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it aint about lucky charms

snapshot: Its India auspicious Below I have compiled a very incomplete list of the many auspicions and inauspicions here in the jewel of the crown. -Coal eyeliner on babies wards off the evil eye and the ill-will of those jealous of their beauty and vitality. Worth the charcoal...

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Drie on April 1, 2008 from Jodhpur, India

from the travel blog: Adventures in Hindustan

weekly schedule in India...when youre a glutin

hello, Welcome to my weekly schedule highlights: Monday: First day back at 'work.' Send off a few emails and take a few administrative details into account. Sit in the one air conditioned room in the blind school and discuss dating habits in US and India with our Indian friend. Then its...

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Drie on March 31, 2008 from Jodhpur, India

from the travel blog: Adventures in Hindustan

Krishna manifests himself in mysterious ways...there's a pool involved

Snapshot: the road from hell to heaven has a pool at the end Hello all, I am glad to report that my Indian adventure has turned rather from a sordid affair to summer breeze. I am now established at the blind school: my new NGO internship begins. And while the school itself has no projects...

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Drie on March 27, 2008 from Jodhpur, India

from the travel blog: Adventures in Hindustan

Tigers!

Sooo... From Varanasi and holy water to Corbett national park for some tigersafari! The town close to The nationalpark is a dusty noninteresting place, so the first thing we did when arriving at 0500 in the morning was getting a hotel and some nice sleep. Once that task was finished(after...

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agnesola on March 22, 2008 from Ramnagar, India

from the travel blog: Baby and Baby's around the world travel...

Holi cow! (last pun I promise)

Holi Holiday, What a holiday! I told you about preparation for the big event in the country. Preparation in the city was a bit more active and a bit less productive. Two days before the big day, the street bizaars were chalk full of stands selling heaps of colored powder in bags, small...

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Drie on March 22, 2008 from Jodhpur, India

from the travel blog: Adventures in Hindustan

Holi festival

3/20/08 Sanpshot: Holi Smoke! The Hindu holiday Holi is this weekend. It’s the second biggest (if your interested the first is Dewalli) holiday in India and celebrates the coming of Spring (the mean Spring taken with a grain of salt since it could more accurately mean the coming of...

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Drie on March 20, 2008 from Jodhpur, India

from the travel blog: Adventures in Hindustan

can you take the heat

3/19/08 Snapshot: Can you take the heat? I think we are finally coming to understand what is Indian heat. The last couple days each prove hotter than the last. Mornings remain cool, a tribute of the desert that when the sun disappears the sand releases the heat with only a quick...

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Drie on March 19, 2008 from Jodhpur, India

from the travel blog: Adventures in Hindustan

Varanasi! Acha!

okokok! After the most famous monument in all of India we go to another famous place and probably the most sacred For all the hindus! Varanasi, where many devout hindu pilgrims come to bathe in the Ganges! and wash away their sins! We had already booked our train to leave Varanasi 2 days...

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agnesola on March 17, 2008 from Varanasi, India

from the travel blog: Baby and Baby's around the world travel...

TAJ MAHAL.... beauty in the world!!!

Hello! There we are... When you ask someone about India, they can tell you probably a lot of things... from saris to Hindouism to ganges and spirituality... But one thing that everyone knows about India, is that the most famous building there is the Taj Mahal! So we arrived in Agra from...

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agnesola on March 15, 2008 from Agra, India

from the travel blog: Baby and Baby's around the world travel...

next edition

So all you waiting with baited breath...things are better now. We figured out a project and more importantly spent three days in the city. But back to the wilderness again for the week because we ben to a town (for dad's benefit). So to found out how this all occured your gonna have to wait...

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Drie on March 15, 2008 from Jodhpur, India

from the travel blog: Adventures in Hindustan

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