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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 ellehcimclarke
November 8th 2009

Indian Voluntary Community Service (IVCS) - Cultural Programme in Uttar Pradesh, North India Asia » India » Uttar Pradesh

Staying for at least 3 weeks in a rural community in North India. Learning about rural India, development...and doing some voluntary work, teaching English and will see what else when I get there. [View Full Entry]

By Helga unterwegs
November 7th 2009

Cochin Asia » India » Kerala » Kochi

Chinesische Fischernetze

Liebe Leute, ganz herzlichen Dank fuer Eure zahlreichen Glueckwuensche zu meinem Geburtstag! Auf dem Flug nach Mumbai stosse ich mit meiner netten Sitznachbarin Ines (52) auf meinen Geburtstag an. Die Inderin hinter uns betrinkt sich so sehr, dass sie alle umliegenden Leute betoucht und darling nennt. Ihr deutscher Sitznachbar muss dran glauben, asl sie sich seine Schulter zum Einschlafen aussucht. Er fluechtet.. Nach meiner Landung in Mumbai fliege ich gleich weiter in den Süden nach Cochin...Dort erlebe ich das Verkehrschaos meines Lebens. Eine zweispurige Fahrbahn ist bestenfalls eine g [View Full Entry]

By RichandRach
November 7th 2009

Hindu Weddings Asia » India » Himachal Pradesh

Abhey's family

Hindu weddings A friend of mine, Lorraine had introduced me by email to a good friend of hers, a guy called Abhey. Abhey's drinking ability had given us a day long hangover when he first visited us in McLeod, and now we travelled to his hometown of Palumpur to go a Hindu wedding. We were quite honoured by this, although it transpired that in a Hindu wedding every man and his dog turns up, often just for the free grub and frivality. I would be well at home! Rachel and Jade our french friend from McLeod who'd also been invited got [View Full Entry]

By RickP
November 7th 2009

Storys aus dem Sueden Asia » India » Goa » Anjuna Beach

Der ansich schoene Strand
..waere das Wetter nur sonnig

Goa...Sonne, Strand, Palmen... Halt stop irgend etwas stimmt nicht. Richtig mit dem guten Wetter stimmt nur bedingt. Wenns um die Temperatur geht ist Goa nicht zu toppen, trotz 30 Grad ist es angenehm und nicht zu heiss aber in den 2 Tagen seit denen ich hier bin war es zunaechst bewoelkt und dann begann es zu regnen. So ein richtiger Sommerregen wie in Deutschland bloss noch angenehmer. Zum Glueck hats aber nur heute Abend geregnet und so war der Tag doch gelungen. Aber vieleicht mal wieder ein parr Storys. First "Zeit fuer ein Bier": Ein wenig unterwegs gewesen in Goa unter [View Full Entry]

By larryandrose
November 6th 2009

day 20 Asia » India

goa boat trip
the prison

oh well, last day at goa ... had enough now and was looking forward to moving ... not sure about bombay though but we arrived at our hotel at 3.30pm and to be fair it was right on the beach in juhu where the film stars are all supposed to live ... as the picture show the beach is ok but filthy there beggars everywhere and theremust have been 50 people cooking or serving tea etc .. we went for dinner in bandra which is also a posh area and there were people living in boxes outside the sony centre [View Full Entry]

By jason koster
November 6th 2009

for the experience Asia » India

street scene.

I read a quote once that 'traveleling is only glorious in retrospect'. This, i must say, is pure wisdom. Even as I look back on the past couple weeks I already begin to feel quite fond of my recent experiences. However, not enough time has elasped for the real experiences to transform into some glorious experience. Already I can say that I would not trade the 'experiences' for anything, but I hope I won't forget some of the realities as well. Take my journey from Kinnaur (eastern Himachal Pradesh) to McLeodganj (western h.p.). Kinnaur is a beautiful region set in the [View Full Entry]

By Keep Smiling
November 5th 2009

This place is a secret Asia » India » Kerala » Salim Ali Bird Sanctuary

The Periyar River
...as seen from our dining table

Thattekkad - Wednesday 4 & Thursday 5 November Our driver, with his air-conditioned Tata Indigo car, arrived promptly at 9.00a.m. We’d already had another enjoyable breakfast on the terrace at the Fort House Hotel and paid our bill, so left straight away for our 100kms drive to Thattekkad. It took almost an hour to leave the city of Kochi and emerge onto the less-busy country road. There, greenery surrounded us in the form of rubber plantations, fields of small pineapple plants, and coconut groves. The car would be with us for the next 11 days, as would our 26-year-old driver, [View Full Entry]

By glenaceae
November 5th 2009

Mumbai in the moonlight Asia » India » National Capital Territory » New Delhi

Thursday PM It’s a little hard to know where to begin. I feel like I’ve been gone for weeks. I’m in downtown New Delhi having arrived here this morning by train from Mumbai (Bombay). This whole experience has been a dizzying one to say the least. It’s 6:30 in the evening and I’m in an internet café…more Americans and Europeans here than I’ve seen all day. Every thing went flawlessly until I hit Mumbai. Amtrak was early!!??!! Imagine that. My plane took off early, arrived in Amsterdam early and arrived in Mumbai early. After getting thro [View Full Entry]

By RimplesTravels
November 4th 2009

Hogenakkal/hokenhal Asia » India » Tamil Nadu » Hokenkal

A One day trip to Hogenakkal This one day trip started with us waking up around 6. We used the public transport to get here from Bangalore, Karnataka, India. Tamil Nadu is a neighboring state and it takes about 5 hours to get to hogenakkal by Bus. We caught a bus from silk board to Dharmapuri. They give a 10 minute break at Hosur where you can have breakfast (From one of the stalls)..From Dharmapuri we had to catch a second bus to Hogenakkal. After you pass Pennagram on the way to Hogenakkal, you will find picturesque vall [View Full Entry]

By RickP
November 4th 2009

Back in Delhi Asia » India » National Capital Territory » Delhi

Pollution soweit das Auge reicht
Was hier wie Nebel aussieht ist einfach nur Staub, Dreck und Abgase

Vor ganz genau zwo Tage hab ich die Haelfte meiner Zeit hier erreicht und zwar wieder in Delhi. Nachdem ich drei Tage in Rishikesh verweilte gings wieder nach Delhi um weiter in den Sueden zu fahren oder um in den Osten zu fahren. Entschieden wurde sozusagen spontan vor Ort. Es geht in den Sueden Richtung Goa. Genau der passende Ausgleich nach dem kalten Norden in den warmen Sueden zu fahren. Doch zunaechst zu Delhi. Delhi war beim zweiten Besuch fast genauso stressig wie beim ersten. Aber natuerlich nicht wegen des Jetlags sondern einfach deswegen weil ich jeden Tag irgendwie auf Achse [View Full Entry]

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