I'm lov'n this stuff ! Great to get these blogs it takes me right back to 'the day' . I loved Goa and spent a couple of months there myself (Christmastime '77 ?) Have you seen the statue of St. Francis raising a man from the dead - I'm not even sure it's sdtill there. Anyway enjoy the wild a mega Hindu south. We're all living it vicariously through you so 'keep on truckin... I mean blogging' . Brian et al
Scents & Colours I am living vicariously a wonderful and exotic adventure. Your descriptions are bringing abroad the scents, colours and sights of India.
Cheers et bon voyage, jo xx
Thank you for sharing. I loved reading your descriptions. Thank you. I am dreaming of the swaying palms, white sands, warm water, and tandoori!
Thanks again,
Darren (from Valparaiso IN near Chicago)
We are so happy to read your wondeful tales of the trip. The internet is so great. The smells and tastes waft here to Covey Hill. We will have Aryanna and Robert here on the weekend and will hug them for you XXXXXXXjudi
Can't wait I am in awe of all that you write about. It is as enticing as any travel guide. Keep it up. I grow more excited by the day for this adventure and cultural experience.
look closely If you really find out who those people that were burning things are to stay warm you will be surprised.
They would be sitting all together... the shop owner ,the employee of the shop owner, the sons of both of them ,probably a business man who does not wear suits and does not carry a briefcase or a laptop. And India remains cold for only two months so they don't have the concept of room heating.Those people if you give them a room heater they will say "its suffocating ..lets go out and make a bonfire" It will take ages for you guys to understand India. Don't try it just enjoy without taking too many pictures of the beggers or the mangy dog or the cows . Probably take a few pictures of the IT offices in bangalore or the IIM in Delhi or the students,the campus and the Labs in IIT Kaharagpur or the beautifull mountains of ooty or the kovalam beach in Goa.You will find the snake charmers though.
Happy journey!
Great stuff keep em coming! i am going to use the letters as a weekly lesson on India. Calling it Rich Ex-hippies Return to India... Good stuff Be well. R
Thanks for keeping us informed Who would have thought that you would have been cold!
We have been warm with temps at 12c and the buds out. Frioghtening
Best wishes Rob in DC
This the travel journal of Darla Thompson & John Rousseau of Mount Vernon, Prince Edward Island, Canada. The latest blog here is our 2012 trip to Vietnam and later visits to Hong Kong and Spain. Below that are entries from our three month trip to Italy in 2009. If you scroll down past the Italy entries you will find the entries we wrote on a 3 month trip to India in 2006. The entries are in reverse chronology - first entry is at the end...latest entries are at the top.... full info
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I'm lov'n this stuff !
Great to get these blogs it takes me right back to 'the day' . I loved Goa and spent a couple of months there myself (Christmastime '77 ?) Have you seen the statue of St. Francis raising a man from the dead - I'm not even sure it's sdtill there. Anyway enjoy the wild a mega Hindu south. We're all living it vicariously through you so 'keep on truckin... I mean blogging' . Brian et al