I was on the Overseas Adventure Travels trip to southern
India called Soul of India in January this year. One of the highlights of this
newly revised tip was spending two nights on a houseboat on the backwaters of
the Southern state of Karela. And to use an Indian parlance that I noticed on my
trip, where something can be “like X, but not X," I noticed the backwaters ware
like the Amazon, but not like the Amazon. We left the spice plantation where we stayed in
Thekkady near Perriyar National Park, drove through the verdant tea and rubber plantations, and arrived at
our houseboat in Alleppey after first stopping to see the “loo with a view.”
Showing posts with label India. Show all posts
Showing posts with label India. Show all posts
India: Visit the EXotic Temples of Khajuraho
India is perhaps better
known for its temples and monuments than any other country in the world. While
traveling with Overseas Adventure Travel on the Heart of India trip, weary
travelers undertook a long train ride followed by a long bus ride along dry and
dusty terrain without any real understanding of what the fuss was all about.
Upon reaching the site they understood to be a temple complex, they were told
quite plainly, "This is the heart of India."
Visit India: An Emotional Experience Like No Other
 |
| Photos by Jann Segal |
So much
has been written about travel to India it seemed there would be nothing
new to write about after taking the Heart of India trip with Overseas Adventure Travel in November 2014. But India is a land of experiences. A land
where the most unexpected and simple movement by a local can trigger an
unforgettable memory that will not necessarily make it into a camera lens. Its
a land where a local custom, either known worldwide, or unknown to most outside
of India, will bring a tear to of joy, gratitude, or disbelief. India will not
only awaken the senses, it will bring a lump to the throat of any traveler.
India is a land that will generate powerful emotions.
Subscribe to:
Posts (Atom)