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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 Chris or Daz
June 29th 2005

rain, problem rain!!! Asia » India » Maharashtra » Pune

Workduties! Have ya washed your hands?

well folks, problems are here and here to stay for three months, mega rain showers causes the electricity and the water from the tap to be difficult! we had our first few classe, today was hinduism, oman I get so tired in lecture doing nothin, I gotta remember to breathe and get o2 to the brain! Starting work duties tonite, what fun!!! but I will perserver!!! [View Full Entry]

By missionindia
June 28th 2005

A Special Guest Blogger! Asia » India » Tamil Nadu » Chennai

Hey Everybody, Ben here with my good friend, Xavier! He is an awesome brother in the Coimbatore Church of Christ and we have spent a lot of time together this week. I asked him to come online and write to all of you. We got your request to hear from more of the teens and I have Ryan here to help. It's just that after a long day of serving, most of the teens can barely stay awake through D-Group, let alone stand in line at the computer. But I will try to work it in to a devotional about taking [View Full Entry]

By missionindia
June 28th 2005

The teens want to say hi! Asia » India » Tamil Nadu » Chennai

Hey Everybody, We have gotten many requests to hear more from the teens. And, honestly, the only reason they are writing is because we have the whole evening off. And, honestly, the only reason we have the evening off is because we are traveling all night. And, honestly, the only reason we're traveling at night is because the churches need EVERY WAKING HOUR OF OUR TIME! love, Ben Whatsup Everyone, I'm very suprised that I'm writing at all. When I get back I'm going to have Wendy's and catch up on some sleep. Traffic here is crazy. Some of us have [View Full Entry]

By Rob W
June 28th 2005

Mumbai: Gateway to India Asia » India » Maharashtra » Mumbai

The Gateway to India - Colaba
Note the large skittle balloon!

We arrived here yesterday morning and it was raining quite a bit, my first impression of India was seeing a dog run across the runway in front our plane after we had landed! The airport was very sparse and it is very humid everywhere. After filling in about 4 forms and waiting in as many queues we finally managed to work our way out of the airport only to be told that the hotel I had pre booked for us was a dump and in the middle of the red light district (Grant Road) with no places of interest nearby! We [View Full Entry]

By missionindia
June 27th 2005

Some photos...finally Asia » India » Tamil Nadu » Chennai

Derin, Amber, and Ryan at the Leper Colony

Here are some photos, I hope it works ok. Thanks, Ben [View Full Entry]

Christy feeding a woman in the Leper Colony

Nate and Holland carrying jars of water to coconut saplings.

Shari with a women from the Leper Colony

By missionindia
June 27th 2005

10th Anniversary of the Coimbatore Church Asia » India » Tamil Nadu » Chennai

Hey everybody, We finally got the internet back up and running at the hotel! Some services are not very reliable here. Thanks to everybody reading this and praying for us. I have a question for you. How does a church of 215 get 160 visitors? I was really hoping that we could get online last night so that maybe it could be announced at church. I know we are trying to focus on outreach. Saturday we split up into pairs and went to disciple's homes to encourage them and get to know them. Then we left and went to their neighbor's [View Full Entry]

By mbaade
June 27th 2005

dreaming of holy cow steaks, varanasi by the numbers, shopping for and shipping lots of silk Asia » India » Uttar Pradesh » Varanasi

mailing the silk
the pillowcase of silk after sandeep of "baba's silk shop" finished putting it in there, before he sewed it shut and sealed it with wax to mail it to hedya in philly.

june 27 random thoughts by mbaade: the best lassis in all of india truly are fantastic. thick and cold, the curd having been laid on ice, topped off with rose water, and the whole lovely dairy product cupped in a clay pot that can be smashed against the wall when finished. we came to go to the bank, which is quite in the opposite direction from our latest silk shop. it's pouring now. like whitewater and thunder. so we ducked into an interweb place, but it's ghetto and the computers are wicked slow. still, it's only 15 RS per hour, which [View Full Entry]

By Mark and his bag
June 26th 2005

Head in the clouds - in McLeod Asia » India » Himachal Pradesh » Dharamsala

Down on Dharmasala

Got a night bus to McLeodganj, Nr. Dharmasala. This place was the highlight of our trip so far (only just, Leh was very close). We arrived in Mcloed at 5-30 am and couldn't find anywhere to stay. We later found out the reason - the Dali Lama (who we already knew was in residence there - why we went) was giving teaching to the monks in person. This was an added bonus to the already very good reason to be there - it was soon to be his 70th birthday. Also (it just gets better and better) we had been told [View Full Entry]

By missionindia
June 25th 2005

The Coimbatore disciples are awesome!! Asia » India » Tamil Nadu » Chennai

Good evening from Coimbatore! It is presently 5:45pm and most everyone is up eating dinner. The food is great here and they certainly are stuffing us. I guess I won't lose a couple pounds afterall! Today we split up. And yes, some of the teens were alone...well, not really considering we went with Coimbatore disciples to visit their homes and families. Some were even lucky enough to ride in auto-rickshaws and motorcycles! It was unbelieveable how gracious the people are here. Wherever we went, we were asked to sit and talk to the whoever happened to be there. Ben and I [View Full Entry]

By G Ro
June 25th 2005

7pm sir ? Asia » India » Karnataka » Bangalore

Chops

The pilgrimage to the IT holy land, India, has begun. Like King Monkey, but without the massive lamb chops. Upon reaching Singapore, I realized I still had no accommodation for tonight in Bangalore. The hassle of looking up phone nos on the internet and negotiating for a phone card was nothing compared to the ‘conversation’ with the guy at the serviced apartments. ‘Hi, Id like to follow up on a reservation enquiry’ ‘Hello sir’ ‘Yes, Id like to make a booking’ ‘Hi’ <10 seconds silence> ‘Er, can I make a booking& [View Full Entry]

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