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After a 14-hour ride on a local overnight bus, I arrived in Dehradun. It was loud, bouncy, dusty, and stopped at every stop! I came to here to attend a 10-day Vipassana Meditation ...
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This was really just a stopover on teh way to Mussoorie - there doesnt seem an awful lot to do here - but then we didnt look round much.
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Home Sweet Home in Mussoorie
(Jul 28 '05)
Mussoorie has a pretty location but as it is the Indian Holiday it is ram-packed with Indian tourists making it unpleasantly busy. We also became ill here which wasnt ...
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Rishikesh- "Yoga Capital of the World"
(Aug 25 '06)
I am continuing my tour of the "hill-stations" with a weekend in Rishikesh. While the British were in India many small mountain villages like Rishikesh and Dharamsala became popular vacation spots for ...
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Rishikesh for 5 days
(Nov 13 '06)
Hi folks, I know it has been a really long time since I "blogged" but time passes differently here. We spent five days in Rishikesh (Lakshman Jula is the 'neighborhood' ) a pilgrim destination and ...
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Hairy Om's!
(Nov 13 '06)
Rishikesh. The "Yoga Capitol of the World". The city of ashrams & the holy Ganges River. A place where sadhus (the bearded, dreadlocked holy, & some not so holy men come to gather, chant, ...
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A place of peace, relaxation and pain!
(Aug 01 '06)
"how can something so good for you hurt so much?"
Ok before we start on Rishikesh we must take a moment to appreciate the menu from a rather fancy restaurant in Amritsar where the food was absolutely ...
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Rishikesh
(Feb 11 '07)
"It purifies those that bathe in it by washing away their sins...thus allowing me to start off my 26th year sin free."
Tim and Ross arrived into Delhi on the 16th. A few days was spent taking in the hectic, reckless nature of the city before an escape into the foothills of the Himalaya. Our bus ...
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Recent Blogs for Dehra Dun
Rishikesh
(Mar 24 '08)
"I sang him my version of the Gaitrey mantra. He said ‘bless you my child’ and returned to his bunk to meditate."
My train journey to Rishikesh got off to a bad start when the rude, fat man sitting by ...
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Now I definitely have more control over my mind but not my body! After sitting absolutely still in meditation 10 hours per day for 10 days, I can barely ...
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An ashram in Rishikesh
(Mar 26 '08)
On our second attempt to book a train to Rishikesh, we decided to take the 25 hour train ride from Varanasi. It was a very long journey, but actually ended up being quite comfortable. We met a ...
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