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  • Adrian B

    Auroville :: a visionary eco-city in the making! | Jan 22 07'

    by Adrian B a 33 year old male from Vancouver, on vacation in Pondicherry

    Auroville, South India :: 6km north Pondicherry Auroville. An experiment in living, inaugurated in 1968 & now 39 years into its evolutio... Continue reading »

  • digitalgypsy

    Fiuff!! La vida es una tombola, TOM - TOM - TOMBOLA!!!... | Mar 19 07'

    by digitalgypsy a female from Mexico City, on vacation in Pondicherry

    "Llena de sorpreSaS a la vuelta de cada esquina! Sin duda, y que rico cuando se te presentan, aparentemente sin mas ni mas..."

    English Version following the Spanish one :) 20 de marzo de 2007 Hoy estoy por segunda ocasion en Pondicherry! Esta vez con miras hacia Auroville... Continue reading »

  • Stulander

    Pondicherry | Oct 31 08'

    by Stulander a real traveler from Brisbane, on vacation in Pondicherry

    PondicherryIt’s only about an hour to Pondicherry from Mamallapuram so we thought we would catch a taxi and relax. We contacted the driver who brou... Continue reading »

  • MeganK

    Utopia? | Jul 13 07'

    by MeganK a 27 year old female from Vancouver, on vacation in Pondicherry

    Auroville is very very strange.The small town was established in 1968 as part of "The Mother's" vision of perfection.  It is about 15 kilomete... Continue reading »

  • SalReid

    Lost in Auroville | Jan 24 07'

    by SalReid a 29 year old female from New Zealand, on vacation in Pondicherry

    After dumping my pack in my cockroach infested room (didn't find that out till later, I went to find something to eat.....ended up at some french... Continue reading »

  • MattHartzell

    Auroville (an international experimental community) | Mar 19 06'

    by MattHartzell a 26 year old male from State College, on vacation in Pondicherry

    Day 21: We hired a van to take us the 14km journey to Auroville. The other seven only had a few hours to walk around because they are all headin... Continue reading »

  • MattHartzell

    Pondicherry | Mar 18 06'

    by MattHartzell a 26 year old male from State College, on vacation in Pondicherry

    Day 20: I have gone from traveling alone to traveling with a group of eight. It is quite a change! There is: Juan, my friend from Harvard Kris... Continue reading »

  • Peter and the Woolf

    Pondicherry | Mar 02 06'

    by Peter and the Woolf a 30 year old traveling as a couple from Edinburgh, on vacation in Pondicherry

    "Business class in Pondicherry"

    When we arrived in Pondicherry, it was raining (apparently the first rainfall since November). It didn't really matter, though and at least it help... Continue reading »

  • Rui & Helena

    A french taste of India | Aug 06 07'

    by Rui & Helena a 26 year old male traveling as a couple from Lisbon, on vacation in Pondicherry

    "the thing looked like it would cramble to pieces if we got there and don't forget it's the two of us and a large bag... We got an autorickshaw instead"

    We had to go out of mamallapuram to get the bus to pondi. There we remet two english giorls that had dinned in the same place we did the night befo... Continue reading »

  • Shannyn & Gary

    Spiritual Guidance | Dec 02 08'

    by Shannyn & Gary a traveling as a couple from London, on vacation in Pondicherry

    "I won't write anymore on Pondicherry, we've wasted enough time on this place already."

    From Mamallapuram we took a local bus 2 hours south to Pondicherry, the coastal city renowned for its Ashrams - places of "spiritual learning" th... Continue reading »

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