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Heavenly Havelock

soumitra_biswas — Tue, 10 Jun 2008 02:21:07 -0700

We had just settled in for a leisurely dinner at Megapode Retreat, Port Blair and the local travel agent dropped a bombshell…we are booked for the trip to Havelock Island next morning. The travel agent was quite firm, “Sir, the ferry leaves at 6.30 sharp…my car will fetch you all at six o’clock from the hotel lobby”. It was quite a disturbing thought…getting up by 5.00 in the morning. Considering we just landed at Port Blair the same day by a flight, which had left Kolkata at an ungodly hour of 5.00 AM, we almost hated the idea!

Wahhabalinese Adventures: Delhi

jani — Sat, 23 Feb 2008 10:53:09 -0800

It's been a good nine months since I was last in Dilli, and I was quite amazed by the speed at which (some) things have progressed. The Metro extensions to Noida and Gurgaon, a few tentative rebar poking out from the ground in fall 2007, had sprouted into an almost unbroken row of lofty concrete pillars with viaduct cranes connecting the tops and station boxes starting to take shape -- they just might make the 2010 deadline.

Book review: Shinya tokkyu (Midnight Express) by Kotaro Sawaki

jani — Tue, 21 Aug 2007 23:44:39 -0700

Suddenly I thought: wasn't coming to this place the reason I had continued on my journey for so long? I was brought here by a countless series of coincidences. Those coincidences did not need a word like "god" to explain them; no, it was just the wind, the water, the light, and yes, the buses. Thanks to public buses I was brought here...

India Travel- The best way to Plan

amit2028 — Sat, 18 Aug 2007 22:31:28 -0700

This one is sourced from www.IdiscoverIndia.com

POLL: Wiki Travel India VS www.IdiscoverIndia.com which one and why?

amit2028 — Thu, 09 Aug 2007 11:41:08 -0700

I guess I thought I will take a poll, what users like more, a guide like Wiki Travel for India or www.IdiscoverIndia.com

Will appreciate your comments. We are looking to develop a site like that for Malaysia and Singapore, so I thought will hear from people that matter first.

Thanks

Travel in India

Idiscover — Thu, 26 Jul 2007 22:40:17 -0700

This article has been sourced from www.IdiscoverIndia.comTravel to India, can be the most enriching experience in one’s life.

Travel in India

Idiscover — Thu, 26 Jul 2007 22:40:17 -0700

This article has been sourced from www.IdiscoverIndia.comTravel to India, can be the most enriching experience in one’s life.

travel with IdiscoverIndia

Idiscover — Wed, 25 Jul 2007 23:16:06 -0700

Looking for India Travel Information? Not sure if the hotel you are booking is actually as nice as it promises?

India 6: Googling at Gurgaon

jani — Mon, 16 Apr 2007 20:43:32 -0700

Today I'm going to take you on the world's shortest sightseeing tour, in which we will cross the street from one shopping mall to another.

India 5: A Jaunt to Jodhpur

jani — Mon, 19 Feb 2007 20:37:01 -0800

'Twas the weekend and the time for my maiden venture into Rajasthan. Having learned from my Haridwar near-misadventure, I made sure I arrived at Delhi station an hour ahead of time, and it's a good thing I did: this time, the train display board was correctly showing platform 16, but only platforms 1 through 13 seemed to exist. After asking random people and some brisk walking (have I mentioned that Indian train platforms are really, really, really long?), it transpired that platforms 16 through 18 are hidden behind the building, next to platform 12, at the opposite end of platform 13. With the platform spotted, finding the train was easy enough: I located my bunk and clambered on board for my first overnight train trip in India.