there were some things to do before starting the trek. getting a permit and the equipment being the most important things. good shoes, warm sleeping bag, sunscreen and cream for dry lips as well as some dried fruits and nuts for energy. but after two days i got most of it together. especially the renting… Continue reading trekking
Category: locations
varanasi
the first days i was just sleeping and watching tv. after three days of resting i finally felt strong enough to take a look at the city. views of the ganga with its several ghats. the campus south of the city with each faculty residing in its own impressive building. the old city. the alleys… Continue reading varanasi
kolkata
it was weird after the andamans to enter into all that traffic, noise and smell again. gladly my guest house wasn’t too far from the port. on this crossing a car missed me slightly but hit a scooter driver behind me. just some bruises and scratches for both the driver and the scooter, but still…… Continue reading kolkata
elephant beach
while the others were attending their diving lessons, i turned to snorkeling. i just wasn’t sure if i would like to spend a one month budget of traveling on a 4 days diving course. one of the beaches, elephant beach, was just reachable by boat or an half hour walk through the forest, an old… Continue reading elephant beach
beach no. 7
after arriving in port blair we hopped on another boat which brought us to the island of havelock. the beaches have indian names but for tourists they are numbered. so after staying at beach no. 5 and no. 2, i finally got to beach no.7 which is recommended by alex in the worldtourguide, page 27… Continue reading beach no. 7
chennai
the last sign said it was still 22km to go. the next thing i knew i was already in the city. it took me two hours to get to the center. nice and slowly, for safety and to have a look at some of the colonial buildings. i found a guesthouse of the salvation army… Continue reading chennai
tirupati – tirumalai
we spent two days in tirupati to be able to make a day-trip to tirumalai, one of the holiest places in india. we heard that before but located on top of a hill it would at least reward us with a view… there is a pilgrims path going all the way to the top but… Continue reading tirupati – tirumalai
monkey theft and the yes man attitude
from anantapur we continued over rayachoti to tirupati, the second planned stop on our way to chennai. we came by a big dam which monkeys chose as their home. one of them had no arms and so i shared some of my cookies but that rather increased the energy with which the others tried to… Continue reading monkey theft and the yes man attitude
R.D.T.
at the beginning of february a lot of people were leaving. this helped to say goodbye to this wonderful place after almost two weeks. since my teammate anna and i were both heading towards chennai we decided to cycle together. we plotted our route along the smaller roads with just two fixed points. one was… Continue reading R.D.T.
hampi
after the first night i moved onto the roof terrace, the cheapest and with a moskito net and the starry sky above you not the worst place to spend the night… again we crossed the river to take a look at some of the temples in and around hampi. first the main temple, where after… Continue reading hampi