Strangers among locals

Posted by Didier Van Bellinghen on January 24, 2013 · Leave a Comment 

Bharatpur… a small town south-west of Delhi where time stood still. No must-see touristic area’s, no souvenir shops… just genuine, simple life. Exactly how I like it! Irina & myself got ourselfs a riksja driver, Rajskiit and explored this town for half a day. Wherever we stopped would be a gathering of the locals, surrounding … Continue reading →

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The Pink City

Posted by Didier Van Bellinghen on January 24, 2013 · 1 Comment 

Jaipur or ‘The Pink City’ is the capital & largest city of Rajasthan.  The centre is extremely vivid & is filled with camels, elephants, cows, riksja’s, temples, forts & palaces.  In the typical markets of the old city people & colors blend nicely together and seem to have an artistic touch over and over again. … Continue reading →

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The wise man

Posted by Didier Van Bellinghen on January 22, 2013 · 2 Comments 

After a long, crazy ride of 6h in a fully packed bus, where I nearly could squeeze myself between the crowd into a seat, I finally arrived in the holy city of Pushkar where I was hosted by Jagdish Kapri aka Swamiji, an unbelievable nice, wise man & yoga teacher. He’s an Indian by birth … Continue reading →

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Roadtrip on a riksja

Posted by Didier Van Bellinghen on January 20, 2013 · Leave a Comment 

After driving for hours in the desert, the city of Jaisalmer appears as a fata morgana on the horizon. This magical feeling only gets stronger when you approach the huge, golden city walls and the front gate.  The fort of Jaisalmer is nothing like the one in Jodhpur. In this fort people are still living … Continue reading →

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The little girl & the web designer

Posted by Didier Van Bellinghen on January 19, 2013 · 1 Comment 

During my stay in Jodhpur, I met the downstairs neighbours of Surendra & their cute little girl. On the morning i would leave, she jumped into the sofa and kept staring at me.  So I asked her her name and she answered promptly… Veenu! I was surprised she understood and even could talk that good … Continue reading →

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Life in the blue city

Posted by Didier Van Bellinghen on January 19, 2013 · 2 Comments 

After a long flight from Brussels to Delhi via London and a hesitating moment by the pilots to take off in Delhi due to the persisting fog, I finally arrived after a 17h journey in Jodphur in the province of Rajasthan. Some call it ‘the blue city’ as the houses are paint in blue in … Continue reading →

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