Blogs from Kollam, Kerala, India, Asia - page 3

Volt olyan nap, hogy elbitangoltunk a szigeten elterulo 3 osszefuggo, kokuszpalmak alatt megbuvo halaszfalucskakba setalgatni beachelni, ime a legjobb kepek az ottani elovilagrol. ... read more

December 25: Megerkeztunk Amma Ashramjaba. Egy par dolog arrol, hogy mit is kerestunk itt. 1) Az ashram azt jelenti, a keresok helye. Tehat egy spiritualis fejlodesben erdekelt kozosseg. 2) Tanitonk, Laurino evrol evre egyre tobb idot tolt Itt, Amritapuriban, es csupa jot meselt rola. 3) Sokan Avatarnak, azaz megvilagosult, ( "realizalodott" ) leleknek tartjak ammat, aki a legutobbi megtestesulese utan egy apro tokeletlenseget hagyott magaban, hogy a reinkarnacios folyamatokba visszalephessen, a foldi emberek javara, tanitasara. erdekelt, mi az igazsag ebbol. 4) hallottunk arrol, hogy napiban olel meg tobb tizezer embert, es erdekelt hogy milyen ez, miert kepesek az emberek ennyi idot sorbanallni. Egy kis osszefoglalasa kovetkezik annak, hogy milyen az Ashram elet. 1) Eloszor is azt kell kiemelnem, hogy az ashram egy kis falu, indiai anyagokbol epult hatalmas szallashelyekkel,... read more

Limping down the road in our big metal box, we slammed into Kollam a mere 4 hours later to the (much celebrated) indifference of the rickshaw drivers. Our painfully hot public bus ride squeezed the sweat from our bodies like juice from a grape. We were graced with a bit of in-flight entertain in the form of an injured man (full arm cast) who stole a bundle of bus tickets from the bus conductor, who, when he realized, begun slapping the previously injured man around. The conductor, after further injuring the injured thief, motioned to the driver to stop the bus and subsequently kicked the man off. Our bus continued on and filled with the chatter of onlookers as everyone tried to figure out what just happened. Right then, our arrival in Kollam….Rozy, in her persistent ... read more

We spent a week in Kottayam, hosted by a christian family. We've seen the backwaters but because of the heat and humidity we haven't done so much there... We were invited to perform poi at a little girl's birthday party,that was really nice and just hung out.The sceneries were amazing!... read more

Our journey has been nothing short of amazing and it keeps getting better. Every time we think that we've seen "the most incredible place" we come across another one. The "Backwaters of Kerela" was a very tranquil and serene way to unwind from the hustle and bustle of Kochi. Travelling on the canals we saw a way of life that is totally alien from anything that we've ever experienced. We stayed with a local family in their home. They prepared us a lovely meal and then proudly showed off their area on a twilight boat ride in a 250 year old dugout canoe. The next morning we took a bus up a winding road to the magnificent tea plantations up in the hills. Tea, coffee and numerous spices covered the hills as far as the eye ... read more