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Markets in Chennai
Blog: Indian Bazaars - 12 February 2011
This is a guest post - a photo essay by Rekha Vijayshankar that focuses on the Bazaar along the beach in Chennai and at Washermenpet in the northern part of the city. Beach Bazaar
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Varkala
Blog: Travel log and tips for budget travel by backpacking, RV (motorhome) and cruising - 12 February 2011
We arrived in Varkala intending staying for 3 or 4 days but it is such a great backpackers area we will stay much longer. We started at Sky Lark Guesthouse . Faith seems to know all the needs of travellers and has free wi-fi, a satellite TV and socialising area on the roof top and use of the kitchen. She is often fully booked and could only squeeze us in for 2 nights so book well ahead if you want to visit. Prices are very reasonable with long stay discounts
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The Teardrop of Agra
Blog: Aerohaveno: A Travel Blog - 11 February 2011
Bengali poet Rabindranath Tagore described the Taj Mahal as "a teardrop on the face of eternity", and his elegant phrasing came irresistibly to mind when I visited the famous Moghul tomb on Wednesday.I arrived near the west gate of the complex before dawn on a chilly morning, dropped off by a tuk-tuk after a ride through scrappy narrow streets, dodging the rare passer-by and stray wandering dogs. Now I had to walk 200 metres or so down a dark laneway past closed restaurants and budget hotels to the gate.
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Photo Essay: A Visit to the Howrah Flower Market in Kolkata
Blog: Girl, Unstoppable - 9 February 2011
I visited three cab drivers before I found one who understood where I wanted to go and knew how to get there. After a short drive, we stopped in front of what appeared to be a slum with people selling random goods in front of it. “This can’t be the right place,” I thought. The [...]
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A Four Day Bengali Wedding: Day 1
Blog: Girl, Unstoppable - 7 February 2011
Turmeric and Mehndi I arrived early to the Oberoi Grand on the first wedding day. While I waited, it finally occurred to me that it was fairly crazy to go halfway around the world to a wedding where I only knew the bride. Nervousness began to creep up in my stomach. After a wait that [...]
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Photo of the Week: Jaisalmer Fort
Blog: Never Ending Voyage - 6 February 2011
Jaisalmer Fort lived up to expectations in India. It’s one of the largest forts in the world but looks like a sand castle. We loved wandering through the maze-like streets and discovering hidden Jain temples.
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INDIA Kerala backwaters trips
Blog: Travel log and tips for budget travel by backpacking, RV (motorhome) and cruising - 6 February 2011
The big attraction of Kerala is to do a backwater trip on a houseboat. We recently visited Alleppey and stayed with a loca
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Delhi: Waiting for The Moment
Blog: Aerohaveno: A Travel Blog - 4 February 2011
New Delhi, India’s capital, is paradoxically both a very walkable city and a difficult place to get around on foot.
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My Two Kolkatas
Blog: Girl, Unstoppable - 3 February 2011
On the first day of the wedding festivities, I walked into the opulent lobby of the Oberoi Grand. Everything about it was truly grand: the chandelier hanging from the ceiling, the flower arrangement in the center, the piano, the amount of space, the way I was greeted by the employees. It was clear that there [...]
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Pic of the Week: Murals at Meenakshi Temple, India
Blog: Solo Traveler - 3 February 2011
This solo traveler in India captured the elaborate murals gracing the walls at Meenakshi Temple in the holy city of Madurai in Tamil Nadu.
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Photo Essay: Scenes from Kolkata
Blog: Girl, Unstoppable - 1 February 2011
In Kolkata, I didn’t have a lot of time to wander and take pictures of the city, so I always tried to have my camera ready to capture everyday moments and sights that I found to be interesting. Most of these pictures were taken in the Sudder Street area or from the backseat of taxi [...]
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INDIA Cochin - ATM and SIM cards
Blog: Travel log and tips for budget travel by backpacking, RV (motorhome) and cruising - 31 January 2011
If you need money on arrival at Cochin International airport there is an ATM. As soon as you leave the arrivals hall there are two different bank booths directly across the road. The maximum we could draw in one transaction was Rs10000 but we could do a second transaction immediately after that. Checking around it seems Airtel have the best phone coverage throughout India.
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Sankey’s Tank in Bangalore
Blog: itinerant - 28 January 2011
The Sankey Tank was built by the Englishman Sankey, in 1882. Englishmen sniggered at it thereafter, saying that its putrid water took the second most English lives in Bangalore. I’m sitting on a bench by the thirty-seven acres of that tank, now cleaned up for a park. A senior citizen has stopped an aged couple. [...]
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Revisiting Thailand and More Adventures for 2011
Blog: Canada's Adventure Couple - 27 January 2011
It is strange being back in Thailand after so long. The last time we were here was 6 years ago when we had decided to take the winter off of work to explore South East Asia. We had already known that we wanted to travel for a living back then, but we had no idea how. So without a plan, we made ourselves unavailable at work thinking our lives would miraculously change and some idea would magically pop up.
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Photo Essay: Exploring the Victoria Memorial in Kolkata
Blog: Girl, Unstoppable - 27 January 2011
The Victoria Memorial is Kolkata’s main attraction. Architecturally, the building draws from both Indian and English aesthetics and it looks like a cross between the Taj Mahal and the White House or the Capitol Building. It’s quite a stunning building and the memorial grounds also include expansive and well-maintained gardens and lawns. Inside the memorial [...]
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You Can Check Out Anytime You Like…
Blog: Girl, Unstoppable - 25 January 2011
I woke up to the sounds of tinny music and movement. With my body seriously confused about what time zone it was in, I hadn’t slept much. But once I regained an awareness of the fact that I’d spent a night at the Hotel Diplomat, I got out of bed and immediately got into a [...]
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Yogi Singh Revisited
Blog: Seat of Our Pants - 19 January 2011
It wasn’t until mid-trip that we actually began to see comments in the comments field of our articles (outside of family members gushing over our happy little distractions). Typically, we would get little heads-ups from other travelers and bloggers, commenting on this or that. One post totally broke that mold – to today’s date it [...] No related posts. Related posts brought to you by Yet Another Related Posts Plugin.
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a Street Bazaar & the CITY
Blog: Indian Bazaars - 19 January 2011
The changing nature of the spaces and the displays in a Street bazaar in India makes it a complex phenomenon that differs from formal retail environments. In a Street Bazaar, there are patterns of human interaction and movement that are generated only to disappear again in a little while, to be created once more in another way. This blogpost includes a film about a simple day in a bazaar in the city of Bangalore.
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How to Buy a Tibetan Thangka in Nepal
Blog: GoBackpacking - 19 January 2011
Thangkas are traditional Tibetan cloth paintings, framed with embroidered silk.---------Join Travel Blog Success today and learn to build a better travel blog.Membership includes 12 lessons, community forum, audio interviews, and a blog.
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Shuddering on Sudder Street
Blog: Girl, Unstoppable - 19 January 2011
Indian expats, like expats from Ghana and many other countries of the global South do not travel lightly when returning to their original countries. Trips home often require bringing back extra suitcases full of goods and gifts for relatives and friends. So after making it through a slow line to clear immigration at the airport [...]
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Lonely Planet Blogsherpas: Toasting Around The Globe
Blog: Oranage Polka Dot - 18 January 2011
Welcome to the 18th blog carnival of the Lonely Planet bloggers from the Blogsherpa program. A few of us will discuss toasting customs we have experienced around the world. See Simi Travel hosted the previous carnival focusing on travel that...
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Hampi Part 1 - A short visit to Daroji Bear Sanctuary
Blog: A Wandering Mind - 16 January 2011
“Amma, there’s a frog on the toilet seat!!” That was Samhith, shouting loud enough for all the birds in the region to fly away in alarm. The cause of the ruckus turned out to be a tiny fellow sitting calmly on the toilet bowl, seemingly unaware of all the chaos he was causing. Much as I love wildlife, I was not in the mood to pick him up, so I suggested flushing him down, a suggestion which was received with severe disdain “Amma, how can you even think of murdering an animal?
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Shantaram – An Epic Adventure in 1980′s Bombay
Blog: GoBackpacking - 12 January 2011
Having been to India, Shantaram brought back many memories.---------Join Travel Blog Success today and learn to build a better travel blog.Membership includes 12 lessons, community forum, audio interviews, and a blog.
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the Western Ghats in their bad hair days
Blog: itinerant - 9 January 2011
I went again to Kadumane Estate Saturday this week, and went up to the high peak to see the mountains of the Western Ghats that surround it. The green I saw during the monsoons two years ago is gone on a good number of these low mountains, and in place of green, sandy dry lemon-grass [...]
