Mumbai- churches

Once again, thanks for all your help on my previous thread.

I have found these churches and am interested in visiting all of them. However, my dad wants to shortlist a bit, and maybe keep it to 3.

I would appreciate if any one can help deciding which are the most picturesque churches to visit- they should be good for photography (yeah I know- which churches aren't). Just going for tourist purposes- not for religious ones. Location is unimportant.

Hers's the list:

• St Thomas Cathedral (Fort)
• Afghan Church (Colaba)
• St Andrew's Church (Bandra)
• St Peter's Church (Bandra)
• St Mary's Basilica (Bandra)
• Don Bosco Church (Matunga)

Driver Colombo - Sigiriya - New Years Day

We are hoping to travel from Colombo to Sigiriya on New Years Day with a car/driver. We are a family of four so will need a larger car. I have been quoted 100 EURO. My feeling is this is too much as I have seen a number of posts saying their drivers were $50 US per day. Does it make a difference if you hire a driver for only one day opposed to a longer time period?

Any suggestions on the best route? We will be heading South to Kandy after Sigiriya so we don't wish to travel via Kandy and its surrounds.
Thanks in advance

Sunderban Islands 24-26th December

Hello fellow travellers. I am going to the Sunderbans 24-26th December 2012 on a small group tour. At this point, I am the only one. Anyone around interested in joining? Leave Kolkata 24th and return 26th.Think it will be a fun and memorable way to spend the 25th! Cheers.

Images of Larkya La

Hi everybody,

For a possible project, I need images of the mountains north and south from Larkya bazar onwards towards Larkya La on the Manaslu Circuit trek.

Anybody with such pictures, please get in touch,

Cheers

Moshe

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Kathmandu to Varanasi ride share??

Hi everyone! This is my first LP post, and I'm not sure if this is proper etiquette...apologies in advance if it's not.

My friend and I are traveling from Kathmandu to Varansi (via Sonauli) on December 5. We'd like to take a jeep or bus from Sonauli to Gorakphur and then hire a private car to Varanasi to avoid that bus/train ride...I've heard/read that it's full of scams and that it takes a long time with all the stops.

Gorakhpur to Varanasi by car should be 3-4 hours vs the 7-10 hours by public transport, and might not be too expensive if we split it. Is anyone traveling during this time?

Thanks!

Sundarbans

We (two of us) will be in Bangladesh for another month and we're keen to do a 3 day tour of the Sundarbans during that time. The only option that Guide Tours has given us is a 4 day tip in mid-December with a cost of 21,700 Tk plus a daily national park fee of 1700 Tk. This makes the total for the trip 28,500Tk....which seems quite expensive, particularly by Bangladeshi standards.
Can anyone let me know if this price is typical or whether there are better options available. I realize that Guide Tours has a very good reputation and can possibly charge a premium for this service.
Any experiences from people who have taken (or who are booked to take) a Sundarbans Tour would be much appreciated.
Kind Regards,
Dan

International Conference on Yoga, Ayurveda, and Spirituality!

Hello fellow travelers! I am a foreigner currently living in Bangalore teaching yoga to NGOs and private sessions. I am helping plan this international yoga, ayurveda, and spirituality conference here in January and am trying to spread the word to as many interested people as possible. The conference will be held on January 2-6 in Bangalore with many renowned speakers, a world peace prayer on January 3rd, and ambassadors from around the world. We are inviting everyone to attend and also looking for international speakers to address topics regarding yoga, ayurveda, and/or spirituality from your own country or background. If you are interested in attending or speaking at this conference, please feel free to contact me for further information!

looking for an inexpensive sitar

Hello,
I will be in Delhi late December 2012 and would like to purchase a low end sitar. Can anyone suggest to me where I may purchase one? I have heard that sitars made of mango wood are considerably cheaper than ones made of teak. I am an amateur musician at best and know realistically, I will probably never learn how to play it. I have always been fascinated with the instrument and would love one to serve as a keep sake of my trip to India. Do you think it possible for me to obtain one for less than 4000 Rs. ?
Any suggestions are much appreciated. Thank you. :-)