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mountains, hippies and crossiants!

So the gamble paid off! After an interesting and slightly nerve-racking bus journey to Manali, we arrived a bit late at 12 midday on saturday. We caught the bus, well waited inj the hotel to be picked up, 20mins late, then followed this man to the bus station, stopping at every hotel on the way....

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Clairesj on June 14, 2009 from Manali, India

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Bad climbing, good climbing, new adventures!

I have so much to say, so i need to remember all of it, and i only havea few hours before i am catching a bus to Manali! On arrival to Delhi, we went to a restaurant for dinner and i got what i thought wouldnt be a spicy meal for a change- chinese style ginger chicken- it was the spiciest food...

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Clairesj on June 11, 2009 from Delhi, India

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tourist attractions and fast food

We were ready to leave Mount Abu, i hate to use the word bored, but i think most of us were! it lacked anything to do. the traveling took us a day rather than the predicted 2 days which was good. Jaipur is the pink city, but it didnt seem very pink. I slightly unenthusiastically decided to join...

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Clairesj on June 8, 2009 from Jaipur, India

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Off on the trail again...

I depart early tomorrow morning for another trek across Ladakh, Karnak,and bordering Zanskar. If all goes well, I'll arrive about 200 Miles south of here along the highway where I will hitch a ride to Manali. I should arrive there on June 19th or 20th. We'll be setting off with three ponies,...

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Katy and Mark Lewis on June 7, 2009 from Leh, India

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Ladakh is special (this entry is super long)

This is the first internet access I've had in a week, and I depart the day after tomorrow for another trek through remote mountain wilderness for twelve days. I have a lot to write, and this internet connection is spotty and fairly expensive. So, please excuse this load dumping and any...

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Katy and Mark Lewis on June 6, 2009 from Leh, India

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A couple more highlights from Kashmir

Pahalgam is an old British Hill Station from the days of the Raj (when the British ruled India for 150 years after taking a liking to it when they started the East India Trading Company). The British families involved in government, military, and business in India would come here to escape the...

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Katy and Mark Lewis on June 5, 2009 from Srinagar, India

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Kashmiri Wedding and more from Srinigar

This is my first experience of immersion into a Muslim community. The first of five daily prayers led by the local Imam blares from the loud speakers of the local mosque just after 4am. All of the women have head coverings, and some wear the full-on black cloth that conceals every square inch...

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Katy and Mark Lewis on June 5, 2009 from Srinagar, India

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a long journey!

I should start with my last day in Goa, where i joined half of the group in crashing my scooter. my excuse is that i was following Alberto and Samora on their bike, and a goat was in the road, it was bucking so i was watching it as i went past. when i looked back at the road, i realised that the...

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Clairesj on June 2, 2009 from Goa, India

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photos!!

Its just taken me an hour to upload these photos! but hopefully they will give you a very brief idea of where i have been. Sorry its only of Badami and Hampi, but i borrowed Gareths memory stick and he only came on the trip at the end of Hampi! I will attempt to put more photos up soon!

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Clairesj on May 28, 2009 from Anjuna, India

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sand, sea and luxury

It was sad to leave Badami with so much climbing. I did lots of sport climbing and some trad climbing. we got into a local newspaper in Badami (which we were all given a copy of), its written in the local dialect but there is a picture of us all and i found out which my name is in it! there was...

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Clairesj on May 26, 2009 from Anjuna, India

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