http://www.travelblog.org/Asia/India/Maharashtra/Mumbai/ Travel adventures in journals and photos from Asia , India , Maharashtra , Mumbai en-us Tue, 29 Dec 2009 13:51:06 +0000 Tue, 29 Dec 2009 13:51:06 +0000 I have no idea what to expect as my train enters Mumbai. Well actually I have a few ideas. 20 million people sprawl poverty and wealth mishmash of religions colonial architecture the biggest city in mainland Asia. Bollywood with the highest output of films in the world practically side by side with Dharavi the second largest slum in the world. The city of blaring contrasts. An hour past http://www.travelblog.org/Asia/India/Maharashtra/Mumbai/blog-462826.html I arrived in Mumbai after catching the 2 hour train from Nottingham 1 hour underground from London St Pancreas to Heathrow.....killed 5 hours waiting at the airport.....then boarded that 7 hour flight to Muscat Oman on Oman Air. In the process I got country number 33 up.....even if it was not an official visit as never made it oustside the airport. Had a 1.5 hour wait in Muscat then boarded anot http://www.travelblog.org/Asia/India/Maharashtra/Mumbai/blog-460370.html After 1 fantastic month in Africa we set off nervous and excited for our 2 months in India. No more tour groups trucks or guides to ease us through this phase.We landed in mumbai our minds full of recent stories we had heard about how crazy the city is and taxi drivers trying to rip you off and touts trying to trick you. But after exchanging some money and getting a prepaid rickshaw to our hote http://www.travelblog.org/Asia/India/Maharashtra/blog-460083.html So to start off I will say yes we made it to Goa for my birthday after 3 days of traveling not washing and no sleep we got hereBombay was interesting On the train on the way there me and Russ had top sleeper bunks which was above a lady with a small boy of about 2 who cried pretty much the entire 12 hours with the occasional break to sleep which the silence was then filled by mister nutcase http://www.travelblog.org/Asia/India/Maharashtra/Mumbai/blog-458523.html Hi I am conducting a survey to understand the travel related habits and requirements of people in India. As we know traveling has become a significant part of our personal as well as professional life.However we understand that there are a lot of infrastructural and other constraints that tourists generally face here. So please take some time and fill this questionnaire.. To open the survey ple http://www.travelblog.org/Asia/India/Maharashtra/Mumbai/blog-456276.html In Bombay bleibt mir nur noch ein Tag. Ich laufe durch die Stadt und gucke mir die Sehenswuerdigkeiten an und verprasse mein letztes Geld in Cafes. In einem wird mir deutscher Stollen angeboten. Ich soll probieren ob er authentisch schmeckt und muss Tips geben wie sie den Geschmack verbessern koennen. Unterwegs treffe ich Nora. Wir laufen gemeinsam zum Chowpatty Beach um den Sonnenuntergang zu http://www.travelblog.org/Asia/India/Maharashtra/Mumbai/blog-455226.html Mumbai formerly Bombay Saturday 31 October Sunday 1 November If you saw ldquoSlumdog Millionairerdquo and watched the recent terrorist drama unfold here in Mumbai yoursquoll have already seen where we spent this Sunday. As we sipped our 500 Rupee GBP6.50 beers at the luxurious Taj Mahal Hotel on Colabarsquos waterfront it wasnrsquot lost on Lajpal that wersquod just experienc http://www.travelblog.org/Asia/India/Maharashtra/Mumbai/blog-451327.html Dad has left now. For the few days after Kathmandu the two of us lounged around our luxurious hotel room at the Grand Goodwin in Ram Nagar. For one of the days my Dad went to Agra to see the Taj Mahal and Agra Fort while I ordered room service and watched ldquoMortal Kombatrdquo and ldquoGet Me Out of Here Irsquom a Celebrityrdquo reruns on television.We had a great time and more t http://www.travelblog.org/Asia/India/Maharashtra/Mumbai/blog-447775.html Tuesday Oct 20thFinally I got sit down and writehellip Wersquore in the airport and waiting for our plane to Goa. The past couple days in Mumbai were crazy. We left the ashram on Saturday early morning and got on the train to Mumbai. Wersquod booked just regular seats nothing fancy but lots of fun. Its hard to describe but Irsquoll try Picture tons of people trying to get into one car http://www.travelblog.org/Asia/India/Maharashtra/Mumbai/blog-447697.html Today technically was the last day of work prior to my sabbatical... the last official call was with few colleagues... tried to be largely in listen mode on that call... letting go feels good... a happy feeling knowing work is in good hands... Tough to describe the feeling... but yes peace is the closest i word for it...Bought a DSLR finally will get to do some good photography... especially for http://www.travelblog.org/Asia/India/Maharashtra/Mumbai/blog-447017.html Its Diwali night 2009hellip. On my terrace watching the panorama of Mumbai city lights all over firecrackers going offhellip.its beautifulhellip and I ask myself why I am where I am My decision to take a break from work was made in 2007hellip on an evening post many client calls with a drink actually after many drinks I asked myselfhellip ldquowhere do you go from herehellip http://www.travelblog.org/Asia/India/Maharashtra/Mumbai/blog-445952.html Mumbai honestly was uneventful. Unless you count the car ride through the crowded bazaar where my driver locked the doors told me I wasnrsquot allowed to use my camera and then proceeded to repeatedly tell me how unsafe it was. Or the minor car accident we got into after picking up Jared from the airport. Or the inadvertent drive by the slums where Slumdog Millionaire was filmed. So http://www.travelblog.org/Asia/India/Maharashtra/Mumbai/blog-445457.html Intian matkaTss teille hieman matkakuumeen aiheuttamaa teksti reissuun liittyen. MatkavalmistelutRokotukset ja tabletitIntiassa hygieniataso on paljon matalemmalla kuin Suomessa. Tst johtuen siell on huomattavasti enemmn tauteja ja ne levivt helpommin. Tautejen levimist edesauttaa mys veden huonolaatuisuus.Jos ei ole muuta vaihtoehtoa kuin juoda vesijohtovett sit on keitettv vhi http://www.travelblog.org/Asia/India/Maharashtra/Mumbai/blog-444146.html 21279My last week in Mumbai was quite strange. On Monday my rickshaw driver didnrsquot come because it was Id the celebration of the end of Ramadan. The day consists of praying and celebrating with family after a long month of fasting. There was a picture in a Mumbai paper of trains from Sunday literally crawling with people. People on the roof on the side of the train in the tracks ev http://www.travelblog.org/Asia/India/Maharashtra/Mumbai/blog-443793.html Hi EveryoneCan you believe that at this moment I am in India I have to admit to being a bit apprehensive about traveling here. I think I had this image of myself as being mobbed everyday that I stepped on to the street by beggars and touts. Mumbai particularly is famous for its slums and rampant poverty. And I find that homelessness is very pervasive and apparent there even in the tourist pa http://www.travelblog.org/Asia/India/Maharashtra/Mumbai/blog-443698.html This entry is about buying trekking shoes in Mumbai. After I had to dump my hiking shoes at SFO airport due to weight problems I was looking out for good hiking shoes. After searching on google I found three stores that may sell hiking shoes. I wasnt keen on buying Woodland shoes because a They are bulky and weighty b and a couple of guys on my last hike complained about the grip in monsoon. http://www.travelblog.org/Asia/India/Maharashtra/Mumbai/blog-443539.html Mumbai to Shahpur Jain Temple Manas Mandir via BhiwandiShahapur lies on the Mumbai Agra National Highway No.3 and is 90km from Mumbai. Shapur is having a temple called Manas Mandhir which is the Asiarsquos second biggest Jain Temple. http://www.travelblog.org/Asia/India/Maharashtra/Mumbai/blog-442338.html We get to Mumbai fine great to get an upgrade and Dee was pleased to eat his first pie of the trip a breakfast veg curry pie. We find the prepaid taxi booth. We decide to go for a non AC taxi. We step outside the airport the heat and humidity hits us and we are instantly drenched with sweat. Should have gone for the AC taxi The taxi was a skip on wheels and we had to hold on to each other t http://www.travelblog.org/Asia/India/Maharashtra/Mumbai/blog-441937.html It's 2.45am and I've just got myself down onto a bed which my feet hang off the end of. Lonely Planet reckons that some of the rooms in the hotel I'm staying in 'flirt with pokiness' but mine is already having intimate relations... if I try I can just about touch all four walls at once it's stuffy and humid and all I can hear is the continual beeping of car horns.I'm in Mumbai and it's been a http://www.travelblog.org/Asia/India/Maharashtra/Mumbai/blog-440733.html Our friend Tina from Chicago who we met in Delhi moved to Mumbai about a month ago. We had a three day weekend from work so we headed over there to see her and Mumbai. It was our first visit to Mumbai. We loved the place. http://www.travelblog.org/Asia/India/Maharashtra/Mumbai/blog-440600.html