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  • Kannur (Cananore) Our arrival in Kannur proved to be one of those fortunate successes that feel so rare these days. After arriving frazzled and exhausted from another train journey, the thought of rising at 4am in search of the mysterious ritualistic theyam Posted by Alzashelza in India | Mar 3, 2008
  • Kerala backwaters Atop our house boat, a constant luxurious breeze, details of the fluffy chest of tiny birds visible from their close-flying proximity. Our pathway is lined with palm trees, leaning eagerly in to greet and bow to our passing. That's because Posted by Alzashelza in India | Mar 3, 2008
  • Fort Cochin, Kerala Fort Cochin is a place which understands tourism and is thriving off it. Aside from the fishermen, working their sail-like chinese fishing nets, Indian daily life is scarce. The wide clean dirt streets are lined with resort style hotels; pristine Posted by Alzashelza in India | Mar 3, 2008
  • Strange tests I was warned. Before I came to India, a Yoga teacher warned me- "You will get ill in India. And when you get ill there you're really ill. No messing about." We had our final exams on Friday- the morning consisted Posted by victoria8 in Three months in India | Mar 2, 2008
  • Delhi Well Delhi has beena massive culture shock for us both. Nothing can prepare you for the pollution that almost chokes you, the constant whiff of urine in the air and the heat. You can Posted by blytonrtw in Round the World Travel | Mar 2, 2008
  • The North-East, Kolkata and then Chennai From Sasan Gir, we went up to Ahmedabad, and from there caught a direct train to Kolkata, clean across the country. In Ahmedabad, a hotel had collapsed near the station, and it was complete chaos. Apparently 15 people had been Posted by monkyhands in Alan & Tilde | Mar 1, 2008
  • Off to Delhi for the train to Haridwar Ok so heres mum getting on the train: Rhys manages another early morning! nasty! This proves what time it was! [img=http://www.travellerspoint.com/photos/140258/img_0437-qpr.j Posted by Rhyseyboy in Indiaaaahhhh | Feb 28, 2008
  • Oberio Hotel in Agra A truly fantastic hotel: Here we are: And the reception: [img=http://www.travellerspoint.com/photos/14 Posted by Rhyseyboy in Indiaaaahhhh | Feb 28, 2008
  • Agra and The Taj Mahal Ok so we arrived in Agra to see the amazing taj mahal! Here we are at the taj: and heres Mum Posted by Rhyseyboy in Indiaaaahhhh | Feb 28, 2008
  • The Taj and the Fort Hello again. When we last left you, we were about to leave via an overnight train to Agra, home of the Taj Mahel. After a perusal of the local shops in the morning, we reached the train station at around Posted by robandal in Rob and Al's Big Ol' Trip | Feb 28, 2008
  • Week three of the Ashram Week three has been the hardest. I still love being in the ashram but the detox is hard. Everyone seems to be going through pretty similar experiences. Its a bit like a Doors song come to life although out here Posted by victoria8 in Three months in India | Feb 27, 2008
  • Understanding India? I wish I could explain simply how life is going here, but for some reason India is not so black and white. I am staying in the village with the kids and commuting every day by scooter to get to Posted by 40K Homer in Projects Smashing Poverty | Feb 27, 2008
  • Coimbatore / Ooty Before we begin, thank you to everyone for the well-wishes. Rest assured we are now healthy enough to happily continue our travels safely... At 4am we rose to the alarm, up and out almost in one step, past our sleeping hosts Posted by Alzashelza in India | Feb 27, 2008
  • The Lake Palace in Udaipur Arriving: Mum on the boat on the way over to the palace What are we heading to? here it is Mr B Posted by Rhyseyboy in Indiaaaahhhh | Feb 26, 2008
  • Dinner in Udaipur and Mum trying on a sari! Posted by Rhyseyboy in Indiaaaahhhh | Feb 26, 2008
  • Rajasthan The trains in Rajasthan were heavily booked so we decided to take a 2 week trip around the state. Rajasthan is India's most colourful state. Its also very dry and has a desert and semi desert like landscape. Water shortages Posted by rachelk27 in Trip of a lifetime! | Feb 25, 2008
  • Delhi We were exhausted when we arrived in Delhi. We were stuck at the airport in Trivandrum for over 4hrs so it was pretty late when we landed. The temperature is much cooler up here compared to the tropical temperatures of the Posted by rachelk27 in Trip of a lifetime! | Feb 25, 2008
  • Kerala - Gods Own Country We needed a good rest after the long train journey from Goa. We arrived in Cochin and got an auto-rickshaw to our guesthouse. We just about managed to squeeze into the rickshaw with our backpacks! The driver didnt have any Posted by rachelk27 in Trip of a lifetime! | Feb 25, 2008
  • 21 February - Varanasi Last night the sunset boat ride - this morning the sunrise one *yawn*!! However it was beautiful. The mist was completely down over the river at the beginning but as the sun rose we could see more and more. The Posted by Jo Hannay in Spirit of India | Feb 23, 2008
  • 20 February - Varanasi Another bus this morning, to Varanasi. This time its a 'deluxe' bus which I guess only means there are no passengers standing in the aisles. Everyone has a seat - although they are narrow and rather uncomfortable for the nearly Posted by Jo Hannay in Spirit of India | Feb 23, 2008
  • Varanasi Hello from Varanasi! Tonight is our last day here, and we're catching the train in a few hours, so thought we'd kill some time by updating the blog once more. Varanasi, although only home to around 1 million people, is Posted by robandal in Rob and Al's Big Ol' Trip | Feb 23, 2008
  • 19 February - Allahabad Another long trip across the country side to Allahabad. Quite a big city - and Karen thinks it might be home to some of the international cricket - so obviously a main city in India! We visited the home of the Posted by Jo Hannay in Spirit of India | Feb 22, 2008
  • 18 February - Chitrakoot Early start this morning as we get a boat ride on the river before we leave. Best time is early in the morning, and we see a kingfisher, an owl and an eagle - as well as scores of other Posted by Jo Hannay in Spirit of India | Feb 22, 2008
  • 17 February - Ken River Wasn't quite sure why we were moving hotels today as Ken River is only 45mins up the road and would have been easily accessible on a day trip - but thats till we got to the lodge. Set back from Posted by Jo Hannay in Spirit of India | Feb 22, 2008
  • 16 February - Khajuraho Jeep ride to Khajuraho today and met up with a local artist who took us to lunch at his house. Throughly delicious as all our home cooked meals have been. Was a smorgasboard of small dishes with dahl, pakora, relish, Posted by Jo Hannay in Spirit of India | Feb 22, 2008
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