So after the 'events' of the previous evening and the subsequent delay in the train we finally arrived at New Jalpaiguri station just in time to see a mental woman kicking a dog before an uncomfortably packed jeep share took us the remaining 4 hour journey up the mountain to Darjeeling itself. With all the delays on the train it was around …
So after the 'events' of the previous evening and the subsequent delay in the train we finally arrived at New Jalpaiguri station just in time to see a mental woman kicking a dog before an unco…
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Anne Prendergast
I am now in possession of said Darjeeling leaf :-)
A phrase readily utilised by travelers to India is 'prepare for every sense to be completely overwhelmed' but after an already delayed 24 hour journey and feeling slightly nauseous the last th…
Getting to Amritsar was a pretty traumatic experience in itself. I was still abit iffy after my tummy bug through the week but the train was only six hours and we would arrive around 9pm allow…
Never having being much of a fan of the 'must see sights' I was never particularly bothered about visiting the Taj Mahal but all the other volunteers seemed pretty keen and it wasn't too much …
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Anne Prendergast
Are you sure it was small....................or was it just far away?
This was meant to be the 'Indian experience'. Seeing first hand how this vastly overpopulated and underfunded healthcare system copes with endless cases of infectious diseases and the ever inc…
Anne Prendergast
I am now in possession of said Darjeeling leaf :-)
Anne
So proud of you boys for balancing the karma as regards poor, defenceless insects.
As a fan of Jung I am fascinated by the symbolism of Marc's admiration of butterflies and Tom's interest in wells. What a complementary pair you are :-)
Anne Prendergast I am now in possession of said Darjeeling leaf :-)