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The final countdown

Monday, April 11th, 2005

Sadly left Rishikesh after saying heartfelt good-byes to my coffee-wallah, thali-wallah, fruit-wallah. Spending weeks in one place certainly gave me more of a sense of the people, the pace and the way of life there. It was also much more peaceful than frantically transiting from town to town every 3 days (my original travel attitude). But my departure is fast approaching now.
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“All these bullshit ideas you must give up”

Wednesday, April 6th, 2005

Hindu philosophy course
A favourite saying of my Hindu philsophy teacher. Another rhetorical question said with a balance of power and humour “you think you understand these things? you know nothing!” The opportunity to attend these classes has been one of the highlights of my trip to India.
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Jesus was a Hindu

Thursday, March 31st, 2005
Ten Fast Facts: Rishikesh Where: Ned Viketan Ashram, Ram Jhula, Rishikesh, Uttranchal, India What: An intensive hatha yoga, meditation, hindu philosophy course, chilling out by the clear waters of the Ganga, meeting interesting and irritating people, learning about and experiencing ayurvedic massage ... [Continue reading this entry]

Sacred cow takes own life

Thursday, March 24th, 2005
Still in Delhi in the days leading up to Holi Festival (26 March) which is a mass anarchistic 'celebration' typified by the whole country saturating each other in paint, indulging in extreme psychadelics, and being allowed to run completely amuck ... [Continue reading this entry]

“And I was green, greener than a hill”

Thursday, March 17th, 2005
I have spent the last week in the state of Rajasthan. After Pushkar we arrived in Jodphur - the blue city - unfortunately any endearing features of the city were completely overshadowed by the amount of harassment we got on ... [Continue reading this entry]

You are full power woman

Thursday, March 10th, 2005
Ten Fast Facts for Pushkar Where: Hotel Natural View, Pushkar, Rajasthan, North West india When: 8 March 05 -> 13 March 05 How: 21-hr train from Varanasi to Jaipur, 4-hr bus from Jaipur to Pushkar Who: travelling with Julia who i met on the ... [Continue reading this entry]

Ten Fast Facts in Varanasi

Saturday, March 5th, 2005
Where: Hotel Temple, Assi Ghat, Varanasi, Uttar Pradesh, india When: 28 Feb 05 - 6 Mar 05 How: Evening train from Siliguri Why: Holy city What: Boat rides along the Ganges river, hindu altars and temples, the ritual of bodies burning, buddhist ... [Continue reading this entry]

Fear makes me thirsty

Tuesday, March 1st, 2005
The short version: having a ball. india is wild, crazy, spiritual, surprising, frustrating, challenging, and bloody hard work! After Darjeeling i got stuck in Siliguri - a busy, uninspiring, transit town - trying to get out as quickly as possible in ... [Continue reading this entry]

You call that a mountain? This is a mountain!

Wednesday, February 23rd, 2005
Yuksam i spent the night in the charming one-street village of Yuksam in a gazebo filled to capacity with French travellers. There appeared to be a curfew at 8pm, enforced by a lone man wandering the street with a piercing whistle. ... [Continue reading this entry]

No Madam, there is no sign

Thursday, February 17th, 2005
i arrived at Kolkata airport in the middle of the night (of course) to a shirty immigration officer who, not satisfied with my listing of 3 well-known centres, demanded details of my complete two-month itinerary. At the baggage carousel, i ... [Continue reading this entry]