hotel. I really should have asked about it but didn't want to seem like the spoiled american I am. There was another long, and at times bone-jarring, drive to Jaipur. The driver had Indian music on and it was fun to listen do while we drove. I'm now at the Shahpura House in Jaipur. It is a lovely place and best of all it has HOT WATER. The first thing I did after checking in was take a hot shower. Ahhh! There were musician that [View Full Entry]

By Meggotothemoon
November 18th 2009

Trying something new... Asia » India

Bombay

I just found this site and I can actually upload pictures to it fairly easily it seems! More to come here soon but here is a SHORT preview of photos from the trip already!! [View Full Entry]

By Misourlou
November 18th 2009

I just love I-next newspaper Asia » India

By karmic or dharmic or kismat-ic coïncidance I found this extremely Bindaaz (Bombay Hindi for Relaxed) newspaper who uses refreshingly modern Hindi, the mixed language every modern Northerner knows and speaks, with lot's of English words, Urdu and of course the basis is Hindi. Interesting people combined with a laid-back and relaxed environment, what else does a Hindi-passionate want? Besides that I experienced my first little crash: my rickshawwallah against a bike... Do hope it will be the last one! I'm working on an artikel, zarour Hindi mein, about trying to get a BlackberryP [View Full Entry]

By Fien en Sis
November 18th 2009

18 Nov : Khajuraho - Orcha - Jhansi - Agra Asia » India

Orcha Fort

Vrij goed geslapen en fris uit de veren, met onze door het hotel geregelde chauffeur vertrekken we richting Orcha. Een klein dorpje waar we een fort bezoeken, iets eten en over de markt kuieren. Nadien rijden we verder naar Jhansi vanwaar we de trein naar Agra nemen. De begeleider van onze chauffeur blijkt een sympathieke kerel te zijn die een sprekend op een walrus lijkt. Deze annimeert ons de hele rit en wanneer Sis zegt dat hij een mooie horloge heeft, wil hij hem spontaan verkopen. Goed horloge, goede prijs, verkocht! Als we op de trein naar Agra zitten lachen we [View Full Entry]

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