Back to India 3 years later ... South India this time!
Welcome to our India-2008 travelogue. Nat and I are returning to India in the winter of 2008, 3 years after our first journey there. This time we'll be focussing on the southern part of the country. We'll be landing in Chennai almost at the stroke of midnight on New Year's day 2008. The plan is to take in some Dravidian culture in Tamil Nadu before making our way to the backwaters of Kerala. We'll then loop back to Pondicherry just south of Chennai for an 18-day Habitat for Humanity build ... I'll be leading a group of 16 dedicated Canadians for this segment of the trip. Afterwards, we'll probably head northwest through Karnataka and then maybe to Sikkim in the Himalayas on the Nepalese border. We hope that you enjoy following us.
Planned Dates
Dec 30, 2007 to Mar 30, 2008
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Trip Map
Trip Entries
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Safe & sound arrival in India
Tuesday, January 01, 2008
Chennai (Madras), India -
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Getting our act together
Wednesday, January 02, 2008
Chennai (Madras), India -
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The temples of Trichy
Friday, January 04, 2008
Tiruchirappalli, India -
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Hanging out in Varkala
Sunday, January 06, 2008
Varkala, India -
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Still in Varkala enjoying Ayurveda
Wednesday, January 09, 2008
Varkala, India -
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The Backwaters of Kerala
Friday, January 11, 2008
Kollam, India -
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Arrival at Amma's ashram
Sunday, January 13, 2008
Kollam, India -
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A memorable week at Amma's ashram
Saturday, January 19, 2008
Kollam, India -
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A dab of Portugese and Dutch colonialism in India
Monday, January 21, 2008
Cochin, India -
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In a hill station
Wednesday, January 23, 2008
Munnar, India -
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Pongal Festival in the tea plantations
Monday, January 28, 2008
Munnar, India -
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A day in Temple Town
Thursday, January 31, 2008
Madurai, India -
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Leading a Habitat build near Pondi
Tuesday, February 12, 2008
Pondicherry, India -
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The second leg of our trip ends
Monday, February 18, 2008
Chennai (Madras), India -
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Enjoying the slow pace of Mysore
Tuesday, February 19, 2008
Mysore, India -
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Very serene amidst the ruins and the boulders
Monday, February 25, 2008
Hampi, India -
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Spectacular rock cut temples
Friday, February 29, 2008
Badami, India -
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Hanging with sacred cows on Om Beach
Monday, March 03, 2008
Gokarna, India -
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Shivaratri Festival in Gokarna
Sunday, March 09, 2008
Gokarna, India -
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Bopping & Weaving our way through Bombay
Wednesday, March 12, 2008
Mumbai (Bombay), India -
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On our way to the Himalayas for the final 2 weeks
Friday, March 14, 2008
Kolkata (Calcutta), India -
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More Tibetan than Indian
Tuesday, March 18, 2008
Darjeeling, India -
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A small taste of Sikkim to wet the appetite
Friday, March 28, 2008
Pelling and Khecheopalri Lake, India -
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The long trek home begins
Friday, March 28, 2008
Siliguri, India