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In India…
We have been in India a week shy of two months. 7 weeks in these vast and intense lands, 53 days of experiences and emotions. And make no mistake, every day of life in India is an adventure! Every moment a new stimulation and a new reaction! In the Land of Contrast, our beliefs and [...]
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Vipassana
I awoke suddenly to the sound of an echoing bell and lay slightly confused for a few seconds, we are in different accommodation every few days so i stared upwards at another unfamiliar ceiling and wondered where i might be, but it quickly came back to me. I made the decision just two days before [...]
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Eve-Teasing
Sauntering out of a western-style restaurant in Asi Ghat we were full of good food and night-time cheer. Asi Ghat is the area past the last of a long line of ghats (steps down to the water) that line one side of the river Ganga. The Ganges is considered by many to be the holiest [...]
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AKs and Lee Enfields
New Delhi train station 5.15 am. Scrambling over the sprawling bodies of the sleeping commuters we slip and slide through the animal and human waste that the rains cover everything with. Ja Yeon, our guide (exploiting the imaginary “women’s line”) pushes to the front of the ticket ques and begins yelling at the small Indian guy behind the [...]
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Indian Eating
After travelling in India for about three weeks now, we are only now beginning to get somewhat of a handle on Indian cuisine. Escaping the temptations of the food is much more difficult than one might think. Forcing your body through such constantly changing tastes, textures and, dare I say, composition becomes a daily routine [...]
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The Golden Sikh
I sat back and enjoyed the warm sunlight trailing in the window of the sleeper come converted suburban train, a journey only 2 hours long was a welcome relief after the previous 12 hour sleeper ride. After our first stop some young men got on, with large grins and woolly sweaters they spotted us and [...]
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Western girls in India
It’s tough being a girl in India, especially if you are western, good looking, young and unmarried. Unfortunately for Veralynn she is all of these things, which attracts stares and groups at your men just about everywhere!
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Modern-Day Warriors
“Super Deluxe” were the words written on the side of the run-down, filthy bus standing at the bus station in Udaipur. It was an hour late and required an extra “charge” for taking our bags in the storage compartment (most likely just for the driver’s pocket) but we were guaranteed a seat on the 6-hour journey to [...]
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Drummer-boy
There is a skill possessed by the Indian street-traders to make you feel like you have just got a seriously good deal when they have just completely ripped you off. I would like to think i’m not the easiest mug to fool. I would like to imagine myself as passable at the art of haggling. I would like [...]
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Not Your Religion
Although Hindu’s are very proud of their religion, they also revel in ignorance when it comes to practical things that may hinder them from their faith. The main two that i have a problem with are the cow which i will talk about now, and later the Ganges river that runs through Varanesi. The cow is of course [...]
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