Just to give you a little update in the middle of the corona pandemic: We returned to Vienna yesterday! At some point in January it came clear to us that we would need to change our plan – traveling back to Finland overland through China was not an option anymore. Two months later we found …
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Om Beach, close to Gokarna in India, is a special place for us. It’s where we met each other for the first time almost ten years ago. It’s also a nice, peaceful alternative for the more crowded beaches of Goa. We had our first longer stop on this journey at Om Beach. After three months …
Loma Om Beachilla – uusia kavereita, vanha munkki ja mysteeri Lue lisää »
Pushkar is an ancient, sacred city with a holy lake in the middle of India’s desert state Rajasthan. The city being sacred meant that there were dozens of Hindu temples. Holy men bathe in the ghats of the lake and perform rituals. Cows decorated with flowers or colorful fabrics walk freely on the streets. Chanting …
Pushkar, pyhä (ja kaupallinen) kaupunki aavikon keskellä Lue lisää »
Who would have thought that we’ll also become Bollywood stars (aka extras in a music video) during our long journey? We spent two fun days in a luxurious 5-star hotel in Jaipur, acting on a music video for UK based Ash King’s song Gud Khake. We got to know a friendly and professional film crew …
Four minutes of fame: Avustajana Bollywood-musiikkivideossa Lue lisää »
In Jaipur, on our guesthouse’s wall, there’s a painting that says: Don’t make plans for India because India already made plans for you. This couldn’t have described our stay in Jaipur any better. Our initial plan was to do one quick sightseeing day in the ”pink city” and then continue our way to Pushkar and …
Jaipur – vaaleanpunainen kaupunki täynnä palatseja ja yllätyksiä Lue lisää »
One of the reasons we had, out of a few options, chosen to visit Palampur after Dharamshala, was the fact that we could travel the whole way from there to Jaipur by train. There was an old narrow-gauge train running from Palampur to Pathankot. From Pathankot there would be a night train to Jaipur. The …
Everyone has heard of Darjeeling tea and Assam tea, but how about Kangra tea? Palampur is a small city in the Kangra Valley of India’s Himachal Pradesh, known for its tea plantations. The Kangra Valley Express, a narrow-gauge train, is running through Palampur. That was one of the reasons we wanted to have a stop …
Palampur – vähemmän tunnettu Himalajan teekaupunki Lue lisää »
After five years, we returned to Dharamshala’s Mcleod Ganj, the Tibetan diaspora in the Indian Himalayas. Our stay was a lot about well-being. We did morning yoga, tried Tibetan meditation and even had a traditional Tibetan massage. But most importantly, during our stay we got more aware of the crisis and suppression that has been …
Dharamshala – Tiibetiläinen yhteisö Intian Himalajalla Lue lisää »
After crossing the Wagah Border from Pakistan, we spent our first few days in India in Amritsar, the “Golden City”. During these days we got our first experiences on how India has changed since our last visit, saw some interesting sights of Amritsar, learned about the history of partition and taught an Indian to ride …
After our last breakfast in Lahore we came back to our hotel accompanied by our local friend Salman. It was almost twelve, time to check out, say goodbye and start our journey towards the Wagah Border, the border between Pakistan and India. Johanna has visited India twice and Seri already three times before. But this …
Wagah Border: Pakistanista Intiaan ja kreisi rajaseremonia Lue lisää »