Trip: Finding Enlightment On A Sabbatical
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INDIA | Tuesday, 10 Apr 2012 | Photo Gallery
Kerala and Trivandrum
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INDIA | Tuesday, 10 Apr 2012 | Views [842]
To further test the idea from my Mumbai money saving expert, I'd book a 2300 train to Mumbai. From there, I'll take a 34 hour train to Trivandrum in Kerala where I'll be spending a few days on Kovalam beach. On the train to Mumbai, I got upgraded ... Read more >
INDIA | Saturday, 31 Mar 2012 | Photo Gallery
The Path to Aurangabad Cave Dwelling
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INDIA | Saturday, 31 Mar 2012 | Views [889]
In Mumbai, I'd bumped into a couple of Scottish girls. As if to show their credentials, they explained some of their money savings tips. An interesting idea is to get an overnight train to the next destination. Effectively saving one night's cost in ... Read more >
Tags: aurangabad, cave, ellora, hot, india, unesco
INDIA | Tuesday, 27 Mar 2012 | Photo Gallery
Show me the way to Mumbai
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INDIA | Tuesday, 27 Mar 2012 | Views [1027]
It's week 7 into my tour and I'm flying from Delhi to Mumbai. It felt pretty good to have flown for a change and avoiding the bus/train station madness that usually followed on arrival. Much prose and poetry has been written about the quality of air ... Read more >
Tags: india, mumbai, unesco
INDIA | Thursday, 22 Mar 2012 | Photo Gallery
Delhi Again
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INDIA | Thursday, 22 Mar 2012 | Views [543]
After a six hour ride from Haridwar. I'm back in Delhi for some R&R before Mumbai, and to see some things I missed first time round. The main thing to do is of course Akshardham Temple. Essentially a shrine for the Swarminarayan Hindu sect, BAPS.... Read more >
INDIA | Monday, 19 Mar 2012 | Photo Gallery
Haridwar
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INDIA | Monday, 19 Mar 2012 | Views [1110]
Haridwar is an important pilgrimage city, known primarily for the evening Aarti at Hari-ki-pauri and it's many temples. Apart from the Aarti, there's actually very little to say about Haridwar. So I've decide to dish out some awards for the temples.... Read more >
Tags: aarti, haridwar, hindu, holy, india, temple
INDIA | Thursday, 15 Mar 2012 | Views [1548]
Got up pretty early this morning to get to Rajaji National Park. The trip would require bus rides to Dehradun, Rishikesh, then Rajaji. This time, keeping my eys shut did not save me from a really bad bout of motion sickness as the bus wound it's way ... Read more >
Tags: india, rajaji national park, safari, wildlife
INDIA | Thursday, 15 Mar 2012 | Photo Gallery
Rajaji National Park
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INDIA | Wednesday, 14 Mar 2012 | Photo Gallery
Mussoorie
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INDIA | Wednesday, 14 Mar 2012 | Views [1230]
Mussoorie, also known as Queen of the Hills is 34km from Dehradun. The bus ride was approximately 1.5 hours and no doubt the views were great. I wouldn't know as I kept my eyes shut all the way to Mussoorie to cope with the winding roads. At an average ... Read more >
Tags: hill, india, mussoorie, protest, station, tibet, tibetan
INDIA | Monday, 12 Mar 2012 | Photo Gallery
Dehradun
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INDIA | Monday, 12 Mar 2012 | Views [1723]
Dehradun is the state capital of Uttarakhand. A city housing many important institutions of the country. Forest Research Institute (FRI), Survey of India, Wildlife Institute and Rashtriya Indian Military Academy (RIMA) are all based here. The RIMA ... Read more >
Tags: buddhist, clock, dehradun, monastery, tibet, tibetan
INDIA | Saturday, 10 Mar 2012 | Photo Gallery
Rishiesh
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INDIA | Saturday, 10 Mar 2012 | Views [1424]
Uttarakhand, a state in Northern Indian is my home for the next two weeks. It's a place populated with many of the holiest cities for Hindus, making it a state with a hotline to <your supreme entity>. Some of the holy cities I'll be visiting ... Read more >
Tags: india, rishikesh, yoga
INDIA | Monday, 5 Mar 2012 | Photo Gallery
Jaipur, Galtaji and Jodhpur
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INDIA | Monday, 5 Mar 2012 | Views [858]
Jodhpur, 300km west of Jaipur and the second biggest city in Rajastan. Also known as the Sun City because of the all year round hot weather and the Blue City for the colour of many of the buildings. The city is on the edge of the Thar Desert. Unsurprisingly, ... Read more >
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