This is me / This is us in India

owen · Nov 14th, 2003, 21:38

Now I know this looks typical tourist, but had to do it. Taj in October.

-m2- · Nov 16th, 2003, 18:23

taken this morning in Arambol with the new digital camera (figured out the self-timer!).

Tomi · Nov 16th, 2003, 21:19

Hi Mike2, looks like a beautiful place, I envy you!
Is the laptop plugged in?
Do you type with all five fingers?
Is the cap a Manchester United?

Alan, you look great!
I stare at myself in the mirror and I see pasty, nervous, uptight...
It looks more and more like I should be going to North India in Jan, but I still don't have a ticket.

rnbombay · Nov 17th, 2003, 09:05

M2
I'm going to India for the first time in January. I plan on going to Goa, not sure where though. I have been reading about Arambol and it sounds like a great place. Do you recommend it, if so where are you in that photo, it looks great. Any good places to stay?
Take it easy.

fnm500 · Nov 17th, 2003, 19:54

Yes, nice thread indeed! Heres me on the Rohtang Pass from Manali to Keylong, Himachal Pradesh Aug 2002.

Btw, Shannon, you look quite ethereal in that green sari..wow.

Andy

-m2- · Nov 17th, 2003, 20:07

the picture was just a set-up, way too bright to see anything on the screen :=). Unplugged, I get 5 hours on a charge and the fan doesn't even come on despite the heat! and, hey, I use all 10 fingers -- touch typing was the best thing I learned in high school

mbombay: I first came across Arambol around 10 years ago and have been coming back pretty regularly since (before or after some travel) and I kind of think of it as my winter home as I stay a few months at a time. My hosts kindly hold my regular room for me If I let them know I'm coming. They added a few rooms this year and the picture was taken showing off the newly-added balcony to what's become a 3 room suite!

A bridge across the Chapora river has finally been completed making it much easier to get to Arambol from the rest of North Goa and changes are coming very rapidly now -- lots of new construction, and many of the regulars are worried that the relative tranquility is probably disappearing.

As for places to stay, it is traditionally low-key -- there are no hotels with air-con, tv, or pools (yet) but many simpler places from rooms in private homes, small guesthouses (most with shared bathrooms), seasonal huts, and a number of rooms on the cliffs on the north end of town -- basically, Arambol is still at the lower end of the price spectrum for food and accommodation in Goa. You should have no problem finding something to your liking in January after the holiday season ends a coule of days after New Years.

(water temp around 22-23C today, and waves just about right for body surfing -- just had to throw that in ;=))

cheers!

(server won't accept message with 2 smilies, so trying with typed ones)

rnbombay · Nov 18th, 2003, 08:37

M2
Thanks for the response. I would like to check out Arambol when I get to Goa, although I have to check with my travel partner first. I think I would prefer the low key atmosphere, and maybe stay for a few weeks. If you are going to be there in Feburary, I would love to meet up and gain some local knowledge.

Take it easy

millreef · Nov 18th, 2003, 11:43

Me in Darjeeling earlier this month getting tea sampling lessons in a shack beside a tea garden.

kokopelli · Nov 18th, 2003, 16:31

Hello!

This is me on a truck loaded with potatoes somewhere between Hospet and Hampi!

...M2 looks like you made it!!!! :-)

hey - i have a dutch friend who lives in Vagator, if you feel like fishing in the ocean someday with a fast boat, look around to see if you catch a 2M tall blond dutch man who walks around with a huge hound (-friendly

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Samsara · Nov 19th, 2003, 22:15

Great photos. Yes, Shannon, you look stunning in your sari! More non-Indian women should try saris (I'm into fashion, including saris and I think any woman, Indian or not, looks great in a sari). M2 looks very relaxed and happy, Alan, you probably look the same as you did in the 1960s *wink* (hippie...lol), and the tea looks good in Darjeeling. Everybody looks like they are having a great time in India. (I'm not in India so no photo from me). Kokopelli looks a bit too relaxed (more relaxed than those sacks of potatoes he's lying on).

-m2- · Nov 23rd, 2003, 21:37

Great pictures, Always interesting to see photos of people we sort-of get to know through internet posts -- perhaps sometimes we are surprised by seeing pictures of people we *think* we already know. I guess the ultimate destroyer of mystique would be when members actually meet.

The internet, for better or worse, is once more changing the way people travel. From sharing tips at traveller's crossroads, to guide books and now instant feedback, the Q&A of anonymous strangers with curious screen names.

Love your pictures, Kokopelli (including the one in your profile!) Not only are they colourful and upbeat, but kind of represent the spirit of travel that I always enjoyed and don't see so much of anymore. Somehow, I can't imagine you being obsessed with planning detailed itineraries and fretting about how one gets from the airport to town or what percentage of funds should be carried in what form of currencies and that kind of stuff. I know I never was. I used to hitch-hike a lot myself (pre 1975 :=) ) and always enjoyed the crazy randomness of not knowing where you would wind up, or what kind of a day I would have. Never got a ride on a potato truck, however -- not that you always have a choice, but sacks of grain, or a load of sand are a lot nicer to ride on as you can squirm a nice little pocket for your head and butt. I hitched from Vancouver to Bolivia and back one winter without even having a decent map - kinda wish I'd brought a camera though, as I've never been back that way.

forgive the ramble folks, if nothing else, it's giving a great thread a boost. keep the pictures coming!

m2

Shannon · Nov 24th, 2003, 08:06

I love seeing these pictures.

And thank you Andy and Samsara for your comments on my sari. I do love it - it's a shame I dont have many opportunities to do so here in the states.

Shannon

picklepak · Dec 2nd, 2003, 06:04

Holi Festival in Jaipur...

Edit note - Photo re-sized to fit page.

bijapuri · Dec 2nd, 2003, 14:03

from WWUSA, w/ Salima in Bhopal
fresh off the wires!

Samsara · Dec 4th, 2003, 07:31

You look beautiful in your sari, beachchik4ever!

Nov 14th, 2003, 21:38	#16
owen Member Join Date: Sep 2003 Location: texas Posts: 48	Now I know this looks typical tourist, but had to do it. Taj in October. Attached Thumbnails

Nov 16th, 2003, 18:23	#17
-m2- . Join Date: Aug 2001 Location: . Posts: 1,578	taken this morning in Arambol with the new digital camera (figured out the self-timer!). Attached Thumbnails

Nov 17th, 2003, 19:54	#20
fnm500 Member Join Date: Jul 2002 Location: London, UK Posts: 62	Rohtang Pass Yes, nice thread indeed! Heres me on the Rohtang Pass from Manali to Keylong, Himachal Pradesh Aug 2002. Btw, Shannon, you look quite ethereal in that green sari..wow. Andy Attached Thumbnails

Nov 18th, 2003, 11:43	#23
millreef Member Join Date: Jan 2003 Location: Vancouver, Canada Posts: 47	Me in Darjeeling earlier this month getting tea sampling lessons in a shack beside a tea garden. Attached Thumbnails

Nov 18th, 2003, 16:31	#24
kokopelli Sabai Sabai Join Date: Jan 2003 Location: Amsterdam Posts: 228	hola hoi Hello! This is me on a truck loaded with potatoes somewhere between Hospet and Hampi! ...M2 looks like you made it!!!! :-) hey - i have a dutch friend who lives in Vagator, if you feel like fishing in the ocean someday with a fast boat, look around to see if you catch a 2M tall blond dutch man who walks around with a huge hound (-friendly .

Nov 16th, 2003, 21:19	#18
Tomi Senior Member Join Date: Sep 2002 Location: Cambridge, MA, USA Posts: 449	Hi Mike2, looks like a beautiful place, I envy you! Is the laptop plugged in? Do you type with all five fingers? Is the cap a Manchester United? Alan, you look great! I stare at myself in the mirror and I see pasty, nervous, uptight... It looks more and more like I should be going to North India in Jan, but I still don't have a ticket.

Nov 17th, 2003, 09:05	#19
rnbombay Member Join Date: Oct 2003 Location: NYC Posts: 12	M2 I'm going to India for the first time in January. I plan on going to Goa, not sure where though. I have been reading about Arambol and it sounds like a great place. Do you recommend it, if so where are you in that photo, it looks great. Any good places to stay? Take it easy.

Nov 17th, 2003, 20:07	#21
-m2- . Join Date: Aug 2001 Location: . Posts: 1,578	the picture was just a set-up, way too bright to see anything on the screen :=). Unplugged, I get 5 hours on a charge and the fan doesn't even come on despite the heat! and, hey, I use all 10 fingers -- touch typing was the best thing I learned in high school mbombay: I first came across Arambol around 10 years ago and have been coming back pretty regularly since (before or after some travel) and I kind of think of it as my winter home as I stay a few months at a time. My hosts kindly hold my regular room for me If I let them know I'm coming. They added a few rooms this year and the picture was taken showing off the newly-added balcony to what's become a 3 room suite! A bridge across the Chapora river has finally been completed making it much easier to get to Arambol from the rest of North Goa and changes are coming very rapidly now -- lots of new construction, and many of the regulars are worried that the relative tranquility is probably disappearing. As for places to stay, it is traditionally low-key -- there are no hotels with air-con, tv, or pools (yet) but many simpler places from rooms in private homes, small guesthouses (most with shared bathrooms), seasonal huts, and a number of rooms on the cliffs on the north end of town -- basically, Arambol is still at the lower end of the price spectrum for food and accommodation in Goa. You should have no problem finding something to your liking in January after the holiday season ends a coule of days after New Years. (water temp around 22-23C today, and waves just about right for body surfing -- just had to throw that in ;=)) cheers! (server won't accept message with 2 smilies, so trying with typed ones)

Nov 18th, 2003, 08:37	#22
rnbombay Member Join Date: Oct 2003 Location: NYC Posts: 12	M2 Thanks for the response. I would like to check out Arambol when I get to Goa, although I have to check with my travel partner first. I think I would prefer the low key atmosphere, and maybe stay for a few weeks. If you are going to be there in Feburary, I would love to meet up and gain some local knowledge. Take it easy

Nov 19th, 2003, 22:15	#25
Samsara Sentient Being Join Date: Jun 2003 Location: Australia Posts: 509	Great photos. Yes, Shannon, you look stunning in your sari! More non-Indian women should try saris (I'm into fashion, including saris and I think any woman, Indian or not, looks great in a sari). M2 looks very relaxed and happy, Alan, you probably look the same as you did in the 1960s wink (hippie...lol), and the tea looks good in Darjeeling. Everybody looks like they are having a great time in India. (I'm not in India so no photo from me). Kokopelli looks a bit too relaxed (more relaxed than those sacks of potatoes he's lying on).

Nov 23rd, 2003, 21:37	#26
-m2- . Join Date: Aug 2001 Location: . Posts: 1,578	Great pictures, Always interesting to see photos of people we sort-of get to know through internet posts -- perhaps sometimes we are surprised by seeing pictures of people we think we already know. I guess the ultimate destroyer of mystique would be when members actually meet. The internet, for better or worse, is once more changing the way people travel. From sharing tips at traveller's crossroads, to guide books and now instant feedback, the Q&A of anonymous strangers with curious screen names. Love your pictures, Kokopelli (including the one in your profile!) Not only are they colourful and upbeat, but kind of represent the spirit of travel that I always enjoyed and don't see so much of anymore. Somehow, I can't imagine you being obsessed with planning detailed itineraries and fretting about how one gets from the airport to town or what percentage of funds should be carried in what form of currencies and that kind of stuff. I know I never was. I used to hitch-hike a lot myself (pre 1975 :=) ) and always enjoyed the crazy randomness of not knowing where you would wind up, or what kind of a day I would have. Never got a ride on a potato truck, however -- not that you always have a choice, but sacks of grain, or a load of sand are a lot nicer to ride on as you can squirm a nice little pocket for your head and butt. I hitched from Vancouver to Bolivia and back one winter without even having a decent map - kinda wish I'd brought a camera though, as I've never been back that way. forgive the ramble folks, if nothing else, it's giving a great thread a boost. keep the pictures coming! m2

Nov 24th, 2003, 08:06	#27
Shannon bunder Join Date: Oct 2003 Location: Minneapolis, MN, US Posts: 154	I love seeing these pictures. And thank you Andy and Samsara for your comments on my sari. I do love it - it's a shame I dont have many opportunities to do so here in the states. Shannon

Dec 2nd, 2003, 06:04	#28
picklepak Senior Member Join Date: Aug 2001 Location: Calgary, Canada Posts: 274	Holi Festival in Jaipur... Edit note - Photo re-sized to fit page. Attached Thumbnails Last edited by steven_ber : Dec 2nd, 2003 at 12:05.

Dec 2nd, 2003, 14:03	#29
bijapuri laid traps for troubadours Join Date: Aug 2003 Location: Priustan Posts: 2,601	from WWUSA, w/ Salima in Bhopal fresh off the wires! Attached Thumbnails __________________ Focusing your life solely on making a buck shows a certain poverty of ambition. It asks too little of yourself. Because it's only when you hitch your wagon to something larger than yourself that you realize your true potential. Barack Obama lookit me!!!: http://www.flickr.com/photos/bijapuri/ Utube fuzzy logic: http://youtube.com/profile_videos?user=bijapuri&p =r

Dec 4th, 2003, 07:31	#30
Samsara Sentient Being Join Date: Jun 2003 Location: Australia Posts: 509	You look beautiful in your sari, beachchik4ever!

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