Hello from India!

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Amazing, a hotel with an internet connection! I am alive and well, though many of the 100 bikers that started the trip are not! There have been a few accidents and many are down with stomach problems and fever… But India… wow, what a country – we ride all day through vilages that are almost medeival in terms of living conditions, yet everyone greets us with radient smiles and enthusiastic waves. The landscape smells of jasmine, sandalwood and rose, and the locals are the most honest, helpful and kind I have found anywhwere in the world.

We have done 1000 k’s so far, through tea plantations, jungle, tiger country, lost beachs and arid plains and I have been left breathless by everything I have seen. So all is well, I’ve taken many photos (the Indians are SO happy to have their picture taken!) and recorded some audio. It’s impossible to sum up the experience in a single blog post, so look out for pics and a podcast when I get back… Saludos a todos! Ben

Written by Ben Curtis

February 23rd, 2006 at 4:52 pm

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5 Responses to “Hello from India!”

  1. jim w

    23 Feb 06 at 8:41 pm

    Good to know you’re getting on well. I’m not in the least bit surprised that the people there are so affable. The less people have, the nicer they tend to be.

    Mind you, I do quite well in fits and starts. Perhaps that explains a few things :>

  2. Alex

    23 Feb 06 at 11:12 pm

    Hi Ben,

    What a coloured picture you paint with those descriptions, I can imagine being there myself. I experienced similar hospitality and comeraderie on el camino de Santiago – I hope you are having a great time with the other bikers, may the Lord protect and keep you on this journey.
    I am really looking forward to seeing some of those photos and hearing the audio recordings.
    I’m looking at binaural mics at the moment, what microphone do you use?

    Regards,

    Alex

  3. Kristen

    24 Feb 06 at 8:25 am

    Sounds exciting!!

  4. Lucien

    24 Feb 06 at 5:35 pm

    Good luck with everything and get back soon so we can listen to more from the Ben and Marina Show! :P

  5. Sin

    24 Feb 06 at 9:20 pm

    Ben, the landscape and the smells and the friendly locals sound fantastic; but stomach problems and fever – I don’t like the sound of that.

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