Tag: journey

Kolkata

June 2, 2022May 8, 2022 Maya

It is a big city, megacity. Also called Calcutta (the official name until 2001). It is the capital city of West Bengal. Located on the east bank of the Hooghly River (Ganges), it is the cultural, and educational center of East India, while the Port of Kolkata is India’s oldest operating port. Kolkata is the third most populous metropolitan area in India. From my... Read More

Culture of Bauls

October 4, 2021April 17, 2022 Maya

The culture of Western Bengal in its natural meaning is first of all the creation of Bauls, mystics so old that one can find their connection with not only religions but also the sciences that are commonly called esoteric. It seems that the whole ancient Asiatic culture originates or is interconnected with this culture of ancient travelers. And the most interesting... Read More

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Our story of spicy food in India

May 31, 2021April 17, 2022 Maya

How to deal with spicy food in India? When you are in India for the first time you certainly search for not spicy food, if you are like us. And maybe you already know, India is full of spices. So, when you want to eat something, no matter is it street food or a restaurant, you should ask for not... Read More

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Railway Communication In India

January 30, 2021April 17, 2022 Maya

Indians love to travel and do not need the Passports. Aware of their national wealth still run back and forth – whether it is a pilgrimage to the holy places or just as tourists to see the legacy of centuries of India, or to visit a family… Anyway – the second most populous nation in the world loves to be... Read More

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Journey: Puri to Dhaka

September 22, 2018April 17, 2022 Maya

22 September So finally after 2 weeks of travel, we are home again. Bangladesh with its culture and people welcomed us. The religion in Bangladesh is Islam which is an interesting new experience for us. People are different and surroundment is too. Kolkata So 8th of September we packed and went by train from Puri to Howrah, which is attached... Read More

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From Varanasi to Puri – Orisa

July 3, 2018April 17, 2022 Maya

29 June we had a train to Puri. We had to leave the city of lights and our guest house. On previous Monday we bought a ticket. The journey was to take less than 1 day and it actually took about 23 hours. We paid 2250 Rs for 3 seats. The departure was set for 8:10 pm. We had spent... Read More

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From Kathmandu to Varanashi 2018

June 23, 2018April 17, 2022 Maya

Again on the road. This time we are planning to go to Orissa. Sadly we didn’t get six months as we applied we only got 3 months. Our Nepali visa finished 22nd June and we where set off 21st. The day before, we got ready, packed and cleaned everything. The next day we sayed goodbye to our friends and took... Read More

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Kids entertainment while traveling

June 16, 2018April 17, 2022 Maya

While traveling in a train for 3 days or staying in a rented house for 5 months, we, and specially children need some entertainment. Besides books, mobile games and videos, we make games. It, of course, depends if you are currently traveling or staying. In the first case there is a smaller diapason. The easiest are word games like ‘make a... Read More

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To Kopan Monastery and Lhosar – Tibetan New Year

February 18, 2018April 17, 2022 Maya

17th February we went on a walk to Kopan Monastery. From our house, it looks like on the other side of a city. We asked the owner of our flat, how many kilometers were between us and the Monastery. He told us that only 2 kilometers, we were quite surprised, as you can imagine. It so happened that the day we... Read More

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Unexpected surprises – Pashupatinath Temple (Part 1)

February 16, 2018April 17, 2022 Maya

11th February 2018 Today while walking through the city we sow stairs leading up to the hill and we didn’t expect what we were going to see. Today started as usual. I woke up, made exercises, ate breakfast while talking with mom in between. When sisters woke up we served them breakfast and took care of morning washing teeth. In... Read More