Well now that I've bored all my friends to death with talk of India

CANADON · Feb 13th, 2007, 23:26

I finally got an itinerary together for my second trip to India but I think all sentient beings within hearing of the the sound of my voice now have their eyes glaze over when I once again natter on about my upcoming trip(not that that stops me).Heaven forfend I go to a funeral.I'd probably bring my maps to show the grieving widow.I'm the fellow that at the age of 55 had never been outside North America,decided on the spur of the moment to visit India and had such a good time that I'm going back for seconds.That despite spending a few days being sick as a dog in a delhi hotel(doing my impression of Linda Blair in the Exorcist) and a series of transit misadventures that culminated in finding that the train I had been on for ten hours was actually going in the wrong direction! But this time it will be all different.This time it will be more "the sophisticated traveller" and less "Inspector Clouseau Does Delhi".
This Friday I'm kissing the Canadian winter goodbye for a nine week trip.First to Mandrem,Goa for a week,then Aurangabad(3 days),Khajuraho(3),Orccha(4),V aranasi(7),Bodh Gaya and environs(7),Assam(9-guwahati,Kaziranga,Majuli Island),Meghalaya(6),Darjeelin g(3)Sikkim(7) and finally 5 days in Kolkata at the Fairlawn.I want to thank everyone at IM who answered my questions individually and everyone else who contributed generally to the great cache of info that can be retrieved here.

Nick-H · Feb 13th, 2007, 23:55

Great! Have a good trip!

Darmabum · Feb 13th, 2007, 23:58

misadventures (but isn't that what it comes down to; if you can handle them - India's got ya!) and you're going back. Welcome to the club! Just think how bored your friends will be when you start talkin' up that third trip . . . and fourth . . . Safe Travels

cyberhippie · Feb 13th, 2007, 23:58

So now your going to come and bore all of us, Luckily we like being bored when it's about India!

Nick-H · Feb 14th, 2007, 00:03

Your train trip reminds me of the first time I nudged the speedometer needle over 100MPH --- and simulataneously realised I was going in the wrong direction!

Or of the friend of mine who took a train to Italy... She found herself in Yugoslavia.

But getting back to India... I once met the only full-trained, white-English Kathakali Makeup artist, and asked her story... She'd got off her Kerala train at the wrong stop, run into this troupe --- and never left!

vir · Feb 14th, 2007, 00:28

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Originally Posted by Nick-H

But getting back to India... I once met the only full-trained, white-English Kathakali Makeup artist, and asked her story... She'd got off her Kerala train at the wrong stop, run into this troupe --- and never left!

Great story...

Sama · Feb 14th, 2007, 00:33

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Originally Posted by CANADON

I finally got an itinerary together for my second trip to India but I think all sentient beings within hearing of the the sound of my voice now have their eyes glaze over when I once again natter on about my upcoming trip(not that that stops me)....

I'm the fellow that at the age of 55 had never been outside North America....

yes, my friends get that glazed look in their eyes also....

good for you!! I am in the preliminary stages of planning my THIRD TRIP, and like you, I was never outside North America until I went to India for the first time after I had been around the sun over 50 times...but I am fabulously ageless so I won't say how old I am!

blue_lotus · Feb 14th, 2007, 01:19

Hi Yogagal,

The third trip, good for you! I was the new comer you met last fall at Chicago meet up. I had a great trip, now I am hoping to go back in a couple years. Hopefully we can have another meet up after all the snow!

Good luck!

akt · Feb 14th, 2007, 02:11

Just heard on our local radio: 4 degrees wind chill, 25 mph winds, hundreds of flights canceled at the airport...I'd say it is a good time to go to India. :-) Have fun!

CANADON · Feb 14th, 2007, 08:45

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Originally Posted by YogaGal

yes, my friends get that glazed look in their eyes also....

good for you!! I am in the preliminary stages of planning my THIRD TRIP, and like you, I was never outside North America until I went to India for the first time after I had been around the sun over 50 times...but I am fabulously ageless so I won't say how old I am!

Like yourself Yogagal I practice Yoga regularly and I found the suppleness it engenders made travelling in sometimes difficult circumstances easier.Made Indian toilets easier too.
AKT: Yeah the temperature here is minus 15(celsius) and a big snow storm is starting.Makes leaving on Friday all that much sweeter.

old india hand · Feb 14th, 2007, 09:35

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Originally Posted by CANADON

... and a series of transit misadventures that culminated in finding that the train I had been on for ten hours was actually going in the wrong direction!

Just maybe - is this the same Canadian who enjoyed an unexpected visit to Mandu in March 06 as a result of such a misadventure ? : )

CANADON · Feb 14th, 2007, 18:24

Yep that's me!Are you the fellow I met at the lookout around sunset and again at that cafe?

ShirleyD · Feb 14th, 2007, 18:38

I'm now arranging my 5th trip - so I know all about bored friends!

Hooray for Indiamike where we can indulge ourselves with all things Indian, with none of the guilt!!

Feb 13th, 2007, 23:26	#1
CANADON Canadon Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: toronto,canada Posts: 100	Well now that I've bored all my friends to death with talk of India I finally got an itinerary together for my second trip to India but I think all sentient beings within hearing of the the sound of my voice now have their eyes glaze over when I once again natter on about my upcoming trip(not that that stops me).Heaven forfend I go to a funeral.I'd probably bring my maps to show the grieving widow.I'm the fellow that at the age of 55 had never been outside North America,decided on the spur of the moment to visit India and had such a good time that I'm going back for seconds.That despite spending a few days being sick as a dog in a delhi hotel(doing my impression of Linda Blair in the Exorcist) and a series of transit misadventures that culminated in finding that the train I had been on for ten hours was actually going in the wrong direction! But this time it will be all different.This time it will be more "the sophisticated traveller" and less "Inspector Clouseau Does Delhi". This Friday I'm kissing the Canadian winter goodbye for a nine week trip.First to Mandrem,Goa for a week,then Aurangabad(3 days),Khajuraho(3),Orccha(4),V aranasi(7),Bodh Gaya and environs(7),Assam(9-guwahati,Kaziranga,Majuli Island),Meghalaya(6),Darjeelin g(3)Sikkim(7) and finally 5 days in Kolkata at the Fairlawn.I want to thank everyone at IM who answered my questions individually and everyone else who contributed generally to the great cache of info that can be retrieved here. Last edited by CANADON : Feb 14th, 2007 at 03:02. Reason: spelling

Feb 13th, 2007, 23:55	#2
Nick-H Loud-mouthed, Noisy Bird Join Date: Oct 2004 Location: Chennai, India Posts: 26,849	Great! Have a good trip! __________________ . Just one member of the IndiaMike Mod Team

Feb 13th, 2007, 23:58	#3
Darmabum Maha Guru Member Join Date: Aug 2003 Location: in the mountains of Idaho Posts: 794	All those seeming misadventures (but isn't that what it comes down to; if you can handle them - India's got ya!) and you're going back. Welcome to the club! Just think how bored your friends will be when you start talkin' up that third trip . . . and fourth . . . Safe Travels __________________ Our deepest fear is not that we are inadequate; our deepest fear is that we are powerful beyond measure - Marianne Williamson

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Nick-H Loud-mouthed, Noisy Bird Join Date: Oct 2004 Location: Chennai, India Posts: 26,849	Your train trip reminds me of the first time I nudged the speedometer needle over 100MPH --- and simulataneously realised I was going in the wrong direction! Or of the friend of mine who took a train to Italy... She found herself in Yugoslavia. But getting back to India... I once met the only full-trained, white-English Kathakali Makeup artist, and asked her story... She'd got off her Kerala train at the wrong stop, run into this troupe --- and never left!

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