Travelogues

India Chhattisgarh 2007 by Wietse Jongsma (568) 2007-12-07 - 2007-12-31

In december I went to the Maikal hills around Bhoramdeo, Kanha national park and to Amarkantak and Achanakmar

We started at Bhoramdeo. From there we waked to Salawera in the Maikel hills. The following days we walked around the Baiga villages Jamunpani, Jhamala, Seoni and Saroda Dadar.

Next we visited Kanha National park which is on the edge of the Maikal hills ... (full story) (33 photos)

West Bengal 2005 by Wietse Jongsma (568) 2005-03-09 - 2005-03-23

We start our trip on the airport. First we stayed around Siliguri. Next we went to Rishap. They were building there a new road to make it possible to use the old footpath to use by car. There was electricity for for months and they were building there a lot of new hotels. Walking from Rishap to Lava we saw a lot of candypapers. I'm afraid that after ten years you see a lot of them on places you can't reached to remove them. But for now it is a lovely place. (7 photos)

Holi festval Delhi by Wietse Jongsma (568) 2005-03-25 - 2005-03-26

From wikipedia:
Holi (Hindi: होली) or Phagwah (Bhojpuri) is an annual and popular Hindu spring festival. It takes place over two days in the later part of February or early March. ... (full story) (3 photos)

Chhattisgarh nov 2005 by Wietse Jongsma (568) 2005-10-27 - 2005-11-16

In 2005 we visited for the first time Chhattisgarh in Central India.
On that moment the political situation was quit enough to stay at night around Narayanpur and to visit in daytime Dantewada and Barsur. ... (full story) (53 photos)

Kawardha - Central India - 2006 by Wietse Jongsma (568) 2006-12-03 - 2006-12-22

In december 2006 my wife and me went for the second time to Kawardha halfway Raipur and Kanha National Park. We stayed 12 nights in tribal villages. This has given a lot of photographic possibillities. ... (full story) (73 photos)