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The Excitement Builds
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cyberhippie
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16 December 2007
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So the tickets are booked and after what seems an eternity another trip to India looms Nearly two years will have passed since my wife and I were last in India,
So as we approach another landmark in killing time namely Christmas, the excitement begins to build, the LP is to be seen at various positions around the house, coffee table, bedside cabinet, WC!
Excitedly we pass along the new ideas which seem to crop up all the time, Uwandwa, Dwarka, Harihareshwar, Sitlakhet. The problem is never to find places to visit in India, it's finding the time to see them all but as we leave the fast paced life of North West Europe and settle in to the trip, the itinerary usually presents itself in some enlightened subliminal manner, plainly put we just follow our nose and see what we find.
Already too many destinations are clamoring for our attention, it helps that my partner in life has slightly different needs and wishes from a trip, combining the two sets of interests is often the clincher for places to visit, or not.
Perhaps we'll spot a local restaurant that beckons or an unusual hotel on a wooded ridge or riverbank. Maybe a chance to see a wolf or lion, the Indian Bustard...........Some unusual craftsmanship or a secluded beach, toy train or backwater cruiser. Temples, transport, a place to lay your head, all these things play a part in building itineraries, which let's face it, is a lot of fun when you're still dragging yourself out to a factory on a cold winter morning.
Day dreaming becomes an integral part of your working day, as you imagine far off places unvisited and loaded with virgin anticipation, sparkling in you imagination, shutting out the drudgery of day to day life and bringing the butterflies to life in the pit of your stomach. Smiling comes easier and you find yourself ticking of things you need to pack. Yep life is good and set to get much much better.
So back to Google and researching those little experiences that the guide books may have missed. Planning is for sure a selfish pleasure, much loved by the Hobo in us, in the planning, you may feel like you're traveling before you even get there.
So as we approach another landmark in killing time namely Christmas, the excitement begins to build, the LP is to be seen at various positions around the house, coffee table, bedside cabinet, WC!
Excitedly we pass along the new ideas which seem to crop up all the time, Uwandwa, Dwarka, Harihareshwar, Sitlakhet. The problem is never to find places to visit in India, it's finding the time to see them all but as we leave the fast paced life of North West Europe and settle in to the trip, the itinerary usually presents itself in some enlightened subliminal manner, plainly put we just follow our nose and see what we find.
Already too many destinations are clamoring for our attention, it helps that my partner in life has slightly different needs and wishes from a trip, combining the two sets of interests is often the clincher for places to visit, or not.
Perhaps we'll spot a local restaurant that beckons or an unusual hotel on a wooded ridge or riverbank. Maybe a chance to see a wolf or lion, the Indian Bustard...........Some unusual craftsmanship or a secluded beach, toy train or backwater cruiser. Temples, transport, a place to lay your head, all these things play a part in building itineraries, which let's face it, is a lot of fun when you're still dragging yourself out to a factory on a cold winter morning.
Day dreaming becomes an integral part of your working day, as you imagine far off places unvisited and loaded with virgin anticipation, sparkling in you imagination, shutting out the drudgery of day to day life and bringing the butterflies to life in the pit of your stomach. Smiling comes easier and you find yourself ticking of things you need to pack. Yep life is good and set to get much much better.
So back to Google and researching those little experiences that the guide books may have missed. Planning is for sure a selfish pleasure, much loved by the Hobo in us, in the planning, you may feel like you're traveling before you even get there.
