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Asia » India » Chattisgarh » Tattapani October 27th 2005

Walked 5km to the Shiva cave. Took the wrong path and interrupted a monkey asleep on a rock. Walked on and found a great spot overlooking the river, decided to top up my tan. Got on the right track and walked through a slow-moving village. The people in Tattapani don’t do much work. Last 2km of the walk was on a cliff-side road overlooking the river, very quiet except the occasional jeep and trucks that had psychedelic paint work and the slogan "beep now". Walked to the cave through a forest, found a concret seat so caught up on some sleep. Cave was not as inspiring as the walk, sat near the shrine and admired the waterfall. Took a bathe in the spring water with AD and played guitar with a Spanish guy who had an ... read more

Asia » India » Chattisgarh » Tattapani October 26th 2005

Tattapani is known for its hot sulphurous springs. It is in a lush green valley, a huge river flows through the centre of the village. Journey took 2 hours, met a civil engineer on the bus. Hard work but very funny, "whats your Dads name?", "Malcolm", "An ENGINEER!!!" etc Checked into the Spring View Hotel which is on the edge of the river. Very friendly staff, room is basic but the sound of the river makes up for it. Walked into the quiet village. Met an Indian man who works in Shimla as a civil engineer - that’s two today, he used to be a policeman. Invited me into his home and we drank tea and ate biscuits, it was his 44th birthday. A lemon tree with lemons the size of apples was growing in his ... read more




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