India 2010

a trip by Mahadev Paul

From: February 3rd 2010
Until: ongoing
Left Australia Feb 2 - travelling until March 3 - then report to Delhi India VSO office for 1 month orientation before going to Bhubaneswar Orissa for work with NGO
Trip Length: 3 ½ years
Blog Entries: 60
Photos: 469
Words: 45231
Blog Entries
February 3rd 2010India at last! Phew!Asia
February 8th 2010Why I love India #2 (or a funny thing happened to me on the way to the castle ruins!)Asia
February 18th 2010Kolyat RajasthanAsia
February 18th 2010Deshnoke Rat TempleAsia
February 22nd 2010Bundi - RajasthanAsia
February 26th 2010Pushkar - Paradise Lost? Asia
March 5th 2010Starting the work placement - Delhi 1Asia
March 15th 2010In Country Orientation 1Asia » India » Uttar Pradesh
March 20th 2010Enfield Bullet Fantasy Realisation?Asia » India » National Capital Territory » New Delhi
March 23rd 2010The "Croc" Report # 1Asia » India » National Capital Territory » New Delhi
March 23rd 2010Why I love India # 3- Indian Classical MusicAsia » India » National Capital Territory » New Delhi
April 3rd 2010Orchha - a little side trip!Asia » India » Madhya Pradesh » Orchha
April 7th 2010My new home in OrissaAsia » India » Orissa » Bhubaneswar
April 7th 2010First Day at the IDPR office April 5th 2010Asia » India » Orissa » Bhubaneswar
April 11th 2010Why I love India # 4 - The Indian LassiAsia » India » Orissa
April 14th 2010Did anyone get the number of that truck?Asia » India » Orissa » Bhubaneswar
April 18th 2010My first weeks at IDPRAsia » India » Orissa » Bhubaneswar
April 21st 2010Announcing the new arrival!Asia » India » Orissa » Bhubaneswar
April 24th 2010Surviving on Indian Roads - Tips for the uninitiated! (The real truth behind Indian Traffic rules! Or… How I am learning to stay alive whilst dieing a million deaths) Asia » India » Orissa » Bhubaneswar
May 1st 2010Current Indian Politics and HappeningsAsia » India » Orissa » Bhubaneswar
May 11th 2010The Red Ribbon ExpressAsia » India » Orissa » Bhubaneswar
May 16th 2010Why I love India #5 - VaranasiAsia » India » Orissa » Bhubaneswar
June 1st 2010You can beat the backsheesh system!Asia » India » Orissa » Bhubaneswar
June 1st 2010THE BANNERAsia » India » Orissa » Bhubaneswar
June 1st 2010SEA URCHINS - Bhubaneswar inland (non-sea) Chapter Asia » India » Orissa » Bhubaneswar
June 28th 2010A Hindu wedding with a touch of meaning plusAsia » India » Orissa » Bhubaneswar
June 30th 2010Why I love India # 6 - Mango SeasonAsia » India » Orissa » Bhubaneswar
July 4th 2010Gay Pride Rainbow March - India matures slowlyAsia » India » Orissa » Bhubaneswar
July 15th 2010Why I Love India #7 : the totally random meetings (or: how I spent 6 hours while waiting for my train out of Kolkata)Asia » India » West Bengal » Kolkata
July 17th 2010RATHA JATRA - THE PURI CAR FESTIVAL (or how I learnt to stay alive whilst being crushed by 1 million faith entranced Hindus) Asia » India » Orissa » Puri
August 13th 2010Catching upAsia » India » Orissa » Bhubaneswar
August 15th 2010Ashoka’s Edicts and the Shanti StupaAsia » India » Orissa » Bhubaneswar
September 7th 2010A Bridge too Far?Asia » India » Himachal Pradesh » Spiti Valley
September 22nd 2010Why I love India #8: Mountains - Himachal and LadahkAsia » India » Himachal Pradesh » Kullu
September 23rd 2010Water Boy in the mountainsAsia » India » Himachal Pradesh » Spiti Valley
October 7th 2010Pushkar Revisited: Paradise regained or a momentary reprieve?Asia » India » Rajasthan » Pushkar
October 10th 2010Why I love India #9 - SignageAsia » India » Orissa » Bhubaneswar
October 20th 2010THE CROC REPORT #2Asia
October 22nd 2010Dussehara (Dhurga Festival) in VaranasiAsia » India » Uttar Pradesh » Varanasi
October 26th 2010Why I love India # 10: ShivaAsia » India » Orissa » Bhubaneswar
November 1st 2010A Day in the Life of an Indian Volunteer (or how I learned to love chaos) The challenge of the ChalanAsia » India » Orissa » Bhubaneswar
November 13th 2010Of Chalk and Cheese in the land of CurryAsia » India » Orissa » Bhubaneswar
November 17th 2010THE GREAT HIMALAYAN BIKE ODYSSEYAsia » India » Himachal Pradesh » Kullu
November 29th 2010Easy Riding with JagjitAsia » India » Orissa » Bhubaneswar
December 1st 2010A piece of Tibet in Orissa Asia » India » Orissa » Bhubaneswar
January 3rd 2011Weekend away with the ladsAsia » India » Orissa » Bhubaneswar
February 22nd 2011Back home in BhubaneswarAsia
March 1st 2011The Great South Indian SojournAsia » India » Tamil Nadu » Mamallapuram
March 7th 2011The Inaugural Annual Indian Overload Awards – 2011Asia » India » Orissa » Bhubaneswar
March 28th 2011Why I love India # 11: Odissi DanceAsia » India » Orissa » Bhubaneswar
April 25th 2011Leaving IndiaAsia » India » Orissa » Bhubaneswar
June 5th 2011Catalanian Castells: People power, building from the ground upEurope » Spain » Catalonia » Mataró
June 30th 2011Independent Camino – Across the Basque CountryEurope » Spain » Basque Country » Portugalete
July 20th 2011A week in Switzerland – spoilt silly by good friendsEurope » Switzerland » South-West » Vevey
July 24th 2011Barcelona in The Shadow of the WindEurope » Spain » Catalonia » Barcelona
October 1st 2011Of Mice and MenAsia » India » Himachal Pradesh » Mcleod Ganj
October 29th 2011Treasure in the mountains....RewalsarAsia » India » Himachal Pradesh » Mandi
November 7th 2011The best chai in India by the banks of the GangesAsia » India » Uttarakhand » Rishikesh
November 13th 2011Rishikesh to Katgodam: Up the Ganges and back to the plains. Motorcyle (Enfield) DiariesAsia » India » Uttarakhand » Almora
December 4th 2011A Sadhu has no past: Chetan seeks baba-hoodAsia » India » Uttar Pradesh » Varanasi



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