http://www.travelblog.org/Asia/India/Uttarakhand/Rishikesh/ Travel adventures in journals and photos from Asia , India , Uttarakhand , Rishikesh en-us Tue, 29 Dec 2009 07:26:40 +0000 Tue, 29 Dec 2009 07:26:40 +0000 Again we'd managed to arrive at a ridiculous hour. Our train didn't actually go to Rishikesh so we had to jump off at neighbouring Haridwar with our Slovakian singleserving friend Peter who served his purpose well by finding us the correct bus at 4am. 30 minutes and a few moments of sheer terror this is supposed to be a 1hr journey later we arrived at Rishikesh finally. But wait the dark http://www.travelblog.org/Asia/India/Uttarakhand/Rishikesh/blog-460101.html I left Shimla by bus and endured a cramped but beautiful 11hour bus ride through the hills and down to the relatively lowlying state of Uttaranchal. I was heading for Rishikesh a small town on the holy Ganga river. Rishikesh is a major pilgrimage site for Hindus being near the source of the Ganga and therefore home to several major temples. It is also known in the west as the place where the http://www.travelblog.org/Asia/India/Uttarakhand/Rishikesh/blog-451102.html Rishikesh YogaWelthaupstadt gelegen am Ganges. Ohne viel darueber zu schreiben was ich hier alles gesehen habe will ich diesmal eine kleine Geschichte erzaehlen. Also vor blabla.. Ca. 6 Km von Rishikesh entfernt liegt ein Wasserfall. welchen ich am zweiten Tag meines Aufenthalts besuchte. Man gelangt ueber einen Recht langen Weg an der Strasse entlang zu einem kleinen Waldweg welcher beginnt st http://www.travelblog.org/Asia/India/Uttarakhand/Rishikesh/blog-449430.html Sorry everyone. I have been home for about 6 weeks now and have been meaning to update my blog but have been sick. Irony that's for sure I travel all around India and don't get sick and once back in Australia get bronchitis and am at present on my fourth course of antibiotics. BuggerLeaving Dharamsala.It was very sad leaving Dharamsala and all the wonderful friends that I had made but it was a http://www.travelblog.org/Asia/India/Uttarakhand/Rishikesh/blog-447657.html Sahasrakshara parame vyoman shivam shantam advaitam chaturtam manyante sa atma sa vigyeyaSwargabhoomi the land of godsUttarkashi is a place that can easily captivate any wanderlust mind with its terraced hills lakes springs waterfalls and a snowline for a perfect backdrop. Uttarkashi is a destination that holds something for everyone. It is a trekkers paradise and a pilgrim's dream come tru http://www.travelblog.org/Asia/India/Uttarakhand/Rishikesh/blog-441385.html Sahasrakshara parame vyoman shivam shantam advaitam chaturtam manyante sa atma sa vigyeyaSwargabhoomi the land of godsUttarkashi is a place that can easily captivate any wanderlust mind with its terraced hills lakes springs waterfalls and a snowline for a perfect backdrop. Uttarkashi is a destination that holds something for everyone. It is a trekkers paradise and a pilgrim's dream come tru http://www.travelblog.org/Asia/India/Uttarakhand/Rishikesh/blog-441382.html Despues de los cursos de Yoga en Rajpur me fui a Rishikesh donde tambien estaban amigos de mi casa en Rajpur y de ahi fui a Gangotri q es una de as principales peregrinaciones q hacen los hindues. El Ganges es el rio mas sagrado q tienen es tambien un Dios para ellos y Gangotri es un pueblo q tiene un templo el templo mas cercano a donde nace el Ganges. http://www.travelblog.org/Asia/India/Uttarakhand/Rishikesh/blog-438700.html Good DayFollowing on our journey from Delhi we arrived at Haridhwar at 1600 hours about 8.5 hours by car. On arrival we checked in at the Sun Hotel about half a kilometre from the River Ganges. Haridhwar is at the base of the Shiwalk hills is a town of templesghats and ashrams.Its location at the point where the Ganges leaves the Himalayas to begin its journey across the plains makes it a parti http://www.travelblog.org/Asia/India/Uttarakhand/Rishikesh/blog-434025.html Himalaya Hyperlink is available to offer customized tailormade solutions to help plan your vacation. The organization is much more than customer service representatives or travel agents. It has experts on the ins and outs of all the destinations and activities offered on our site. The experts team helps you choose the vacation that best meets your needs and Budget answer any questions you may h http://www.travelblog.org/Asia/India/Uttarakhand/Rishikesh/blog-432647.html Another blog entry within 2 weeks of another it cant be true. After Pushkar Meredith and i made our way to Agra and the great Taj Mahal. The train from Ajmer to Agra is a story in itself as it left at 4am and we had to make our way to Ajmer from Pushkar half an hour to catch the train. We booked a cab with our hotel for 3am it was on time thankfully and then got to the train station jus http://www.travelblog.org/Asia/India/Uttarakhand/Rishikesh/blog-432025.html hellip SPIRITUAL WALK IN THE HIMALAYASFrom 25th September to 10th October 2009A two week 200 km spiritual walk in the Himalayas to the source of the river Ganga Gomuk and a beautiful trek along the old pilgrimage route from Gangotri to Kedarnath. This Spiritual Walk is being organised by the Buddha SmilesIndia from 25th September to 10th October 2009This journey will combine travel by busc http://www.travelblog.org/Asia/India/Uttarakhand/Rishikesh/blog-418895.html RISHIKESHThe train to Rishikesh from Varanasi was an extra long journey. It seemed to take forever We were on the train for 22 hours but despite this it was really quite pleasant and in our berth there were a number of young people. They were really friendly and we had a good banter about the cricket although whilst we were on the train England beat India at Old Trafford From the train http://www.travelblog.org/Asia/India/Uttarakhand/Rishikesh/blog-415701.html Today after a refreshing early morning walk at a park near our guesthouse and a lovely breakfast of toast and eggs we set off for Rishikesh 22 km away. The temperature at 10 a.m. was a blazing 40 degrees celsius... and during the day went up to around 45 degrees celsius... so sunscreen and capsreally came in good use The Garhwal Mandal Vikas Nigam Limited GMVNL had a tourist help centre nea http://www.travelblog.org/Asia/India/Uttarakhand/Rishikesh/blog-409794.html Please imagine yourself waking up tomorrow in the international airport of New Delhi India. If your anything like me your used to at least having the availability of such comforts as air conditioning seatbelts and being able to understand what the hell everybody around you is saying. Well all of the sudden all that good stuff is gone. You are in a different world now. You really start to r http://www.travelblog.org/Asia/India/Uttarakhand/Rishikesh/blog-404550.html New Age.Sounds pretty good yoursquove got to admit.A damn site better than old age at any rate.Two words just six letters promising to banish all past woes and conjure thoughts of inspiration the dawn of a fresh era as if everything gone before was fallacy soon to be cast out summoning in a new epoch of understanding.The truth is unfortunately that anything with New in the title is not http://www.travelblog.org/Asia/India/Uttarakhand/Rishikesh/blog-395778.html Viimeksi kun puhuin kehityksesta ja siita kuinka lannesta omaksutaan vain paheellisia asioita ja sellaista mika ei mielestani alkuunkaan toimi intialaisessa kulttuurissa jai mainitsematta eras hyva esimerkki. Hyvin asiaa valoittava esimerkki on western toilet vastaan indian toilet. Tosi monessa paikassa nakee lantisen mallisia vessoja ponttoineen joita intialaiset eivat osaa kayttaa. Mie http://www.travelblog.org/Asia/India/Uttarakhand/Rishikesh/blog-390961.html Kallen tietokoneen nayton paalla istuu valtava reilu 10 senttinen heinasirkka. Viime aikoina olemme taas tormailleet eksoottisiin otuksiin. Viimeisena iltana Mcleod Ganjissa jain yksin vahaksi aikaa huoneeseemme kun Kalle lahti kirjakauppaan.Yhtakkia kuulin sahkoista sarinaa ja nain valopisteiden hehkuvan tuolimme alla. Kyse oli madosta joka nousi pystyasentoon saristen ja sen silmat vilkkuivat. http://www.travelblog.org/Asia/India/Uttarakhand/Rishikesh/blog-390578.html We spent a few days milling around Kathmandu. We spent a considerable amount of time wandering around Thamel with its narrow streets which are accompanied by a 247 traffic jam of motorbikes taxis rickshaws bicycles touts trekking rafting and every other adventures sport they think you could possibly be interested in tiger balm and fiddle peddlers and of course cows....We did make a point http://www.travelblog.org/Asia/India/Uttarakhand/Rishikesh/blog-390552.html Aurovalley Ashram Rishidwar March 22 2009Itrsquos my last day for now at Aurovalley Ashram and I am sitting on the marble terrace in front of my room listening to John Lennon on my iPod singing ldquoimagine therersquos no heavenrdquo and I canrsquot because I have found it. Parrots are flying in the trees in front of me one of the beautiful young Indian women who lives and works h http://www.travelblog.org/Asia/India/Uttarakhand/Rishikesh/blog-384568.html Ananda Prakash Yoga Ashram RishkeshAshram life is not for everyone but it sure suits me. I love the quiet focus on introspection increasing awareness and various other healthy pursuits. The people are kind and thoughtful the food is delicious and healthy therersquos lots of time to just BE and of course therersquos yoga At Ananda Prakash Yoga Ashram in Rishikesh the day starts at 6 a.m. http://www.travelblog.org/Asia/India/Uttarakhand/Rishikesh/blog-382713.html