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His Holiness The Dalai Lama

Posted on October 18, 2013 by Steven Moore | 0 Comments

Anybody that knows anything about me will know that I’m not a very spiritual person, or at least in the traditional sense of the word. I’m a strong willed atheist, I don’t believe in horoscopes and the zodiac, Feng Shui is another name for good taste and even yoga hurts just to watch. If asked about my spirituality I might…

By Local Bus into the Himalayas

Posted on May 11, 2013 by sebasbuchner | 1 Comments

Featured writer: Sebastian Buchner The gods, so it is said, would not journey by bus in India. They would also not journey by train, plane or hired jeep. Their being able to traverse the country with a step or two, while leaving footprints, seas and rivers everywhere means that such modes of transport are for us mere mortals. I wanted to…

A Desert Camel Safari in Jaisalmer, India

Posted on May 10, 2013 by jessicajhill | 3 Comments

Featured writer: Miss Adventure I mount my sitting camel like a horse, unsure of what to expect from the two-day ride through India’s largest desert. Once on, our guide pulls my camel’s rope – which is connected to his nose ring through both nostrils – and he stands, back feet first, causing my back to arch in a provocative way…

Five Tips to Surviving India

Posted on February 24, 2013 by laurened | 1 Comments

Featured writer: Lauren Edwards Before setting off on my journey to India, I had done very little research to where I was going, and what to expect. In a lot of ways, this was a good thing, because if I had known I was landing in a country that alone holds one sixth of the worlds population this might have…

Walking Tour of South Mumbai: From Churchgate to Gateway of India

Posted on December 12, 2012 by vipula | 0 Comments

Featured writer: Vipula Gupta Once you get over the shock of crowds, the humidity and the tangy sea breeze mixed with the smell of dead fish and sewage that permeates this megapolis, it is easier to open your mind to what Mumbai offers. To make sense of this vast throbbing mass of life you have to get to know it…

The Long Ride from Kolkata to Kodaikanal

Posted on November 8, 2012 by amcalonder | 0 Comments

Featured writer: Angela Calonder As you can imagine, trains tend to exemplify many aspects of the Indian experience. You know; the bad air, the smells, the noise, the close quarters, the less-than-hygienic standards. But there’s also the personal, the humanistic, side of things. The man pacing the aisles shouting (and selling), “Chai!” The family sharing your berth whose 7-year-old daughter is…

How to “Expelhi Delhi Belhi”…

Posted on October 21, 2012 by Lakshmi | 0 Comments

Featured writer: Lakshmi Keeping Healthy In India… There are lots of ways for the happy traveller to keep healthy in India. Here are a few tips: ONLY drink BOTTLED water at ALL times! I even clean my teeth in it! Don’t order drinks with ice…the water that made the cubes may not be bottled water. A coconut a day keeps…

Camping at a High Altitude Lake!

Posted on October 5, 2012 by deepa | 4 Comments

Featured writer: perceptionsofareluctanthomemaker The word ‘Camping’ brings to mind images of a warm crackling campfire, roasting marshmallows and scary stories. But there was none of this at our camp, ‘Pangong Serai’ at the Pangong Lake, situated in the Himalayas at an altitude of 14,000 ft. Our journey to this exquisite lake, a 6 hour drive from Leh, was a difficult,…

The Scottish Coffee Town of India

Posted on October 4, 2012 by rhohitinani | 0 Comments

Featured writer: Rohit Inani There was a fuss at the main city bus terminal that is located in the vicinity of our vision from the fuzzier city Railway station. There were people boarding the red buses. There were people watching them board the red buses; some boarded the already crowded and cheaper white buses. There were people watching them board the…

The Mountain and the City

Posted on August 25, 2012 by rhohitinani | 6 Comments

Featured writer: Rohit Inani We reached a remote mountainside after a week of hiking the steep Kedarkanth peak during the summer of May two years ago, but the memory of this hike is still afresh. It was a chilly sunset evening of a frigid overcast day when the sun dipped issef behind the mountains. We stood near the edge of an unending land,…