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Not doing much blogging on the on-coming India Trip recently, as I feel I have already prepared too much. Sort of fatigue, feel like, uhmmm, I have already been there :-( So I spent much of the time cramping in reading.
Need to make note on hygiene issue though. Got an impression that 9 out of [...]

Sino-India Border War 中印战争
In his book , Mr. Shand ranted about the bureaucracy on applying permission on visiting ‘sensitive area’ – it takes him two years to acquire permission to set foot in Arunachal Pradesh. Chinese didn’t take that long to approve their filming in Mt. Kailash. They just sent two minders to make [...]

In Dharamsala I shall look for this documentary Angry Monks, which depicting the life of the Tibetan dissident Lama Gendun Choepel (根敦群培) Tibetan Culture Net (maintained and published in Chinese) highly remarks him as ‘mysterious monk of contemporary Tibet, master of academic scholar, enlightenment philosopher’ (‘现代藏族史上的佛门奇僧、学术大师、启蒙思想家’). See Commemorate Gendun Choepel and A [...]

Mt. Kailash 神山冈仁波齐
I am reading River Dog: A Journey Down the Brahmaputra by Mark Shand. The journey starts from Mt. Kailash, though the conflicting area of Arunachal Pradesh into India subcontinent. Very fascinating route.
Geographically, river Brahamaputra lays in the Tibetan side of Himalaya. It sources from lake Manasarovar (Mapham-yum-tso 玛旁雍错) near Mt.Kailash and heads east. [...]

Stay Hotel Zen AC double 500 rps
Retrospective

We arrived Khajuraho via Mumbai-Jhansi(train) then local bus. On the hindside, if you have to stay over at Jhansi – the rest rooms at train station is a good choice.  Local bus took the best of a day to get to Kha, check with tourist infomation counter at the [...]

Stay Scindhia Guest House AC double 600rps
Retrospective
Scindhia Guest House is a very good choice for its location and friendly staff – particularly the boss – Kush. Room is very clean with panoramic view to the Ganges. Burning Ghat is just next to Scindhia Ghat. To the main attraction and gathering place – Dasaswamedh Ghat [...]

Got the visas back yesterday.
Last night finalised the itinerary plan 0.2. Decided dropping Jalgaon-Ajanta and go to Jhansi from Mumbai directly. This will give us an extra day to spend. Also shortened the Jhansi-Orchha, another one day. Will spread them on Varanasi/ Dharamshala/Amritsar – should see more green spots now (less stressful).
Tried booking the last [...]

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Photography
Canon EF24-105/F4L, Tamron 28-200 AF Aspherical, Canon EOS 5, Compact Flash 1G fast card
Canon EOS 350D (unbelievably Amazon price is on a par to Hong Kong tax free price), Canon IXUS (handy, discrete)
Spare Batteries (NB-1LH,NB-2LH, chargers), Collapsible Reflector (good for protrait particular detail over shadow), Canon Pixma iP4200 Inkjet Colour [...]