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INDIA | Saturday, 4 Aug 2007 | Views [1874]
Another day, another fort and palace. This is 10km out of Jaipur on the road to Delhi. We got the bus from in the middle the old town in Jaipur (the main intersection near the Hawa Mahal). The bus is only 7IRs each and it was a modern bus with individual ... Read more >
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INDIA | Friday, 3 Aug 2007 | Views [1646]
On Friday we shared a taxi with a French couple out to Samod. Samod is a town about 45km out of Jaipur. As usual, it has a palace and fort! The palace is also a fancy hotel - 99 euros per night (actually not to bad, Phil was tempted to stay there a night, ... Read more >
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INDIA | Wednesday, 1 Aug 2007 | Views [1251] | Comments [1]
So this is the place you have to go to sometime on a trip to India. We put it off until the end. The buildings are actually impressive, but beware - some of the tourist touts are very sticky. They don't take "no thank you" for an answer. The ... Read more >
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NEPAL | Sunday, 15 Jul 2007 | Views [6625] | Comments [5]
We caught the local bus from Tansen down to Butwal, then changed at the bus park to a Nepalgunj bus with no trouble at all. This time the bus was smaller, so there was no room for goats or potatoes. We got to Nepalgunj without any 'banda' interruptions ... Read more >
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NEPAL | Sunday, 15 Jul 2007 | Views [3440] | Comments [3]
We spent a few days in Tansen, Palpa district. Phil's tummy started feeling off on the bus from Kathmandu. Jenny had the bug a day later. So we ended up having 2 days rest on the hotel toilet after we got there. We stayed at the Srinigar Hotel on top ... Read more >
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NEPAL | Sunday, 8 Jul 2007 | Views [2028]
This is a tree on a cart. It is supposed to be/represent a god. As part of a yearly ceremony it was at Jawalakhel Chowk (intersection) for 4 days and had developed a lean. Somehow it survived the 4 days without toppling. At the end the Prime Minister ... Read more >
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NEPAL | Saturday, 7 Jul 2007 | Views [1808]
We thought we had better do some sightseeing today. This temple is only a couple of kms to the west of the Thamel area in Kathmandu, so it was an easy walk. Not long after we arrived a group of 7 kids latched onto us. We thought they would be after the ... Read more >
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NEPAL | Wednesday, 9 May 2007 | Views [1079] | Comments [2]
Doesn't that sound romantic? Our accomodation for the next three nights was the Bardia Adventure resort, staying in mud wall and thatched roof huts around a large central dining area cum meeting place also with mud walls and high thatched roof and a ... Read more >
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