India

The Corbett Aroma Beckons
May 28, 2008 - Ramnagar, India
DAVID: Well, it’s true. The feacal coliform content of India’s holiest river, Mother Ganga, final conquered my immune system. It started as the infamous “Delhi belly” and then climaxed with a fever and mysterious cold that has left me with a bad cough. SUSAN: Poor Davey. At least he had AC and Indian TV to keep him cool and entertained....
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Just a quick update
June 2, 2008 - Thekkady, India
We haven't got much time so can't explain things in all their glory at the mo, but we'll write a more detailed entry when we get the chance! Spent an unplanned 3 days in Delhi. We both got stomach upsets so spent most of it in bed :( Took a flight to Kochin in south India on Friday. Stayed 1 night in Kochin and then moved on to Kumily, where we...
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It was bound to go wrong at some point!
May 27, 2008 - Delhi, India
After living the high life for the last couple of weeks with free accommodation in Himachal and the first class train upgrade to Varanasi, we landed with a bump and have had a rather stressful time over the last couple of days! There weren't many sights left to see in Varanasi, particularly as they were closed on Sunday. So, after checking...
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Bogged Down in Bodhgaya
May 25, 2008 - Bodh Gaya, India
SUSAN: And the madness resumes. As we descended the mountain to Siliguri, slowly but surely, the heat inched up on us like an ominous sickly, sticky, beastly...beast. From which there is no escape. Air con? "Haha. I have invented power cuts to foil all your plans", it grunts. So, eventually, our mountain escapades over, we realized with...
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A promising start...
May 24, 2008 - Varanasi, India
We are proud to say that we have survived our first Indian overnight train! After arriving at the station 2 hours early, much to our delight, we found out we had been upgraded from second to first class :) :) This meant we only shared our cabin with 2 others, not a million. The lady and man we shared with were very nice and even invited us to...
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