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Offered a teaching today

Hey everyone I was offered a teaching job today after a days work here in Kathmandu preschool.The principal organised a meeting with me to discuss me opening my own school here in Nepal with my Nepalese friend Bandy. I like the sound of coming over here anually to train the teachers. I said I would think about itI had an interesting adventure on the public bus today. They pack you in the bus lik

Goa The beginning of prolonged sweatiness

I took a taxi from Goa airport to Vagator beach. I managed as I often do to choose a taxi driver hell bent on trying to kill me himself and everything else on the road. Drivers in India are in general very very bad and by far the worst I have seen anywhere in the world. I sometimes wonder if anybody here is actually bothered about staying alive perhaps though when you believe in reincarnation

Rough Guide gets in spectacularly wrong Mumbai

After a long hot and arduous 11 hour drive we arrived in Mumbai. We stopped enroute at the only fully fledged western style motorway service station we would stop at in all India. Normally none of us or anyone in their right mind would be excited about stopping at a motorway service station however ub this instance the Indian services gave the group their first opportunity and last for a long t

Bush camping and a whole lot of Caves

We left Udaipur early as always and headed south the next 4 nights would be spent camping 3 of these in the wild. Despite the early start I made sure to get up in time to take a shower as I was all too aware that I would be smelling and feeling pretty savage after 4 days without a shower. We covered a decent distance today crossing from the dry and mostly flat deserts of Rajasthan into the so

Our First Morning

Bill fell asleep instantly but I only slept intermittently...I listed to the cacophony of 45 dogs barking snarling and howling. It got very quiet and then the loud speaker for the Moslem morning prayers started then quiet. Someone REVVED up his mortocycle and took off. Quiet. Then a most familiar ritual...someone coughing up phlegm gagging etc. Another motorcycle revving then a rickshaw

Customs and our first morning

Ahmedabad Customs was a new experience for us. Suddenly half of us seemed to get our luggage at once so we got in one of two lines for customs. Very crowded pushing and shoving after such a long wait.Every single piece of luggage checked and unchecked including purses but not our shoes had to pass through the same scanning machine that our stuff normally has to go through to start our fligh

Ahmedabad Arrival

After 2 hours to wander through the marvelous Dubai International Airport we were DAZZLED It got better though when we arrived in the 6month old Ahmedabad glass structure. Very modern. Then reality set in. We had to wait and wait and wait for our luggage...Apparently three planes landed at nearly the same time and we were convinced that the luggage handlers carried five bags from pane A

The Trip

WOW Flying Emirates Airlines took me back to the way that airlines were decades ago metal flatware menu choise excellent food coide of beverages including white or red wine no charge and very quietly a couple of extra bottles to take with us...Probably 100 movies TV shows news etc. that we could individually select. I wateched an epidsode of Mad Men and saw again BLAZING SADDLES. I had

Day 17 Alleppey

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A Rajasthan Tour Can Stimulate The Artistic Side Of Your Personality

Rajasthan has come to be accepted as one of the most popular tourist destinations. Tourists never seem to have enough of the land of the royal kings. The magic of the colorful Rajasthan showcases its rich culture and heritage wildlife and the spectacular Thar Desert. The artistic handicrafts hold promise to reveal your hidden aesthetic sense. Customized tour itineraries are offered in the form of

A Beautiful Moment with Manali Tours

With the changes in climate humidity also goes up and brings stress and increases tension in the life. Well if same thing is happening with you or if you are looking for a hill stations where you can spend your beautiful time with your family then visit to Manali one of the finest hill station in India. Lovingly called Switzerland in India Manali is speckled with snowladen peaks meandering r

Honeymoon India Variety of attractions that will enthrall you

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Lucknow 'The Food Capital of India' or Hindustan ki Zaika Rajdhani Humara Lucknow

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Uttar Pradesh Bedrock of Buddhism

Once Buddha was in a dejected mood as he did not succeed in his Yogic practices. He did not know where to go and what to do. A village girl noticed his sorrowful face. She approached him and said to him in a polite manner Venerated sir may I bring some food for you It seems you are very hungry. Gautama looked at her and said What is your name my dear sister. The maiden answered Estee

Varanasi paradisiacal burgh

Benaras is older than history older than tradition older even than legend and looks twice as old as all of them put together Mark Twain Varanasi or the erstwhile Benaras is an ancient city in Uttar Pradesh regarded as the oldest living city in India. It is situated on the Banks of the river Ganges and is regarded as a Holy city by the Hindus Jains and the Buddhists. Ghats temples m

The Great Imambara Of Lucknow

The Bara Imamabara is one of the most grandiose and magnificent buildings in Lucknow the capital city of Uttar Pradesh. It was built by Asafuddaulah the Nawab of Lucknow in 1784 and was also called the Asafi Imambara. Its designer was Kifayatullah who is said to be a relative of the architect of the Taj Mahal. It is world famous for its immaculate architecture and still perplexes the modern

Kerala Tourism Interesting and Fascinating

Kerala tourism is globally famous and attracts millions and millions of tourists from all over the world. It is the land of scenic beauty and has so many exciting and inviting tourist places that truly define the real beauty of Kerala tourism.Well if you are much interested in celebrating holidays in the lap of Mother Nature Kerala tourism is surely going to make your dream come true. The state i

Relaxing at Marari Beach

We retreated from the chilly hills of the Western Ghats to the warmth of the coast at a spot called Marari Beach where we are storing up the warmth before we come home to the wintery conditions in the UK. We have spent the last few days of our holiday resting reading and relaxing and I will leave the photographs to set the scene.

IndiaThe Land Of Unity in Diversity Forever Cordial For Tourist

India is one of the most aweinspiriting among countries which stand as one of the most attractive land of diverse features and culture. Whenever people talk about this particular country it is considered to be a country overwhelmed with unity in diversity which makes the world stun of its amazing incredible nature. Today India became the most tourists loved and sought after destinations of the w

Kullu Manali Fabulous Hill Station of Himachal Pradesh

Himachal Pradesh is one of the very famous destinations of north India. People from all over the world visit this lovely state to make their vacations enjoyable. The state is very well known for its natural beauty hill stations valleys lakes waterfalls wildlife shrines etc. All these attractions win the heart of the visitors and compel them to visit again and again. The state is comprises w