|
I Don't Believe It! India, S.E. Asia, and beyond |
|
Categories
Recent Entries
* McLeod Ganj
* Varanasi photo's * Shimla. The Himalayen Queen and the Sh**ing Men! * Varanasi * Agra Photo's * Agra and the Taj Mahal. * Jaipur (The Pink City) * Jodhpur Photo's * Jodhpur (The Blue City) * Jaisalmer and Camel Safari photos * Jaisalmer and the Camel Safari * The Delhi - Jaisalmer Express?? * Delhi Photographs * Day2/3/4 in the metropolis * Arrived in Delhi
Archives
|
October 31, 2004McLeod GanjAfter an 8 hour hair raising bus journey through the winding roads of the Himalayas, I arrived before sunset in the tiny Himalayan village of 'McLeod Ganj'. The first half of the bus journey was one of the most testing...Read this update October 30, 2004Varanasi photo'sSunrise over the Ganges Activity and boats at the Ghats, Varanasi. Varanasi Pilgrims at the banks of the Ganges Woman washing sari in Ganges People bathing in the holy (mucky!) water of the Ganges Prayers and meditation on the...Read this update Shimla. The Himalayen Queen and the Sh**ing Men!I stayed a night in a guest house close to New Delhi train station, and had an early rise the following morning to catch the 6.00am Himalayan Queen (I’m learning that no Indian trains depart at sociable hours) heading north...Read this update October 25, 2004VaranasiWith the exception of the desert in Rajasthan, the landscape we have seen so far on our journey has been pretty bland. Generally the land has been fairly barren with the odd patch of arable farm land but nothing that...Read this update October 24, 2004Agra and the Taj Mahal.Agra.. Well what is there to say? Dirty, Polluted, Smelly, Hassle some, Shit-hole! Are a few of the words that spring to mind. This place really is the pits and there is only one good reason for visiting which is...Read this update October 18, 2004Jaipur (The Pink City)Arrived midday in Jaipur, The city that Jamie and I had worked eight year ago. We had made no arrangements for accommodation so i decided to head to the guest house where we had been staying all those years back....Read this update October 17, 2004Jodhpur (The Blue City)We arrived in Jodhpur after another night on the great Indian night train. It was very early (about 5am), and still dark so we decided to have breakfast at the station and wait for daylight before we threw ourselves into...Read this update October 16, 2004Jaisalmer and the Camel SafariWe arrived in Jaisalmer after what seemed like days on the train. We finally negotiated our way through the crowds of rickshaw drivers and managed to get a lift to the fort area of the city in the back of...Read this update October 09, 2004The Delhi - Jaisalmer Express??Express? This word has been used in the very loosest possible way. The journey between Delhi and Jaisalmer is about 1000km.. (To those in the UK, or for that matter the USA, or North Korea that amounts to about 660...Read this update October 08, 2004October 02, 2004Day2/3/4 in the metropolisThis place is nuts... One moment I’m finding my surroundings all highly amusing and good entertainment and the next I’m having to step over families who have no where else to sleep but on the side of the road. It...Read this update October 01, 2004Arrived in DelhiI'm here and in one piece. After what seemed like 24 hours traveling to get here i was greeted with th e hassle of getting through the Indian immigration, the bureaucracy involved in getting money and the full on...Read this update |
Latest Comments
Jane: Well Mark!
You have kept us spellbound for the l... [read]
Katie: What beautiful, fantastic photographs (to go along... [read] Ogg: Hey Cobra I'm enjoying your travelling tales stil... [read] Ogg: Hey Cobra I'm enjoying your travelling tales stil... [read] Ogg: Hey Cobra I'm enjoying your travelling tales stil... [read] Ogg: Hey Cobra I'm enjoying your travelling tales stil... [read] Mark: Nowhere seems to be free from Spam these days.. Wi... [read] Helen (a.k.a sister): You definately made the right choice, I don't know... [read] Jane: That's tremendous news and a relief to us all....t... [read] Mark: Yes.. all is well.. We were lucky. We decided to s... [read] |