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Sightseeing in New Delhi
Published: April 29th 2012Asia » India » National Capital Territory » New Delhi
April 29th 2012
During our last day in India we decided to join a bus sightseeing tour around Delhi. That was a very good idea since we managed to visit quite a large number of sights. Our chatty guide would managed to get us fast through long queues and would gives us a long explanation about the different sights that we visited.... read more
April 29th 2012
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Indien: MTB i Himalaya med Nicky (Nordindien)
Published: May 17th 2012Asia » India » Uttarakhand » Nainital
April 29th 2012
Havde endnu en fantastisk tur i Indien i selskab med min kollega Nicky. Denne gang på Mountainbike i den "lave del af Himalaya" i det Nordlige Indien nær den vestlige grænse til Nepal. Nærmere bestemt i Nainital: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nainital url=http://maps.google.dk/maps?f=q&source=s_q&hl=da&geocode=&abauth=454a834f:WLciwIzMdyLRS9-0EJd-kTysXEY&authuser=0&q=Nainital&aq=&vps=1&ei=KCW1T52xB6WI4gSugomtDg&jsv=413b&sll=55.869147,11.228027&sspn=5.279633,14.238281&vpsrc=1&num=10&abstate=A:actbar-savetohttp://maps.google.dk/maps?f=q&source=s_q&hl=da&geocode=&abauth=454a834f:WLciwIzMdyLRS9-0EJd-kTysXEY&authuser=0&q=Nainital&aq=&vps=1&ei=KCW1T52xB6WI4gSugomtDg&jsv=413b&sll=55.869147,11.228027&sspn=5.279633,14.238281&vpsrc=1&num=10&abstate=A:actbar-saveto Området og befolkningen Nordi... read more
April 28th 2012
Places Visited : Edekkal Caves Jain Temple Chembra Peak Soochimara Waterfall Pookade Lake Banasurasagar Dam Meenmutti Waterfall Kuruva Dweep Distance Covered: > 700 Km After a long wait I got the best conditions for my Wayanad trip particularly a hike to Chembra Peak. I always wanted to do it on my bike and do camping but that doesn’t look like to be possible any more. Lately I have got slip disk problem and hence no more biking for some years and camping has been to prohibited to preserve the area and terrain. Well, all this gave me a new friend my NANO. It looks small for such long and rough journeys but in actual I must say it has much more caliber then people oath it to have. With the route planned we (me and my ... read more
April 28th 2012
Having freshly arrived in India from Switzerland we sought refuge from the busy touristy places high up in the Himalayas. When we realized that Nainital can be as busy as any other tourist hotspot during the Easter holiday, we decided to undertake a two-day trek away from the crowds and noise of the city.... read more
April 28th 2012
After having enjoyed the peacefulness and the cooling wind of the Himalayas, we headed for one of the hallmarks of every Indian trip, the magnificent Taj Mahal in Agra. We took an overnight bus from Nainital directly to Agra and arrived there early in the morning to enjoy the Taj at sunrise.... 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 27th 2012
I split off from my company and am back on the road alone now! I booked a flight back up to delhi (expensive but 6 hours of travelling verses 78...) but wanted to see Kochi first. Unfortunately I didnt factor just how long it would take to get to Kochi from Kumily! So I didnt arrive till 5pm! Still I got to have a nice evening walking round looking at the various sights and also went to a Kathakali performance. This was an interesting experience. Kathakali acting involves very mime-like facial gestures and the actors are very good really. But they don't talk and instead communicate the 'dialogue' with the most long-winded form of sign language ever!! Basically, what could have been conversed in 3-4 mins (with emotion and time to spare) took half an hour ... read more
April 27th 2012
Sometimes, you gotta just run. Get out there. No ‘oh, but it’s too hot, or too cold or too dark or too sunny, or I haven’t got the correct track pants or t-shirt or shorts’ or whatever. Put on your running shoes and just run. No one’s asking you to break some record so stop looking for excuses. Just run till you’re okay with stopping. I hate running. I hate it. I detest it. Me. Me who cancels dates or ‘catch-up’s because ‘I gotta run’. Yeah, it destroys me every time. Time. Time always wins against me when I run. But I don’t run to run. I run to kayak. I run to get to my kayak. I run to get into my kayak. I run only and I mean it when I say ONLY because ... read more
April 27th 2012
I am sitting in a train to Agra, chai vendor has already walked by three times, people are eating a late breakfast and the train is heading towards the South. So Delhi is done for us, at least for this time. Delhi started for Vanya about 7 hours earlier compared to myself, when I still was in a hotel in Bangkok and he was already in Delhi airport. So he is now an expert in all colours and shades of the Indian military and security forces, where to buy food at the airport and where to take a nap. Driving from the airport to the hotel in an overpaid but still cheap taxi was fun, surely noone sticks to the lanes on the road and cars go in 7 rows instead of 5, honking whenever they ... read more
