Silk Route Project Craig and Simon are currently travelling from India to Istanbul with the fantastic support of World Nomads. On behalf of Footprints, World Nomad's charity, they will be visiting of a number of projects along the route to deliver supplies of essential medicines to impoverished children.

Trip: Into India!

There are [7] stories from my trip: Into India!

Gallery: Pakistan

PAKISTAN | Tuesday, 25 Jul 2006 | Photo Gallery

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Boiling on the border

PAKISTAN | Monday, 24 Jul 2006 | Views [1636]

So its time for us to get out of India and of to Pakistan but before we do there is one more pace to visit Amritser the home of the Golden Temple, this place beats the Taj hands down not only is it free to enter (Taj 750 rupees!!!) but there is free ... Read more >

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Ode to Patna

INDIA | Monday, 10 Jul 2006 | Views [2980] | Comments [16]

We recently had pleasure of having a painful overnight stop in Patna, a grimy northern Indian rail hub. We arrived late, got mobbed at the station, were almost run over on the street, attacked by a pack of wild dogs and then were repeatedly told that ... Read more >

Tags: Misadventures

Stone breakers of Siliguri

INDIA | Thursday, 6 Jul 2006 | Views [4366] | Comments [5]

This week we had the opportunity to represent Footprints (World Nomad’s charity) in Siliguri, where we visited 2 communities of Stone breakers: Chenga: pop-2500, no electricity, water, or sewage, the nearest hospital was a 12km WALK (that’s ... Read more >

Tags: doctors, footprints, hospitals & health

High Tea in Darjeeling

INDIA | Friday, 30 Jun 2006 | Views [2894] | Comments [3]

To escape the sweltering heat of the northern Indian plains we have scurried up into the hills to Darjeeling, the quintessential British colonial hill station and home to the worlds finest tea. To get to Darjeeling is an adventure in itself. The road ... Read more >

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Diving into Delhi

INDIA | Wednesday, 21 Jun 2006 | Views [5652] | Comments [30]

India Ahoy! We both arrived at New Delhi Airport with no idea what awaited us. We had heard stories of people outside the airport grabbing at your bags and taxi drivers trying to take you to the wrong hotel. What a relief it was when everything was ... Read more >

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