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Jun 9th, 2009, 11:18
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55 nights til I sleep in B'lore!
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What did you bring home from India ?
What did you bring home from India? Anything unusual? Out of the ordinary other than photos and fabulous memories? I'm curious
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Jun 11th, 2009, 00:25
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More Of A Leecher Than A Seeder
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Bought it in Mysore 13 years ago and it's still going strong. It's inlaid with a beautiful picture of elephants bathing, trees in the background. We carried it back on the plane, with me carrying the table legs in my hand luggage. How things differ, you'd never get away with this nowadays.
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Jun 11th, 2009, 00:31
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lOTS OF THINGS,SILK FABRIC, CARPETS ,TIBETAN ARTIFACTS,BED COVERS,WALL HANGINGS, PICS FROM RAJASTHAN.THE LIST GOES ON AND ON.
WHEN I WENT IN MARCH I WAS SO SPOILT FOR CHOICE BUT STILL MANAGED TO SHOP ,PROBLEM NOW IS LIMITED LUGGAGE ALLOWANCE. IM GOING AGAIN NEXT MARCH,NO DOUBT I SHALL BE BRINGING LOTS BACK AGAIN,JUST CANT RESIST! HAPPY TRAVELS,LANEY 
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Jun 11th, 2009, 01:35
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Lots of beautiful teak furniture!!!!! Marble figurines, paintings, too many to count!!!!
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Jun 11th, 2009, 01:49
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Structural Member
Join Date: May 2008
Location: Middle East and heading Easter
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Saris, fabric, clothes, Tibetan prayer flags, carved stone elephants, heaps of Rs 5 size toiletries for weekend travel, beautifully hand embroidered silk shawls, bags of yummy apricot kernels, my stunning bronze Ganesha and - once - a highly illegally imported HUGE box of mangoes which literally half filled my suitcase!
Haylo, international fruit smuggler... 
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Jun 11th, 2009, 01:51
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Location: Bahrain
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Gosh< wish I had some alphonso mangos right about now!!!!!!
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Jun 11th, 2009, 02:28
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This is just a cameo appearance
Join Date: Oct 2004
Location: Chennai, India
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A wife.
Actually no --- I didn't bring her home, but rather stayed there with her |
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Jun 11th, 2009, 03:23
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Location: In the middle of the sea.
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Many of the above mentioned, except for the mangoes! The painted, wooden figures are being eaten by some invisible critters.
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Jun 11th, 2009, 03:28
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lost in Mechuka member
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Clothes (salwar kameezes, shawls, scarves); masses of DVDs of Bengali films; loads of books (Indian novels plus travel litterature); head massage oil; Himalayan brand toiletries; Tibetan beads; Assamese traditional scarf; Kaziranga T-shirts; Assam tea; Indian ragas on CD; a map of Arunachal Pradesh.
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Jun 11th, 2009, 04:44
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Location: Wales UK
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Three Kashmir carpets and a Papier-mâché elephant in my hold and hand luggage last year.
Will see if I can out do myself this year...
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Jun 11th, 2009, 05:40
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Maha Guru Member
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Location: Land that shakes and bakes.
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A load of old books & my antique collection, a wife (of 30 years) and a lot of astounding memories.
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Jun 11th, 2009, 10:03
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55 nights til I sleep in B'lore!
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Location: Alaska for this moment
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A coffee table! That's pretty unique alright Did you carry the top or check it into baggage? Quote:
And smuggling mangoes home ... mmmmmmmmm some day, I'll stay long enough to try them in season lol How long did a case last ya?Quote:
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How can we go to India and not fall in love .... in some way, shape or form? I brought back a miniature painting of Lord Kishna cavorting with one of his ladies in the jungle, its quite beautiful and a bit lush n erotic. A brass Ganesha given to me by my dear friends from B'lore, he sits on my dash in my truck and rides with me everywhere I go; I bought enough cardamom tea in Ooty to last me another three months (YUMMMMMMM!!); silver earrings, inlaid bowls and a sandalwood Ganesha ... lots of goodies for my girlfriends and a wonderful silver dagger with a tiger on the grip for my son. Most of the things I got were gifts. Most of what I kept (get ready for the mush, stop reading now if you can't handle it!) is in my heart and my head -- a lifetime of fabulous memories and adventures with my daughter and best friend. Ah wait, but I do have a lil brass elephant about an inch square, that stays in my pocket with me every day. One touch and I know I'm there .... Sentimental lady LMAO! Oh, I did bring home rocks and red dirt, too |
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Jun 11th, 2009, 10:20
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Join Date: Jun 2008
Location: Toronto
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The worst cold of my life. Twice.
Also an exquisite miniature painting of a tulip done by an artist in Jaipur. |
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Jun 11th, 2009, 10:59
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Location: Seattle, USA
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A Fargo Mantels box.
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Jun 11th, 2009, 11:24
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Naan.tering Nabob
Join Date: Oct 2005
Location: Abode of Glooscap
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I've been collecting Indo-Islamic Pottery since I happened across my first piece about 10 years ago in a back alley of Old Delhi. The collection has grown quite a bit since then and also includes some old bronzes, papier mache boxes, tibetan silver work etc. I've kind of thrown it all together it one little corner of the house, added a few chairs and is a nice quiet place to retreat to when reading about the subcontinent or just to relax.
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