Hieronyma: She is a bookworm, who is not able to let books alone, she is a traveller who travels not to arrive, she is a knitter, who knits to think things over, she is a hiker who hikes to have nature as a counterpart. Who talks to her?
Posted: 2006-03-24 11:07 AM
Christl,
To begin with I travelled with my husband, but I wouldn't mind travelling on my own.
We were in Goa, Karnataka and Kerala, all three states are perfectly safe. We had booked a flight to Goa (via Mumbai) and travelled on public transport, which is reliable and not all that nervewrecking as guide books make you believe.
I had Lonely Planet and Rough Guide with me. The are good for the city maps, less good on info on accommodation. Their general introduction to places is also good, but you can find that anywhere on the internet.
We were greatly disappointed in Varkala and Kovalam (in Kerala). Too many (package) tourists, and a polluted sea. We very much liked Alappuza and the backwaters, although they resemble Holland very much apart from the palmtrees. A one-day backwater trip is more than enough, as the surrounding scenery is the same most of the trip. (I will write a report on this).
Posted: 2006-03-23 03:02 PM
Christl,
Thanks for the tip on bringing socks. I would never have thought of that! I imagined wearing sandals with the idea of being able to remove them easily.
I like the idea of home stays. What a wonderful way of seeing how people live! I will have to consider that on an upcoming trip.
You knit! I do too. Right now I have two shawls, a baby blanket and a tube sweater all underway. I have 4 nieces and a daughter - they all got knit handbags for Christmas. I try to bring back yarn from wherever I go - is there yarn in India to be purchased?
Posted: 2006-03-23 04:00 AM
hiya
oh what a pity!
hope it works again so u can upload the pics.
so did u enjoy your india tour?
what did u like best?
btw.. how are your travel plans for the rest of the year?
gloria
yes, you can certainly travel on your own in south India. At the moment I am pressed for time and will write more elaborately on Friday. Tomorrow (Thursday we will be in Amsterdam, for an exhibition)
Yes, we are neighbours, Leverkusen is quite near (comperatively speaking).
Back to you on Friday.
Posted: 2006-03-22 06:47 PM
On the GLOBOmainpage on the far top and right you can switch between the two sister sites. You will though need to log in again. Otherwise just enter www.globosapiens.de (not '.net')
Destination text is a short descriptions of a place or city. You can basically copy and paste the first paragraph of your own report there 1:1 as a start. See
www.globosapiens.net/india-travel/Delhi/Delhi.html
and click on "Change Text" or "Edit Text" to make a contribution. It is simple and just as fun as writing reports, they are to me 'mini-reports' and dont need pictures, the best picture from the community is displayed next to your text.
Posted: 2006-03-22 06:30 PM
.... Christl, I wrote that pictures are not ESSENTIAL in reports but I think in the ratings it counts about 1* extra. But, most give extra stars for extreamly unique, exotic or unusually remarkable reports so ***** is still possible without pictures :-) RR
Posted: 2006-03-22 05:42 PM
Hallo Christl,
happy to see another good report from you. Some members think a report MUST have pictures. It is nice but not essential. I to come to this type of report. There are five more countries/destinations I will be reporting on oneday where I only have videos and about 15 where I have no pictures at all. That is challenging but your style of writing is encouraging and choice of abjectives and verbs very well done.
R'Rudi
P:S: How about a report in german oneday? We need help there. If, best upload it from the german site. Also, Delhi needs destination text, type the name in the yellow field after "Travel search".....
Posted: 2006-03-01 09:08 AM
thank you for beatifull report about syria
there was some points in your reort which was vage for me.that would be your kind if I could ask them
best wishes
Posted: 2006-01-16 07:33 AM
Hi, many thanks on the comments about my report.
I went on semi orginised trip, there was 4 other people (Australiens) travelling with me.
It was part of the Trans Siberian Journey. I travelled from London to St Petersburg by train on my own, where I joined the other later.
At each station we had a local tour guide picking us at the station to take us to the hotel. Then we had a short walking tour, our guide had an epileptic fit, so we ended being on our own for a while. It was a bit scarry but a local that spoke English call for help.
It was really great, on this trip we had a lot of free time in the citi,es so you can do what you want to do.
The Trans Sib., is really a fantastic journey to do, especially Lake Baikal and Mongolia (see other reports).
I don 't know any Dutch tour operators offering tours, I am French but I used an Australian based company because of friend advice.
I hope you will have the chance to do it one day.
Have a nice day
Isabele
Posted: 2006-01-08 08:05 PM
Na das ist ja ne Überraschung! Eigentlich habe ich es auch nicht bemerkt, keine Antwort bekommen zu haben... macht ja auch nix! - Ich wünsch dir aber sicherheitshalber mal trotzdem ein schönes neues Jahr, Gesundheit und viele Reisen, sollte ich es dieser Tage nicht schon getan haben...
Ich hab bis vor einer Weile für die Air Kazakhstan hier in Frankfurt gearbeitet, war aber leider nie dort. Kyrgystan interessiert mich besonders wegen dem Pik Lenin, im Pamir mit seinen 7100m ... bei Recherchen lernt man auch den anderen Teil des Landes kennen. Naja irgendwann bestimmt: es gibt ja noch soooo viel, doch im Moment fehlt es irgendwie an Zeit.
Liebe Grüsse aus Frankfurt, Ralph
