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Forum: Asia
Feb 6th, 2018, 03:41 AM
Replies: 106
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Posted By sartoric

Nice blog, alikarim. Thank you progol. I envy...

Nice blog, alikarim.
Thank you progol. I envy your upcoming trip to Morocco, we had some adventures there in 2004, the most exotic place we’d been til then. Have a wonderful time.
Ditto to annhig,...
Forum: Asia
Feb 5th, 2018, 12:22 AM
Replies: 106
Views: 18,787
Posted By sartoric

Thanks for the links CaliNurse and inquest. Look...

Thanks for the links CaliNurse and inquest. Look out for a planning (India) thread from me in the not too distant future...
Forum: Asia
Feb 3rd, 2018, 05:11 AM
Replies: 106
Views: 18,787
Posted By sartoric

Ha ha CaliNurse, it’s fun figuring out the typos...

Ha ha CaliNurse, it’s fun figuring out the typos sometimes. Yes, please link the article on Haridwar and Rishikesh here.
Forum: Asia
Feb 2nd, 2018, 01:15 AM
Replies: 106
Views: 18,787
Posted By sartoric

Thanks for indulging my memories and prodding me...

Thanks for indulging my memories and prodding me to think about the next trip. I leave you with my favourite photo, taken at the border of Tamil Nadu and Kerala.
...
Forum: Asia
Feb 2nd, 2018, 01:03 AM
Replies: 106
Views: 18,787
Posted By sartoric

progol, thanks, and happy to take you back. ...

progol, thanks, and happy to take you back.

Wow, inquest, what an amazing trip and food for thought. Thanks for firming Haridwar to definite status.

Varanasi doesn’t sleep....
Forum: Asia
Feb 1st, 2018, 01:25 AM
Replies: 106
Views: 18,787
Posted By sartoric

Annhig, I wouldn’t have minded an extra night...

Annhig, I wouldn’t have minded an extra night there, we stayed only 2 nights. If you have the time just wandering around the old part of Fort Kochi is rewarding, beautiful old buildings, friendly...
Forum: Asia
Jan 30th, 2018, 03:36 AM
Replies: 106
Views: 18,787
Posted By sartoric

thanks crosscheck. In Sri Lanka we saw rooms that...

thanks crosscheck. In Sri Lanka we saw rooms that had several types of outlets too.

Varanasi, too short a time in this fascinating sacred city. A morning aarti ceremony was even more atmospheric...
Forum: Asia
Jan 29th, 2018, 01:35 AM
Replies: 106
Views: 18,787
Posted By sartoric

CaliNurse, Bernard Bungalow fronts the large town...

CaliNurse, Bernard Bungalow fronts the large town square (a barren wasteland of dirt for our visit) near the old church. We stayed at Hotel Arches which was okay with a great location. Yes, we liked...
Forum: Asia
Jan 29th, 2018, 01:18 AM
Replies: 106
Views: 18,787
Posted By sartoric

https://cimg1.ibsrv.net/gimg/www.fodors.com-vbulle...

https://cimg1.ibsrv.net/gimg/www.fodors.com-vbulletin/2000x1333-1/93b96e04_c87f_4a1a_aaff_e209b5c90952_57e1113947321667e87f1168c4c1a75bfd5b48dd.jpeg


The house boat pictured before was a random...
Forum: Asia
Jan 29th, 2018, 12:58 AM
Replies: 106
Views: 18,787
Posted By sartoric

Sorry I missed this earlier. This is at a...

Sorry I missed this earlier. This is at a homestay 15 kms from Pala, a town in Kerala.
Forum: Asia
Jan 27th, 2018, 05:08 PM
Replies: 106
Views: 18,787
Posted By sartoric

Jew town is charming despite it’s unfortunate...

Jew town is charming despite it’s unfortunate name.https://cimg8.ibsrv.net/gimg/www.fodors.com-vbulletin/2000x1333-1/7e6a2343_18ad_4334_a51a_a7cf88d812e0_f1eb40c2d33cee1be7d18c04ab2125247a5ddca9.jpeg...
Forum: Asia
Jan 27th, 2018, 04:19 PM
Replies: 106
Views: 18,787
Posted By sartoric

Realising that photos may help the planners (even...

Realising that photos may help the planners (even those who don’t want to meet ��), I’ve changed my one photo per day rule and wished I had read the posting guidelines prior to adding eight...
Forum: Asia
Jan 26th, 2018, 11:15 PM
Replies: 106
Views: 18,787
Posted By sartoric

Progol, yes, this boat ride was in a “country...

Progol, yes, this boat ride was in a “country boat” belonging to Emerald Isle Resort.
inquest, it is beautiful, but was stifling hot and humid end of January last year. I didn’t get a massage, but M...
Forum: Asia
Jan 25th, 2018, 02:38 PM
Replies: 106
Views: 18,787
Posted By sartoric

Happy Republic Day India. On the Kerala...

Happy Republic Day India.
On the Kerala backwaters.
...
Forum: Asia
Jan 24th, 2018, 04:25 PM
Replies: 106
Views: 18,787
Posted By sartoric

Annhig, we were there from mid Jan to early Feb,...

Annhig, we were there from mid Jan to early Feb, and while it was hot in Tamil Nadu it wasn’t uncomfortable for us. The backwaters of Kerala however, were too hot to contemplate doing much in the...
Forum: Asia
Jan 24th, 2018, 03:36 AM
Replies: 106
Views: 18,787
Posted By sartoric

Thanks progol, I think you’d enjoy Pongal...

Thanks progol, I think you’d enjoy Pongal wherever you are. We happened to arrive in Chennai in the early hours of Sunday morning so first saw decorated cows when driving out later at 9 am....
Forum: Asia
Jan 22nd, 2018, 07:44 PM
Replies: 106
Views: 18,787
Posted By sartoric

Thanks for that info CaliNurse. We hope for more...

Thanks for that info CaliNurse. We hope for more homestays this trip and Gurinders place sounds great. Amritsar will definitely be a part of a larger trip, rambling around Rajasthan and perhaps...
Forum: Asia
Jan 22nd, 2018, 12:28 AM
Replies: 106
Views: 18,787
Posted By sartoric

On the road somewhere between Madurai and Kerala...

On the road somewhere between Madurai and Kerala is Usilampatti a large market town. It happened to be market...
Forum: Asia
Jan 21st, 2018, 03:38 AM
Replies: 106
Views: 18,787
Posted By sartoric

Yes Paule, so much to learn, check out India mike...

Yes Paule, so much to learn, check out India mike as suggested by CaliNurse if you haven’t already.
Brihadiswara temple in Tanjore is from the Chola dynasty 1010 AD, added to over the centuries and...
Forum: Asia
Jan 20th, 2018, 06:32 PM
Replies: 106
Views: 18,787
Posted By sartoric

I LOVE Amritsar, but won't go into detail here...

I LOVE Amritsar, but won't go into detail here unless you specifically request it. (Are you considering a trip to Himachal Pradesh? Amritsar is the natural road gateway for the start of that area...
Forum: Asia
Jan 20th, 2018, 12:53 PM
Replies: 106
Views: 18,787
Posted By sartoric

They’re ceremonial, used to move the temples...

They’re ceremonial, used to move the temples deity around during festivals. Here’s a link.
https://www.hinduismtoday.com/modules/smartsection/item.php?itemid=5687
Forum: Asia
Jan 20th, 2018, 12:00 AM
Replies: 106
Views: 18,787
Posted By sartoric

Daily life goes on around one of the largest...

Daily life goes on around one of the largest temple chariots in India. ...
Forum: Asia
Jan 19th, 2018, 11:36 AM
Replies: 106
Views: 18,787
Posted By sartoric

jft, our driver quickly sussed out our main...

jft, our driver quickly sussed out our main interests and planned stops accordingly. Hopefully yours will do the same. We had a guided walk through Chidambara Villa and then lunch there, it’s a...
Forum: Asia
Jan 18th, 2018, 08:42 PM
Replies: 106
Views: 18,787
Posted By sartoric

Sri Ramaswami temple in Dharasuram, a huge living...

Sri Ramaswami temple in Dharasuram, a huge living temple. A new gopura (gate) was under construction, fascinating to see the building methods from foot mixing mud to cutting marble slabs and all...
Forum: Asia
Jan 18th, 2018, 01:03 AM
Replies: 106
Views: 18,787
Posted By sartoric

Market day on the road somewhere between...

Market day on the road somewhere between Pondicherry and...
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