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May 15th, 2005, 19:35
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A brief introduction
Hello there.
I'm a Belgian medical student heading for India in July (and returning at the end of August) together with a friend. We're not the greatest of planners and if we plan something, we often change it, but our 'roadbook' looks like this: Delhi - Jaipur - Jodhpur - Jaisalmer - Agra - Varanasi - Ranchi (visiting an orphanage run by Belgians) - Calcutta (I know it might not be the wise thing to do during monsoon, but I'm determined to see Calcutta) - Orissa - Andhra Pradesh - Tamil Nadu (leaving from Chennai). Although first-timers to India, we do have some travel as well as backpacking experience (Me: Québec, US East Coast, El Camino de Santiago, most West-European countries, Bulgaria, Turkey, ... ; my friend: Peru, Thailand, Western Europe, ...). Our mother tongue is Dutch (we live in the Flemish part of Belgium), but we can make ourselves understood in both English and French. I've also got a notion of Spanish and German. I'm fascinated by many aspects of India (I'll 'blame' my father and his stories about his Indian experiences in the seventies for that), have been reading this forum for the last few weeks and decided to join in now. Well, that's about it. Greets, R.T. |
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May 15th, 2005, 20:15
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Join Date: Jul 2003
Location: Yangon, MYANMAR
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Hello R.T. !
Welcome to the forum. Have a great trip to India and many happy returns !
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May 15th, 2005, 22:43
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Pleased to see that you're following in your fathers footsteps. But where is he? If he's recounted his stories to you,India must still be in his heart,,,,,,,,,,,,,, |
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May 15th, 2005, 23:09
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Loud-mouthed, Noisy Bird
Join Date: Oct 2004
Location: Chennai, India
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Your dad wouldn't be an IMer already, by any chance?
 Welcome. Enjoy IM; Enjoy India 
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May 15th, 2005, 23:53
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Unfortunately, my dad's not an IM'er, Nick-H.
 @seventies' hippy: My father was a bit of a globetrotter at the time (in fact, he's still fond of travelling). A little while after he came back from India (and my mother came back from her study year abroad in Algeria), my parents left for Johannesburg to settle there, but as they detested the Apartheid regime and the general atmosphere in Jo'burg, they decided to return to the home country temporarily in expectation of a new opportunity to leave Belgium,... ...but then I came along and spoiled things. So my parents settled down, but they're still determined to go and live (and perhaps work) abroad (they're both doctors, it's the family business apparently) once the kids (me and my brother who's still at high school) are totally self-dependent. Nowadays, my dad's is particularly fascinated by China (and Taiwan) since he spent six months in Shanghai, then travelled around the country for a while and came back on another occasion to visit Taiwan. So who knows, they might end up in the Far East. R.T. |
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May 16th, 2005, 00:00
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Maha Guru Member
Join Date: May 2004
Location: UK
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He'll probably end up following you following him,,,,,,,,,,,,
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May 16th, 2005, 00:15
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-FreeBirD- Road Raker - Da Loner
Join Date: May 2005
Location: Delhi\Ladakh
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welcome to IM - R.T!
@ seventies hippy: Quite right |
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May 16th, 2005, 00:45
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Don't die wondering!
Join Date: Feb 2003
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welcome to IM!
You'll love India! |
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May 16th, 2005, 01:00
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Loud-mouthed, Noisy Bird
Join Date: Oct 2004
Location: Chennai, India
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...and it's good being here until you get there
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May 16th, 2005, 01:12
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Join Date: Oct 2004
Location: UK
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Welcome R.T.
You'll love it on Indiamike a wealth of information. Your avatar would'nt be Django Reinhardt?
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May 16th, 2005, 01:40
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Are you a Django fan? |
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May 16th, 2005, 01:43
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Thanks everyone for the warm welcome!
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May 16th, 2005, 01:54
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My father loves Django so I was brought up with it....Good taste R.T.
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May 16th, 2005, 03:58
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Join Date: May 2005
Location: Chandigarh - Blore NON-STOP
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Fasten ur seatbelts R.T. ...its gonna be a jumpy bumpy ride ahead...
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May 16th, 2005, 19:56
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