India, 2.0
In and around India
I'm back in India, just a little more than one year since my first visit to this country.
This time I'm here to gather information for my master's thesis in Geography at Penn State. But I'm also here to enjoy India. It's great to be back. Having been here before everything's familiar and that's a nice feeling.
Route taken and entries by Real Traveler MattHartzell
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Delhi
I had some travel difficulties on the way and it took nearly 3 days to get here from State College. First there was the bus ride to New York, then... Continue reading »
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Kolkata
Before heading up to the Himalayas to begin my field research, I decided I had enough time to spare to take a detour and finish some unfinished bus... Continue reading »
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Shimla
I’ve hardly used my laptop at all this trip. But then it dawned on me that one useful function would be to use it to draft blog entries offline and on... Continue reading » -
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Manali
It's like Telegraph Avenue crossed with Aspen and...oh...India, too
Manali is an unusual place. There are two Manali’s actually, “New Manali”... Continue reading »
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Jari (and the Parvati Valley)
I had to get out of Manali. I was starting to feel stifled. Even if it was probably the best place to conduct my research (being as there are probably... Continue reading » -
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MacLeod Ganj (Dharamsala)
To get here, 10.5 hours spent on 4 different buses and with 2 flat tires. Saw the Dalai Lama my first morning in town.
An old hi... Continue reading »
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back to Manali
Am back in Manali now.
Figured I'd had enough time in Dharamsala/McLeod Ganj and wanted to make my way up into the high mountains, and reali... Continue reading »
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Leh
3 days in a jeep to get here One of the most remote places in the world 11,500 feet Crossed 5 mountain passes to get here, including the 2nd hig... Continue reading »
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Keylong
Wednesday, June 20, 2007 Keylong Now I'm resting in Keylong before moving on to Spiti. I enjoyed my short stay here on the way to Leh, and I'm enjo... Continue reading »
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Kaza and Spiti
There is no direct bus from Keylong in Lahaul to Kaza in Spiti, so I took a Manali-bound bus as far as Gramphu, the junction where the road to Spit... Continue reading »
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Kalpa and Kinnaur
From Tabo took a bus to Nako, which is within the inner line and in Kinnaur district. Khibber is also a high village, way up a mountainside, and ov... Continue reading »
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back to Shimla
So I bid adieu to the remote sections of HP and high-tailed it back to Shimla on an 11 hour direct bus.
We descended to just 800 meters along... Continue reading »
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Chandigarh
Everyone says Chandigarh is the "least Indian" city in India, and they are correct...to a degree. I would respond that it is very Indian...just a p... Continue reading »
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Haridwar
Being back down on the plains, and sore after too many long, hard bus rides ithe mountains, I was eager to start taking trains again. But the train... Continue reading »
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Rishikesh
Rishikesh is one of those famous places that most people have heard of. It is famous as a center for yoga and meditation, and spirituality in gener... Continue reading »
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Jaipur
ah damn. I had a whole entry written for Jaipur and then it disappeared.
well, I'll try to be more succinct this time. plenty has already bee... Continue reading »
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Jodhpur
Jodhpur is the second-largest city in Rajasthan. It is the "Blue City" to Jaipur's "Pink City". Indeed, many of the buildings in the old town's maze o... Continue reading » -
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to Delhi and home
Overnight train back to Delhi. Shared a compartment with two Swedish medical students, who, coincidentally know my Swedish friend who is also a medica... Continue reading »
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