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Camel adventure / Nuotykis su kupranugariais

December 1, 2012 | India | Permalink

Two days and two nights in the Thar desert. Us two, our moms, 4 camels and two camelmen. The days go by gently rocking in the camel seats, hypnotised by the even ding of the bells hanging on their necks. It doesn’t take long to feel the slow pace of the desert life, to spot lonely desert foxes and antelopes, scurrying from bush to bush, and unfamiliar birds sitting on the branches of frugal, thorny trees. The hottest part of … Continue reading

Tualetas pajury

November 10, 2012 | India | Permalink

Per beveik tris savaites aplankem tris kaimus/miestus pajury ir pamatem bei patyrem tris visiskai skirtingus tos pacios juros bei pajurio variantus. Pirmiausia traukiniu nudardejom pusantro simto kilometru i pietus nuo Kolkatos, i nedideli kaimeli prie juros – Mandarmoni. Pats kaimelis tikrai mazas, bet vienintele jo gatve stipriai apstatyta viesbuciais pritraukia daugybe turistu is Kolkatos. Tik atvaziave sokom i maudymosi kostiumus ir pasileidom issvajotos juros link. O ten mus pasitiko didziausias kosmaras! Plati ir kaip veidrodis lygi pakrante zuja masinomis, dzipais, … Continue reading

Seaside toilet

November 10, 2012 | India | Permalink

We knew long ago that before returning to Europe, especially in time for winter, we’ll want to spend some time on the beach. Over 3 weeks we visited 3 towns on the east coast of India, in the states of West Bengal and Orrisa. Here’s what we found there. First stop, the small town of Mandarmoni, 150km south from Kolkata (which was a surprsingly nice place, with excellent food and even sidewalks on most streets!). Praised by every Indian we … Continue reading

Miss us already? / Ar jau pasiilgot?

October 20, 2012 | India | Permalink

We hope so! We arrive back in the UK on 5th December and on the 7th, the following Friday, we’ll be enjoying pints of smooth Guinness in some pub in London (exact location still to be determined). We invite all of you to join us and participate in pint lifting. Attendance is mandatory! :) And if any of you are in Vilnius (it’s in Lithuania) on 14th December, we’re basically doing the same there, so totally come along. See you … Continue reading

Izraelio misterija Indijoj

September 20, 2012 | India | Permalink

Jau pirma diena Leh ausi patrauke “shalom”, o aki – mazos kepurukes ant vaikinu pakausiu ir Izraelietisko maisto skiltis restoranu meniu. Beje ar zinojot, kad humusas ir snicelis priskiriami prie Izraelietisko maisto? :) Interneto kavinej rodos visi atejusieji bande susisiekti su Izraeliu, indai pardavejai mums is tolo sauke “shalom”, o kur ejom, buvom automatiskai palaikomi zydais. Netrukus akys atsivere ir pamateme, kad aplinkui – gatvese, restoranuose, interneto kavinese ir kelioniu agenturose – daugybe turistu is Izraelio! Jie paprastai judedavo gaujomis, … Continue reading

Audėjėlė

September 15, 2012 | India | Permalink

Viena sekmadienio ryta Manalyje, letai papusryciave kavines sodelyje, tingiai pasukome link senosios kaimo dalies pasivaikscioti. Po desimties minuciu ejimo aukstyn i kalna pasirode tikrasis kaimas ir toks kontrastas turistu uzgultai kaimo daliai, kur daugybe viesbuciu, vakarietisku restoranu ir kepykleliu, viska gaubia muzika ir spalvotos lemputes. O cia tikras kaimas! Tvartai, karves letai ciaumojancios siena, mediniai nameliai ir siauri takeliai, nuseti karviu ekskrementais, vandens pompos ir prie ju palinkusios moterys, plaunancios indus ar kojomis “minkancios” skalbinius. Aki trauke gramozdiskos audimo stakles, … Continue reading