After traveling for more than 30 years in India, mostly to exotic and
undiscovered places, I believe it whirls your mind, dazzle your eyes
and eventually you fall in love with India's extremes.
During course of my travel I met many foreigners travelers in India-
some were only too happy to leave, while others stayed for a life
time. Yes! India could be a litmus test for many foreign tourists but
if you enjoy entering into intricate cosmologies and thrive on a very
high level of sensuality, India is one of the most rewarding dramas
unfolding on earth.
I have not delved into Indias's size, clamour and diversity nor I have
commented on it's chaos but instead mentioned what my eyes have seen
and other senses have felt- its 5000 years of glorious history,
heritage grandeur, numerous religious centers, royal retreats, rich
wildlife, lofty Himalayas, spellbinding back-waters, breathtaking sand
dunes, sun kissed beaches and above all it's hospitable people.
perhaps I wanted to see only good.
Read some of my posts....
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William Black - 26 Aug 2008 19:33 GMT
> During course of my travel I met many foreigners travelers in India-
> some were only too happy to leave, while others stayed for a life
> time.
Knowing what I do about Indian visa restrictions, how on earth did they
manage that?

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I've seen things you people wouldn't believe.
Barbeques on fire by the chalets past the castle headland
I watched the gift shops glitter in the darkness off the Newborough gate
All these moments will be lost in time, like icecream on the beach
Time for tea.
grusl - 26 Aug 2008 19:47 GMT
>> During course of my travel I met many foreigners travelers in India-
>> some were only too happy to leave, while others stayed for a life
>> time.
>
> Knowing what I do about Indian visa restrictions, how on earth did they
> manage that?
India ... Land of Hyperbole
I was interested to discover it has the second highest number of violent
deaths per year, exceeded only by Iraq.
Cheers,
George W Russell
Bangalore
William Black - 26 Aug 2008 21:36 GMT
>>> During course of my travel I met many foreigners travelers in India-
>>> some were only too happy to leave, while others stayed for a life
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> I was interested to discover it has the second highest number of violent
> deaths per year, exceeded only by Iraq.
Is that 'per 100,000' or overall?
Mind you, it also has the most dangerous roads in the world...

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William Black
I've seen things you people wouldn't believe.
Barbeques on fire by the chalets past the castle headland
I watched the gift shops glitter in the darkness off the Newborough gate
All these moments will be lost in time, like icecream on the beach
Time for tea.
grusl - 27 Aug 2008 04:07 GMT
>>>> During course of my travel I met many foreigners travelers in India-
>>>> some were only too happy to leave, while others stayed for a life
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>
> Mind you, it also has the most dangerous roads in the world...
It's overall, but still, what with Iraq being in a civil war and all. I
think it refers to murders and the like, rather than accidents.
Of course we have no right to judge India by Western standards or our
resident apologist for dictatorships will castigate us.
Cheers,
George W Russell
Bangalore
Alan S - 26 Aug 2008 22:40 GMT
>India ... Land of Hyperbole
>
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>Cheers,
>George W Russell
Glad I wasn't aware of that in advance:-)
Cheers, Alan, Australia
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