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29 July 2013
Above: Main square of McLeod Ganj on a wet afternoon as viewed through a cafe window. Today I finished my 5-day yoga course. I was so exhausted I took a lie down after lunch. As it was my last day in McLeod Ganj, I forced myself to walk downtown to get to the Tse Chok […]
27 July 2013
After my yoga class to day I decided to walk to the Kalachakra Temple which is the temple adjoining the Dalai Lama’s residence. Collectively, the temple and the residence is called the Tsuglagkhang Complex. It isn’t an inspiring collection of buildings; just ordinary blocks perhaps from around a decarde ago. The temple itself wasn’t grand […]
24 July 2013
Above: Tsuglagkhang Complex is the seat of the Tibetan government in exile. I walked down the many steps from my hotel to the bus stand. I asked around and it appeared the bus actually leaves from just outside the terminal. I asked around and through a process of triangulation with various people, settled on waiting […]
23 July 2013
I woke at 0230 for my 0300 taxi to Bangalore airport. It only took 40 minutes (rather than an hour in during the day). I had to wait 20 mins before check-in opened. Departure was 0555 and offered a good connection to Jammu where I’d overnight before going to Dharamsala tomorrow. The bus between Jammu […]
22 July 2013
I took a walk around Mysore’s Devaraja market this morning before breakfast. Many shops were still closed; only the florists, fruit and veges were out. It was very colourful but it didn’t take long. So it was back to the hotel for breakfast even though I was still bloated. After breakfast I had my first […]
21 July 2013
Getting to Mysore I tried feeding myself a bit more during breakfast in case the journey to Mysore took longer than expected and there wasn’t decent grub along the way. Trouble was I had been feeling bloated for the last day or two so I didn’t end up eating too much. A search on the […]
20 July 2013
Tipu Sultan’s Palace The day started off drizzly and remained so until late afternoon. Not the best for the sightseeing which I had planned. I took a tuktuk to the Tipu Sultan’s Palace, modest building from the 1700s which look more like a pavilion with a mezzanine floor. On the outside, it hardly had any […]
9 July 2013
It was very difficult to say goodbye to the Gilis. While it wasn’t the real rough-and-tumble Indonesia that I also love, I love the Gilis for the diving, eating and laid-back atmosphere. I checked out about 1000 and got to the boat ticket office to find that I had just missed the last seat, so […]
8 July 2013
Above: Beautiful Gili Meno. This is the day off that I had earned. Actually, the whole time here was meant to be for chilling but I ended up doing my Advanced dive certification instead! Absolutely no regrets as I enjoyed all the dives. “My” island of Gili Trawangan is the most touristy of the three […]
7 July 2013
Wreck Dive It was back to the Bounty Wreck for this dive; the same place as where I had done my night dive. In daylight, I could appreciate the good coral growth. The marine life included mantis shrimp, trumpet fish, orange spine unicorn fish, Andaman sweet lips, rabbit fish and again Moorish idols. The skill […]