2012

An Indian Wedding in Uttarakhand

We continue our journey to the source of the Ganges with our trekking guide. We drive on a mountain road a bit rugged, a little steep, in th...

Kalyan Panja 8 Dec, 2012 2

A Philosophical Spiritual Travel to Shirdi

We travel to Shirdi, which is about 200 km from Pune. We were in Shirdi on Guru Purnima, an important Indian festival that always takes plac...

Kalyan Panja 8 Dec, 2012

The Train to Rameswaram in Tamil Nadu

Rameswaram is an isthmus located in South India only about thirty kilometers from Sri Lanka. Rameswaran is one of the Char Dham, the four pi...

Kalyan Panja 8 Dec, 2012

Pilgrimage to Vaishno Devi in Katra

I go for a new adventure in the north of Jammu, in the mountains of Kashmir. I decided to go on a pilgrimage to Vaishno Devi temple, one of ...

Kalyan Panja 8 Dec, 2012

An Evening at Wagah Border Ceremony

We could have told you about Amritsar much earlier. The Wagah Border Ceremony happens at the only land border crossing between India and Pak...

Kalyan Panja 8 Dec, 2012

India, Nagaland and the Hornbill Festival

Until well into the last century, Nagaland remained one of very few places that challenged the stringency of the strictest maps. It is one o...

Kalyan Panja 8 Dec, 2012

Trip to Chad - The Pala Trail

The day lights up early in this part of the world. Djoro wakes up little by little and the conversations of the people and the sound of the ...

Kalyan Panja 21 Nov, 2012

Trip to Khajuraho - Temples, Kamasutra and Cosmic Sex

Khajuraho is another pearl of India with buildings and finely carved sculptures. In its walls one can see mythological gods, warriors, anima...

Kalyan Panja 11 Nov, 2012

Mehndi: Travel Stories from the Thar Desert

After Delhi, we move to Jaipur, crossing the arid landscape of Rajasthan. The highway is peculiar. It is accessible by tractors, bicycles, s...

Kalyan Panja 11 Nov, 2012 1

Trip to Bhangarh Fort - the Haunted City of Rajasthan

I went to Alwar, at the entrance of Rajasthan. To get there, I leave with a map of north India. I took a public bus that took 5 hours from D...

Kalyan Panja 10 Nov, 2012 1

Tasting the Paneer Tikka in Pushkar

We left early leaving behind Udaipur. This city has enchanted us. It is true that there is a lot of tourists but it has a thousand and one n...

Kalyan Panja 10 Nov, 2012

Valentine's Day Trip to Bangkok with Girlfriend

One thing was clear for the Valentine's Day trip with my girlfriend, and that was to try to fit as much as possible to our way of travel...

Kalyan Panja 10 Nov, 2012

Traditional Mysore pak Recipe

Mysore was not in my plans as my intention was to travel to Goa, an area with beaches. But when I started looking at trains, I saw that they...

Kalyan Panja 10 Nov, 2012 1