Nov 18, 2009 - Thrilling and Fun-filled GOA

An enormously popular destination for tourists from all over the world is Goa. ... Goa has invoked many holiday hoppers with its large number of beaches. ... Goa has been proved to be one of the best places to experience thrill of the surf with rush of excitement. ... Goa is an idyllic destination to realize the real Jump to full entry

Nov 18, 2009 - Pondicherry/Mamallapurum/Hyderabad/Bidar

Got into Hyderabad just before 6am, staggered to the nearest GH and had a hot shower and a nice lie down. ... Went to the hospital in Hyderabad where he was prescribed antibiotics. ... Then on to Laad Bazaar and Charminar (1591), a spectacular monument to the founding of Hyderabad. ...

Nov 18, 2009 - Corbett Park, Jim Corbett National Park

Jim Corbett National Park is the first wildlife reserve of India.Jim Corbett National Park is the first wildlife reserve of India....

Nov 17, 2009 - Tempel trance

Madurai's temple complex is a truly magnificent place and the town around it has all the charms one might dream of in Southern India. ... The Madurai temple honoring Shiva's union with Parvati dates back to the XIIIth century. ... Many a hand has therefore touched its walls and its statues; many a breath of devotion has thereby been exchanged.Madurai's temple complex is a truly magnificent place and the town around it has all the charms one might dream of in Southern India. ... The Madurai temple honoring Shiva's union with Parvati dates back to the XIIIth century. ... Many a hand has therefore touched its walls and its statues; many a breath of devotion has thereby been exchanged....

Nov 17, 2009 - Chennai

Hello from ("Where are we again???" -Karolina) . Chennai!!!! So, where were we. ... We spent two more days on the beach and playing Yaniv with Claire, Amy and Paul, before leaving to Chennai, to catch a flight to Calcutta tomorrow. ... In Calcutta we'll start celebrating our birthday weeks in style (our birthdays are two weeks apart).Hello from ("Where are we again???" -Karolina) . Chennai!!!! So, where were we. ... We spent two more days on the beach and playing Yaniv with Claire, Amy and Paul, before leaving to Chennai, to catch a flight to Calcutta tomorrow. ... In Calcutta we'll start celebrating our birthday weeks in style (our birthdays are two weeks apart)....

Nov 15, 2009 - Chennai

We bravely undertook the longest train journey yet (over twenty hours) to Chennai where we planned to meet up with our friend, Mary Kay (John worked with her at CHOP). ... Mary Kay worked in Chennai last summer (we can't imagine how hot that would have been since it's winter now and more than balmy)! She is here lecturing on cochlear implants at numerous conferences around India. ... 5 hour flight? I guess that's why the flight had been so much cheaper! Anyway, a few "bonus" days in Chennai never hurt anyone. ...

Nov 15, 2009 - Three Seas

And that brought me down to Kanyakumari. ... The town of Kanyakumari itself has a rather oppressing feeling to it, and I look forward to continue my travels tonight. ... Kanyakumari is a small town with little traffic so it isn’t the usual noises and degrees of pollution that makes it hard to breathe here. ... Kanyakumari especially attracts Indian tourist buses. ... What makes Kanyakumari really famous is its sunrises and sunsets. ...

Nov 12, 2009 - Puri

Puri is a smallish (~160 thousand residents) seaside resort town that is also a popular Hindu pilgrimage site. ... We found a nice, clean guesthouse and spent several days here relaxing.Puri is a smallish (~160 thousand residents) seaside resort town that is also a popular Hindu pilgrimage site. ... We found a nice, clean guesthouse and spent several days here relaxing....

Nov 11, 2009 - Adios India =(

FER: Well after a month and a half the India part of our trip is over.FER: Well after a month and a half the India part of our trip is over....

Nov 10, 2009 - Madras Monsoon

I just had a long entry that I had written erased and disappeared from the computer before I had time to click save or send, so here I am starting over again. It is raining in Chennai (old Madras). ... A strong powerful monsoon rain that takes over the city and completely or partially floods streets and alleyways.I just had a long entry that I had written erased and disappeared from the computer before I had time to click save or send, so here I am starting over again. It is raining in Chennai (old Madras). ... A strong powerful monsoon rain that takes over the city and completely or partially floods streets and alleyways....

Nov 10, 2009 - Kochi

A speedy hello from Kochi, Kerala, God's Own Country as they say in the advertisements. ... We have been drenched since we arrived this morning - the monsoon seems to think it needs to introduce itself to us, although we are way past the normal monsoon season.A speedy hello from Kochi, Kerala, God's Own Country as they say in the advertisements. ... We have been drenched since we arrived this morning - the monsoon seems to think it needs to introduce itself to us, although we are way past the normal monsoon season....

Nov 9, 2009 - Week One!

Hi Everyone! Wow - what a week! We arrived in Delhi safe and sound last Tuesday - it is mad! It is very difficult to try and explain what this place is like. But eventually have settled in! And haven't lost anything except a bit of our time in the process I hasten to add! We headed up to the city of Amritsar for a couple of days and saw the Golden Temple (the holiest Sikh temple) which was beautiful and got to see the border ceremony at the Pakistan/India border which was absolutely brilliant - imagine a stadium with gates in the middle, the crowd roaring, the gates opened and then the tallest soldiers you have ever seen dressed (I think there's a minimum height of 6'5'')in all their regalia doing this bizarre agressive mating style ritual at each other! Was well worth the trip. ... We've met some really lovely people along the way and the general consensus has been that North India is really hard work! It can be quite difficult to get where you want to go, there is a lot of hassling of westerners (I'd say 99.Hi Everyone! Wow - what a week! We arrived in Delhi safe and sound last Tuesday - it is mad! It is very difficult to try and explain what this place is like. But eventually have settled in! And haven't lost anything except a bit of our time in the process I hasten to add! We headed up to the city of Amritsar for a couple of days and saw the Golden Temple (the holiest Sikh temple) which was beautiful and got to see the border ceremony at the Pakistan/India border which was absolutely brilliant - imagine a stadium with gates in the middle, the crowd roaring, the gates opened and then the tallest soldiers you have ever seen dressed (I think there's a minimum height of 6'5'')in all their regalia doing this bizarre agressive mating style ritual at each other! Was well worth the trip. ... We've met some really lovely people along the way and the general consensus has been that North India is really hard work! It can be quite difficult to get where you want to go, there is a lot of hassling of westerners (I'd say 99....