INDIA | Saturday, 20 Oct 2007 | Views [609] | Comments [4]
hello all.. greetings from rishikesh's "high bank" - backpacker's hangout extraordinaire (means lots of westerners and places that cater to them.. esp lots of israelis which is the theme here in india). first of all i spoke too soon about ... Read more >
Tags: Food & eating
INDIA | Wednesday, 17 Oct 2007 | Views [591] | Comments [5]
Since i last wrote it's been kind of a blur of sorts.. I took the government bus overnight from manali to shimla. As usual it was scheduled to arrive around 6.30 and got there about 4.30am. and as usual we stopped numerous times.. this time since it ... Read more >
Tags: On the Road
INDIA | Sunday, 14 Oct 2007 | Views [463] | Comments [3]
so this is officially the end of my "chilling out in the mountains" period. tonight im' going to simla by overnight bus (2x2 'reclining' chairs).. after that to rishikesh for who knows how long. maybe i'll run into this kid rahel was telling ... Read more >
Tags: People
INDIA | Thursday, 11 Oct 2007 | Views [1619] | Comments [4]
so i landed here in old manali, and went straight for this gust house mentioned in the lonely planet called apple view orchard. he has a very small two story family-run guest house surrounded by his family-inherited apple trees. very nic guy. adn there's ... Read more >
Tags: Relaxation
INDIA | Wednesday, 10 Oct 2007 | Views [410] | Comments [1]
So we've checked out of the hotel here in Vashisht (myself, Stu and Kirstie - the couple from Birmingham UK) and today they're off to Amritsar via Pathankot and I'm going to stay a few nights across the river in Old Manali. I've a lot of photos to sort ... Read more >
Tags: People
INDIA | Monday, 8 Oct 2007 | Views [387] | Comments [1]
so, i've been to dharamsala and gone again.. perhaps i should change the name of my overall trip from "destination dharamsala".. what do you think.. anyhow i'm here in manali where it's quiet and peaceful (well i'm actually in vashisht.. ... Read more >
Tags: People
INDIA | Saturday, 6 Oct 2007 | Views [479] | Comments [2]
After spending way too long here, i'm off to manali.. everyone says i sound more comfortable here but that's just cuz i've been in the same place for a long time. everyone else i've met here came the other way -> delhi to manali to here and is now ... Read more >
Tags: People
INDIA | Friday, 5 Oct 2007 | Views [563] | Comments [5]
so last time i tried to post here.. i think two days ago, the internet shut down and i had to write out by hand everything i'd written.. so let me write that here and then try to fill in the gaps: "So i got to see the dalai lama up close and personal-... Read more >
Tags: People
INDIA | Monday, 1 Oct 2007 | Views [359] | Comments [7]
so wow this is taking a while.. so i resized some other pictures and will see how long that takes.. but let me know which size is better or if both are visible or what.. the last 5 are resized. much quicker. yay.
Tags: Adventures
INDIA | Monday, 1 Oct 2007 | Views [323] | Comments [2]
so i missed the dalai lama this morning.. i didnt sleep well last night - i was reading (a short history of the world) and wasn't tired, despite not getting much sleep the night before.. then it started raining as if it was just on top of the hotel -... Read more >
Tags: Relaxation
INDIA | Monday, 1 Oct 2007 | Views [690] | Comments [2]
it's sunday night and i have to be at the temple tomorrow at 7.30am so i should probably get to sleep early tonight.. i finally found a faster computer as i tried for half an hour earlier today just to load this website with no luck.. so this one is ... Read more >
Tags: Adventures
INDIA | Saturday, 29 Sep 2007 | Views [560] | Comments [3]
well.. missed a day yesterday of updating ;op let me try to catch up here.. the sufi concert was decent, although not overwhelming.. the singer was too intent on breaking it down for us western tourists, explaining the lyrics (which are always the same ... Read more >
Tags: People
INDIA | Thursday, 27 Sep 2007 | Views [534] | Comments [6]
if there is such a thing in india as plans, mine have changed a bit ;). turns out his holiness will be teaching oct 1st thru 5th at the templedown the road. so i bought myself an FM radio and got passport photos taken and i have to go to the website ... Read more >
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INDIA | Wednesday, 26 Sep 2007 | Views [585] | Comments [3]
so last night was interesting.. over dinner i happened to overhear a conversation - it was a student "interviewing" i guess some sort of religious scholar.. something about the difference between Buddhism and HInduism. he was very interesting, ... Read more >
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INDIA | Tuesday, 25 Sep 2007 | Views [457] | Comments [3]
It figures that the one night i dont take my camera with me, i witness some of the most picture-worthy sights so far.. Last night I went down to the temple around sunset, in time to catch the monks chanting, and then debating in their uniquely impassioned ... Read more >
Tags: Adventures
INDIA | Monday, 24 Sep 2007 | Views [283]
so no luck with this computer and uploading pictures.. try somewhere else next time i guess.. sorry.
Tags: Adventures
INDIA | Monday, 24 Sep 2007 | Views [289] | Comments [3]
so i left the comfort of my nice hotel this morning.. moved into a smaller room with no view, but hot showers on demand and no mildew smell.. and next door to nick's italian restaurant which has a nice restaurant terrace w/ view and seems to be the place ... Read more >
Tags: Mountains
INDIA | Sunday, 23 Sep 2007 | Views [337] | Comments [3]
so today we left at 10 am and didnt get back til about 7. jane and i took a taxi driven tour of the temples and such, so iäm going to post some pictures of all that. i guess i´m a bit exhausted from all that but i think im going to have dinner with ... Read more >
Tags: Sightseeing
INDIA | Saturday, 22 Sep 2007 | Views [310] | Comments [2]
so today i wandered about mcleod ganj, once the rain stopped this a.m. (this keyboard is funky with the symbols so you´ll have to bear with me.. it's especially hard to get used to the apostrophe being where the backslash is on the keyboard.. ) anyhoo.... Read more >
Tags: Adventures
INDIA | Saturday, 22 Sep 2007 | Photo Gallery
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