http://www.travelblog.org/Bloggers/gypsygirl762/ Travel adventures in journals and photos from gypsygirl762 en-us Thu, 31 Dec 2009 03:40:43 +0000 Thu, 31 Dec 2009 03:40:43 +0000 I am finally home What a wonderful thing to say. I arrived safely Sunday night and spent all Monday unpacking. Now that's a job in a half. http://www.travelblog.org/North-America/United-States/Vermont/blog-354731.html I am done with my safari and now I am headed back to Khajuraho to catch my flight to Delhi. Now I have an extra day here just so I can see the temples that were built over 1000 years ago. These are very unique temples there's none like them anywhere else in India. I have to admit that the temples almost don't make sense to me since India is such a repressed country. It's rare to see men and women http://www.travelblog.org/Asia/India/Madhya-Pradesh/Khajuraho/blog-353621.html It was pretty foggy as the sun rose over the grasslands. I kept thinking to myself how lovely it is to watch the sun rise and hear the birds greeting the morning. It's my last safari in Bandhavgarh. After yesterday's grand tiger show I was wondering if we would see more tigers or if they would lay low this morning. When we met up with our guide he said that there hadn't been any sightings as of ye http://www.travelblog.org/Asia/India/Madhya-Pradesh/Bandhavgarh-NP/blog-353600.html The trip to Bandhavgarh National Park was a long one. I took a 2 hour flight from Delhi to Khajuraho and met up with my driver for a 7 hour ride into the middle of nowhere. By the time I arrived at the Jungle Lodge it was pitch black and so quiet. They gave me masala tea and some cookies which was so nice after such a long trip. I settled into my room which was a cute little cottage. It was lovel http://www.travelblog.org/Asia/India/Madhya-Pradesh/Bandhavgarh-NP/blog-353243.html It was nice to be able to just relax and try to warm up from this morningrsquos jeep ride. I was so cold it took a few hours to defrost. So even though it was warm when we left for our second safari of the day I brought my jacket. Lessened learned. Vivsvat our naturalist said that itrsquos usually rare to see a tiger in the early evening since itrsquos still warm out and the tigers prefe http://www.travelblog.org/Asia/India/Madhya-Pradesh/Bandhavgarh-NP/blog-353225.html ldquoPlease note that while the above mammals are found in the Bandhavgarh National Park their sightings are a matter of chance. We have had guests that have seen most of the mammals while others have seen fewer. Please do not have very high expectations. With high expectations come bigger disappointments so do spend time taking in the sights and sounds of nature and enjoy the forest in its t http://www.travelblog.org/Asia/India/Madhya-Pradesh/Bandhavgarh-NP/blog-352764.html It's funny that I would consider New Delhi my second home but for this moment in time it is familiar and that feels good.We left early this morning by train and it took about 7 hours to finally arrive. The train made a lot of extra stops but the main thing is we got to New Delhi safe and sound.I haven't unpacked because hey I'm flying out in the morning so why bother. Oh boy this will be a very http://www.travelblog.org/Asia/India/National-Capital-Territory/New-Delhi/blog-351852.html I mentioned to Zakari that we should take advantage of our last day in Derhadun and go check out Rishikesh which is only about an hour or two drive away. He agreed and I talked to the school who arrainged for a driver right away. I told Sandeep that we're going to Rishikesh and that he needs to come with us. Especially since he wont have anything to do since his students won't be in class. So aft http://www.travelblog.org/Asia/India/Uttarakhand/Rishikesh/blog-351807.html The flights have been booked and the hotels are reserved. I am going on my long awaited safari. I am so very excited I have been wanting to go on this trip since I first found out I was going to India. For over a month I have been working with a travel agent from a very nice agency who deals with a lot of American clients HRG Sita India. Apparently they have been very busy because the lady Pri http://www.travelblog.org/Asia/India/Uttarakhand/Dehradun/blog-351228.html It is hard to believe that I only have a few days left. I will not say that time has flown by because it hasn't. There have been times that it felt like time stood still or even gone backwards but the rest of the time has moved so quickly. I've met so many interesting and fun people. The memories that I have made here and the stories that I can tell are worth all of the inconveniences. Hey I go http://www.travelblog.org/Asia/India/Uttarakhand/Dehradun/blog-350908.html Just call me Ms MCSE I passed ALL 7 exams. Drinks are on me but you have to find me. http://www.travelblog.org/Asia/India/Uttarakhand/Dehradun/blog-350805.html The only time you don't hear the sound of horns honking is when there is a wedding procession. The reason for this is because the music is so loud it drowns out everything else The hallways at the hotel here just echoed with the music. Mom the pimped out cars with the base booming so loud that you can feel them before they drive past you have nothing on these wedding processions. I was actually http://www.travelblog.org/Asia/India/Uttarakhand/Dehradun/blog-350332.html After a very eventful week I am happyrelieved to say that I passed my 6th exam. YIPPYYes we are Borg. http://www.travelblog.org/Asia/India/Uttarakhand/Dehradun/blog-349297.html It's 645pm Thanksgiving night....I'm starving which is a good thing compared to yesterday when I couldn't keep anything in. Whew So now I am ready to have some turkey and stuffing. We can't forget the mashed potatoes n' gravy cranberries and green bean casserole. Yum. It's not good to be talking about food when you're hungry it's worse than grocery shopping while you're hungry. I have to adm http://www.travelblog.org/Asia/India/Uttarakhand/Dehradun/blog-349066.html Just to let you guys know I am perfectly fine.Mumbia is 700miles south of Delhi and I am over 100 miles north of Delhi. So we are no where close to where the attacks happened. I'm in class now and will call you as soon as I get a chance. No worries. http://www.travelblog.org/Asia/India/Uttarakhand/Dehradun/blog-348949.html A group of us had planned to trek up to Mussoorie for over a week. I have to say that I had a great time even though my lungs were trying to jump out of my chest and head home. Yes I wasnrsquot physically ready for this trek but thatrsquos ok neither was anyone else. We met up at around 630am and started our adventure throughover the mountain to Mussoorie. It took us about 4 hours to get t http://www.travelblog.org/Asia/India/Uttarakhand/Mussoorie/blog-348330.html GREAT I'm out of money.That wouldn't be a problem except I lost my ATM card so now I'm broke. So what do you do when you're in a foreign country and penniless Easy take a deep breath and get a job at a local restaurant. Unfortunately when you can't pay your expenses the hotel can keep your bags. That just stinks The restaurant that I'm working at wont allow you to work in jeans so I had to http://www.travelblog.org/Asia/India/Uttarakhand/Dehradun/blog-347831.html I figured that it was time to show you what I am actually doing over here in Dehradun besides playing tourist. I'm getting my learning onSee here's the proof. PSo far I've learned about DNS and DHCP servers OU's organizational units are like filing cabinets or trash cans GPO's group policy objects tell you what you can or can't do Active Directory Domain Controller and 9 million http://www.travelblog.org/Asia/India/Uttarakhand/Dehradun/blog-347398.html I passed my exam Now I know that I say that I was nervous about whatever exam I was about to take but this one nearly kicked my butt. I was so tempted to walk in to the exam and tell the lady forget it I will take the exam on Monday. Well I changed my mind and now I get to relax. Where is my umbrella drink LOL2 book 2 exams 2 weeks. Thatrsquos all I have left in my course. Irsquom reliev http://www.travelblog.org/Asia/India/Uttarakhand/Dehradun/blog-347186.html When I first arrived in Delhi I had no concept of how much things cost compared to back home. I wasn't sure if R100 was the normal rate for a rickshaw or if I was being taken advantage of. I learned that it all depends on what you are willing to pay and where you want to go. LOL Honestly I am only half kidding on that. But you talk to other people and you quickly learn what the going rate for thin http://www.travelblog.org/Asia/India/Uttarakhand/Dehradun/blog-346526.html