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Last thoughts

When we flew into Mumbai one of the airhostesses we started talking to told us we were in for a roller coaster ride. As the roller coaster docks returns to the dock, and I have survived a full circuit of India, I have come to reflect on my time in this world of its own. My last day on the...

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Capto on February 25, 2010 from Mumbai, India

from the travel blog: Two months in Limbo

The Taj Mahal

You can’t really visit India with out seeing the wonder that is ‘Taj mahal.’ From Jaipur I hopped on an over night bus to Agra, with help from Girish, of course… I managed to sleep a little…woke up and we’d arrived in the dark around 6am…with hope of catching the sunrise…after waking up...

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willrob on February 24, 2010 from Agra, India

from the travel blog: Rob Williams 'a year in the making'

Beached as!

Sorry about the lack of posting lately, but there's not much I can write about lying on the beach, drinking beer, and generally being lazy. So I thought it'd be best to wait a while and collate my stories. On my last day in Hampi I was sitting with a morning coffee when Ingrid, one of the...

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Capto on February 22, 2010 from Goa, India

from the travel blog: Two months in Limbo

2 Day Train To Jaipur and Jaipur City

The Train back up to Jaipur was a couple of days and as there were no 'Sleeper' tickets available my only option was a first class one...as traveler I've learned that these random set backs or 'problems' are often the best experience's you have and the ones you remember...! as it happened I...

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willrob on February 18, 2010 from Jaipur, India

from the travel blog: Rob Williams 'a year in the making'

Fort Cochin, India

After Hampi, Randal and I left Hospet and headed south to Fort Kochin, Kerla...with a day spent in Bangalore... I found Fort Kochin to be a colourful place with one of the main events for us watching the local fishermen bringing back the days catch...Kerla is an area made up of many small...

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willrob on February 17, 2010 from Cochin, India

from the travel blog: Rob Williams 'a year in the making'

besök i mumbai

Efter ungefär en månad i Pune lämnade vi staden för att åka vidare emot Mumbai och Thane. Vi började med att stanna i Mumbai för att leka turister. Vi besökte fashion street som sålde...allt! Vi besökte en av deras stora byggnadsprojekt, Gateway of India som ligger direkt i hamnen. Ett...

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vildros on February 17, 2010 from Mumbai, India

from the travel blog: Resor i Österled

Next stop...Hampi, India

India continued... Towards the end of my time spent in Goa I met Randal and luckily we we both had some time to travel inland to Hampi in the center of India. We managed to sort our tickets out for the overnight sleeper bus from Margao near Colva. I stayed in Colva for nearly a week...

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willrob on February 16, 2010 from Hampi, India

from the travel blog: Rob Williams 'a year in the making'

en veckas resande

Efter en vecka tillsammans med indiska studenter sa hade vi en gemensam avslutningsceremoni, vi visade upp lite svenska saker, bilder och sjong lite svenska sanger med. De visade upp delar av deras kultur i form av dans och sang. Darefter sa tillbringade vi en vecka med att aka rundor till...

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vildros on February 13, 2010 from Pune, India

from the travel blog: Resor i Österled

Thekkadi ... jungle trecking and backwater crusing

The next day we were excited to get to Thekkady, even despite the six hour drive to get there! The landscape changed from estuaries and rice paddies to rolling hills, coffee, tea, and spice plantations. This region is known for growing just about any spice you can imagine and these spices...

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ECRadventure on February 13, 2010 from Thekkadi, India

from the travel blog: ECRadventure's Travel Blog

Rocks, rice and religion

We survived the bus trip to Hampi without much trouble. We were delayed by 5 hours due to traffic jams, but considering we were afraid for our lives, we were relatively impressed with the trip. On the way we met a Michael and Andrea; Swiss tourists, who are travelling in the same direction and...

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Capto on February 12, 2010 from Hampi, India

from the travel blog: Two months in Limbo

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