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Hi, it's all about the adventure... ((*_*)) 
Nov 01, 2007 07:00 PM Did it move, I have to take a picture of it….
Decided to rent a car and drive so to kick things off a tour of the main sites, because I suspect I won’t be coming back. Well to be far that is my travel ethos.
So in ten seconds flat, here’s the list of sites visited, Connaught Place, Rajpath, Lutyen’s ornate gate, Parliaments buildings, Red Fort, Jami Masjid, Humayun’s Tomb, Gandhi’s memorial, Indira Gandhi’s Museum, cotton market, Lotus Temple, Chandni Chowk, Qutb Minar and ended up at India Gate to watch the sun go down. Well I can truly say I was exhausted. Now the ordeal of getting some thing to eat. Day 2 and I don’t want to chance eating anything – we ended up in Pizza Hut, at least it didn’t have any nuts in it.
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Oct 31, 2007 07:00 PM Good morning Delhi
After a non-eventful flight (praise God) we arrived bright-eyed and bushy-tailed and somewhat shell-shocked at the sight of Delhi. I kind of expected it to be like London but just in India. Oh how wrong I was…
The guide book suggested that we get the police operated prepaid taxi service, as regular taxis just take you where they wait to go i.e. a travel agent or hotel that they get a finders fee. So after a bit of a discussion we head for Carol B for out cheap hotel for a couple of nights.
After settling in we went out for drinks and to explore this capital. It was kind of scary, the traffic was chaotic as every driver seemed to be honking their horns, pulling in and out of lanes. A three land road became a six lane plus two going in the opposite direction it was madness. Plus the smog, pollution, dust and dirt were all too much.
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Oct 18, 2007 02:00 PM India here I come...
Suitcase check
Ticket check
Passport check
Spending money check
Credit card check
Visa CHECK
Well after a false start, I got my visa for India quite easily, and now I'm all smiles. In just over a week I will be in warmer climes and chaotic streets. But I'm looking forward to it so much....
Views over Afghanistan
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Oct 09, 2007 02:00 PM Ohh India...
Well, my first experience of India starts with an early morning trip, on a cold autumn morn, to India House to obtain a visa. After waiting in a queue that nearly went around Bush House for three house I was given a slip, with no explanation no nothing. When trying to enter the embassy, I rudely told your too early comeback. On coming back was told come back next Friday. And this is where the experience begins!
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Aug 24, 2007 02:00 PM Time in the countryside
The Eden Project is actually around 20 miles from Newquay in the Cornish countryside. There is an hourly bus service for a bout £6 return trip, which means you get a discount on the entry fee, which is not to be sniffed at. It was opened in 2001 and was just a clay pit. It's really just a giant green house, but it walks you through the tropics and explores the plants of that region. The main exhibition creates a rainforest so the tempature gets up to over 28 degrees. The second exhibition covers more of a temperate climate that you found in South Africa, California and Spain (or the Med). It such a wonderful day out for kids, the family, just about everyone. You should at least allocate three hours just because the area is quite vast.
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Apr 14, 2007 02:00 PM Summer, summer, summertime!!!
Well it’s not really but it is a wonderful day in London. Everyone was out and about, enjoying the hot weather.
I spent the day cycling around the city and ended up at the Tate Modern on the Southbank.
The original Tate Gallery, is located at Millbank, a little further along the river, and there is now a river boat service that links the two. It was opened in 1897 when it was known as the National Gallery of British Art, but it popularly known as the Tate Gallery, after its founder Sir Henry Tate.
During the 90’s the collection outgrew the Millbank site, so it was decided to create a new gallery in London to display the international modern component of the Tate Collection.
The old power station that closed in 1982 became the home of the new Tate aka Tate Modern. It is a striking building, that designed by Sir Giles Gilbert Scott. It offered an amazing location on the south bank, right opposite St Paul's Cathedral, with easy links to the Square Mile that is accessed by the Millennium Bridge.
Whether inside or out, it was heaving with people, it is so very nice travelling, but sometimes it’s just as much fun exploring your hometown.
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Mar 26, 2007 02:00 PM I've brought the sun with me...
The sun is finally shining in London too; it's maybe a little too early to put the coats away but 18 degrees is nice.
Now back in London, I reflected on the weekend – a really interesting experience, one that I’m not so sure I would repeat again. But going to different countries is all about seeing how people live, and experiencing their customs.
It looks like life over there can be quite tough, and you have to respect them for all they have achieved.
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Mar 24, 2007 07:00 PM Let’s go shopping
Now with the amount of medinas and souqs we had no other choice but to oblige and buy some DT - dust gathers. What was great was the leather hand bags really good value for money. My only problem is haggling, it’s really not my favourite way to shop, but after a while you get accustom to it, and that’s when you enter a shop that has fixed prices and you get all embarrassed. Ohh well!
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Mar 23, 2007 07:00 PM Here comes the sun...
Finally the sun has come out, and the weather is starting to warm up. Today the aim is to explore Carthage, an old Roman city that was destroyed on a number of occasions, first by the Romans and then by the Arabs. The ruins are spread over a large area sot it should be fun to take our time to explore.
I personally enjoyed Thermes d’Antonin – an old Roman Baths and known as one of the largest baths in the old empire. It was stunning and truly massive.
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Mar 23, 2007 07:00 PM Head for the hills
Finally tee shirt weather; the sun is here and I’m feeling good. Today we head for the hills, and a camel ride. Now this is what a holiday is all about. Three hours just roaming around, along the path, through the olive trees, next to the jasmine pickers. Into the hills where the dirt turns to sand.
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