INDIA | Thursday, 2 Aug 2007 | Views [6087]
On Friday night we caught an auto-rickshaw to Choki Dhani on the edge of Jaipur - 300IRs for the driver to take us out there, wait about 3 hours and take us back into town. Choki Dhani is a Rajasthani "tourist village". It gives an experience ... Read more >
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NEPAL | Saturday, 9 Jun 2007 | Views [1118] | Comments [1]
1) You enter the toilet, there is an Asian and a Western toilet and you choose the Asian (squat) toilet. 2) You order chiya (Nepali tea) or chai (Indian tea) and want to add more sugar. 3) You know it is 11 Nepali Rupiah on the local bus from Lakeside ... Read more >
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INDIA | Tuesday, 1 May 2007 | Views [3609] | Comments [2]
On Monday night it was off to Lucknow on the overnight train again in 3AC class - this is all too easy! Got off at 7am Tuesday to find the usual thousands of eager auto-rickshaw drivers wanting to take us to their favourite hotel (where they get commission).... Read more >
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INDIA | Thursday, 26 Apr 2007 | Views [1359] | Comments [3]
We traveled by overnight train to Jaisalmer, a sandstone town very reminiscent of Bible times. The houses have flat rooves and people sleep out on them in summer, as people were doing when we arrived at 6:30 am. On the top of a hill is the fort, ... Read more >
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INDIA | Saturday, 21 Apr 2007 | Views [1251] | Comments [3]
We arrived in Jodphur after travelling on the bus for six hours to the impression of a dusty, dirty, noisy city and that we may not stay long, but our impressions soon changed. Our hotel is in the new part of the city where buildings have sprung up like ... Read more >
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INDIA | Friday, 6 Apr 2007 | Views [606]
Visited the museum today. It has a long Indian name that I don't have with me now. It used to be the Prince of Wales Museum of Western India. There were plenty of statues of various "gods" - I can sight-read Vishnu, Shiva, Ganesh etc in Devanagari ... Read more >
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INDIA | Thursday, 5 Apr 2007 | Views [3886] | Comments [3]
We arrived at Mumbai International Airport on Wednesday night, straight into the sea of taxis and other vehicles - an instant immersion into the traffic. The intersections work just like you have heard: traffic lights flash orange all the time and everyone ... Read more >
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