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What is Chai
Blog: Indian Bazaars - 6 January 2012
And, why is the chai so much a part of our lives? In India, we believe that time is cyclic and in the many years we live before we are reborn again, the chai is at the core of our existence. It is the cup of chai (tea) that helps us mark time in our homes, in our streets, in our marketplaces. Every home offers its guest a cup of tea. Every street corner offers its visitors a glass of chai. In the marketplace, the chai creates the social space that people need as an introspection, an interaction or a sharing of experiences.
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Memorial to a loved Pet
Blog: A Wandering Mind - 27 July 2011
I was wandering with Samhith around Gulab Bagh, the huge garden where the Udaipur Zoo is located. We had time to kill before we could catch the bus which would take us back to Mumbai, we had checked out of our room, and Shankar had already flown back the day before.
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Asian Koel
Blog: A Wandering Mind - 12 July 2011
The call of the cuckoo or koel is one of the nicest to hear. The bird itself is not so nice. For one, it is a lazy bird, laying its eggs in another's nest, leaving the other one to care for it unknowingly. Also, the male looks just like a crow, which does nothing to improve its looks! The female looks more beautiful, a combination of brown and white which helps in camouflage. However, this also makes it harder to spot. I have seen koels in our colony, but never close, and certainly not close enough to get a decent photograph.
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Sky Watch Friday - Fateh Sagar Lake, Udaipur
Blog: A Wandering Mind - 24 June 2011
Sunsets are always a wonderful sight, but throw in some water and mountains, and the beauty is immediately multiplied. Here are a series of pics taken at the Fateh Sagar Lake in Udaipur, at different times of the day....
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Rajasthan – a photographic journey – Part 2
Blog: photito's blog - 17 May 2011
We’ve had lots of feedback on the first part of our photographic journey through Rajasthan. As always, we’re delighted to hear from you! It’s nice to know that you’re not too saturated with documentary style photographs to become blazé. Here’s part two as a slideshow And below you’ll find part two as individual images for [...]
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Rajasthan – a photographic journey – Part 1
Blog: photito's blog - 15 May 2011
Going back to our roots. Every now and again we take a Time Out to totally indulge in our passion. And just like fifteen years ago – what fuels our lust for life is travel and photography. Since we started out producing travel articles for the Norwegian press some ten years ago, our family has [...]
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Udaipur city
Blog: Indian Bazaars - 8 April 2011
There are times when you think about how travel has changed you and how places become memories and how every recollection makes beauty rise again to change you one more time. I had just begun to meander that morning by the Pichola Lake wanting to simply walk along the streets of Udaipur city in that light that I had discovered the day before, a light that seemed to belong only to the morning, the light that fell on the Lake Palace, creating most of its charm, the light that let the water dance on the walls of the many pavilions beyond.
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Photo of the Week – Udaipur, India
Blog: Ottsworld - 19 November 2010
Udaipur, India – Whirling Women In honor of the Passports with Purpose Fundraising project, I’ve chosen one of my favorite photos from India this week. A last minute decision to go to the nightly cultural show in Udaipur yielded great photographic results. I arrived late and they sat me right up front, but it was [...]
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A Little Travel Memory…Swirling Skirts and Indian Dancing
Blog: A Little Adrift - A RTW Travelogue - 1 November 2010
Travel Memories: Indian Cultural Dance in Udaipur A local artist I met in Udaipur, India (who essentially proposed marriage a few days later) insisted that I attend this cultural dance. The dancing was gorgeous and this photo so perfectly points out one of my favorite aspects of India – the vibrant colors and ornate decorations. My would-be suitor was waiting for me right after the performance, to ensure that I enjoyed the dancing and music, and we followed it the performance the only way you follow up anything in India – with a ...
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Contemporary Rajasthani Cuisine at Lal Bagh, Udaipur
Blog: WildJunket - 18 August 2010
The atmospheric lakeside city of Udaipur is full of surprises, especially for the first-time traveler in India.
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The World in Black and White: A Photostory
Blog: Canada's Adventure Couple - 6 August 2010
With the advent of digital cameras most people don't really think of photographing in Black and White. Well I think people are missing out. If you look back over time you will see that some of the most striking and evoking photographs were taken in Black and White. It gives images a certain impact. Ansel Adams is a perfect example.
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India’s Romantic Lake City, Udaipur
Blog: WildJunket - 1 August 2010
Said to be the most romantic city in Rajasthan – if not India, Udaipur has won the heart of many, including mine. With a poetic setting around the shores of Lake Picchola, backdropped by gentle rolling hills, it’s easy to see why.
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A Package From India: From Cloth To Sealing Wax
Blog: Quillcards - 28 April 2010
And Now For Something Completely Different The iconic Monty Python’s Flying Circus TV show that aired in the ’60s and ’70s promised viewers towards the beginning of each of its comedy sketches before it set off on its wonderfully crazy path, “And now for something completely different.” I am reminded of this slogan as I try to [...]A Package From India: From Cloth To Sealing Wax is a post from: Quillcards
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Snapshot Sunday: Hot Air Balloon over Udaipur
Blog: Canada's Adventure Couple - 18 April 2010
Think about it! The sun is rising over the most romantic city in India, What better way to see Udaipur than from the basket of a hot air balloon.
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Monkeying Around in Udaipur
Blog: Twenty-Something Travel - 15 April 2010
Last time we heard from Alex Budak he was exploring a temple full of sacred rats in India. He’s returned to share another of his bizarre stories (he seems to attract them). While less horrifying than the last, this one is definitely PG-13: Scarves, rugs, and tea boxes — to be honest I was pretty bored [...]
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Five Things we Liked in India
Blog: Canada's Adventure Couple - 29 March 2010
We spent just shy of three months in India and while it wasn’t our favorite place that we have visited on the planet, there were some bright moments during our time on the subcontinent. Here are the 5 things that we enjoyed in India in order of when they occurred.
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Travels With A Macbook Air In India
Blog: Quillcards - 27 March 2010
Why Take Our Own Computer? With so many cyber-cafes in India, having your own computer is not necessary for general browsing and for emails. However, we wanted to add posts to this blog as we traveled. Because almost all of our blog posts feature photographs, that meant that we needed to be able to upload and work [...]Travels With A Macbook Air In India is a post from: Quillcards No related posts.
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Udaipur, India
Blog: Away We Go! - 28 February 2010
Stepping off the plane from Mumbai we were surprised how different the landscape in Rajastan is from southern India. We’re in the desert now, and the ground is brown and dry, with rolling hills.
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Temples of India and Sri Lanka: A Photostory
Blog: Canada's Adventure Couple - 26 February 2010
We have seen some pretty extraordinary temples in our three months of traveling through India and Sri Lanka. From the Taj Mahal to the summit of Adams Peak, temples are a way of life in these spiritual countries.
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Car Hire in Rajasthan, What Were We Thinking?
Blog: Canada's Adventure Couple - 20 January 2010
Dave and I really can be idiot travelers sometimes. We like to think that we are savvy and know what is going on, but sometimes we can just fall for things way too easily. Here’s the scoop… We like independent travel. We like our own schedule and we don’t like to rush through anything. If we like a place, we may stay for five or six days. If we don’t we will move on.
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Shilpgram Arts Festival in Rajasthan
Blog: Canada's Adventure Couple - 13 January 2010
There is nothing more exciting than coming into a town to find out that you have arrived in time for a yearly festival. How lucky we felt when we heard that in Shilpgram, a mere two kilometres away from Udaipur, there was an arts festival taking place as we speak. Dancers, performers, artists and trades people from all over India have come to Shipgram for a 10 day festival to show off their talents.
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Building a Dream in Udaipur
Blog: Canada's Adventure Couple - 12 January 2010
Hussain has a story, almost 20 years in the making. Hussein is the manager of our guest house here in Udaipur. He has been leasing this property for 9 years and running the guest house while learning all about the hotel business. Years ago, his father bought this piece of land for 40,000 rupees to build a house. He never did build the house, but Hussain has been chipping away at a giant rock by hand etching out his dream hotel.
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The Luck Runs Out
Blog: Passed Ports: images and anecdotes from our travels - 31 December 2009
After our visit to the Taj Mahal, we headed to Udaipur via overnight train. (We decided to skip Jaisalmer, the first stop for many on the Rajasthan loop, based on recommendations from several friends). Udaipur is an architecturally stunning city, beautiful from afar; but, like so much of India, it all falls apart up close. Covered [...]
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Lady in the Land of Kings
Blog: A Lady in London - 7 November 2009
Continued from Lady and the Leopard...Destination #5: GaltaAfter my exciting albeit tiger-less safari in Ranthambore National Park, I headed back to Jaipur for a quick stop in Galta. Galta, a collection of 250-year-old temples, is on the outskirts of Jaipur's city center, and is a peaceful haven from the chaotic Pink City.
