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Hampi times From ajfgill in Andy in India (705 days old)

Thursday 6th December Hi all... well here I am writing from lovely Hampi. However no rocks and temples for me today as my cold is laying me low. Yep 9 weeks in India and I get a cold..well it has b… more

Goan farewell From ajfgill in Andy in India (711 days old)

Friday 30th November 13:34 Hi So I completed my final practice with Rolf & Marci this morning. I now have a couple of days before I board the overnight bus to Hampi on Sunday. I am sorry… more

Suunday thoughts.... From ajfgill in Andy in India (716 days old)

Sunday 25th November 13:07 Greetings on a very lazy Sunday afternoon. Today is another day off as ROlf & MArci's is a 5 day practice place. The extra day off is very welcome as it has been a to… more

Yoga with Rolf and Marci From ajfgill in Andy in India (721 days old)

Tuesday 20th November So high time for another post..... well things have been really busy here.. well probably I have been slower! The pace of life is slower here than Mysore... it's hotter and mo… more

Tropical storms and bike crashes!!! From ajfgill in Andy in India (728 days old)

Tuesday 13th November A quick update on things here in Goa.... Last week we had a storm.... but no ordinary storm, in fact noone here had seen one like it outside Monsoon. It was Wednesday l… more

Goan times!! From ajfgill in Andy in India (732 days old)

Friday 9th November 2:14 pm Hi all, Yes I know I have been a touch slack on the updates of late..... I have been in Goa since last Saturday...where does the time go??? So what's happening??? … more

Mysore - the last few days! From ajfgill in Andy in India (743 days old)

Monday October 29th - 14:29 So here I am on a kinda sunny Mysore afternoon....wow we have had rain almost every day for a week with the odd heavy shower....poured down all last night in heavy sheet… more

Saturday feelings!!! From ajfgill in Andy in India (745 days old)

Saturday October 27th - 11:35 Well.... I have been here 4 weeks now and I feel right at home. Gokulam (the middle class suburb of Mysore where I live and practice) is a very safe and easy place....… more

Rain and more rain....! From ajfgill in Andy in India (748 days old)

Wednesday 24th Ocotber Rain....it's raining again! Despite the weathermen's predictions it continues to rain and then some in Mysore. Apparently it's all down to Dussera.... it always rains at D… more

Rugby Stuff....... From ajfgill in Andy in India (751 days old)

Sunday October 21st 10:50AM So you have a TV....the channel says it's going to cover the Final! Great! You get together after midnight with some other English guys (and inexplicably and Aussie) and… more

Eco India ??? From ajfgill in Andy in India (755 days old)

Wednesday 17th October 12:15 Today finds me on a quiet day... visited the boys home again yesterday a dn had a great time. Lovely kids. We did art, juggling and chess.... I got seriously hammered o… more

Monday in Mysore From ajfgill in Andy in India (757 days old)

Monday October 15th 13:25 So friends, Another little blog on all things Mysore after a busy weekend XX(..... but all good clean fun! Today has been a slow one.... practice followed by pranyam… more

Practice plus one From ajfgill in Andy in India (761 days old)

Thursday 11th October 13:00 So what does one do with your day once you have practiced????:??: Before I came out I was looking at a few guidebooks. In one there was talk of Yoga plus one in the e… more

first week reflections.... From ajfgill in Andy in India (763 days old)

Tuesday 9th October 15:10 Well I have been in Mysore for 10 days now and maybe time to reflect on the time so far..... Indian traffic - in theory they drive on the same side of the road except w… more

Transport and Food From ajfgill in Andy in India (765 days old)

Sunday 7th October 17:55 HI.... Well I have been here for over a week now and beginning to settle into the vibe... I have transport in the form of a Scooter...nice shade of metallic red. I di… more

Yoga at the Shala From ajfgill in Andy in India (767 days old)

Friday 5th October 1300 Hi, Well I have been practicing for 4 days at AYRI so it is time to tell you all about it. When you register you are assigned a time. Practice starts at 5 am, the earl… more

Bollywood Nights!! From ajfgill in Andy in India (769 days old)

Wednesday 3rd October 16:10 .... decided for an early night last night but I figured without the Dussehra festival or rather the build up. It starts October 12th and lights have been going up in th… more

Registration and other stuff From ajfgill in Andy in India (770 days old)

Tuesday 2nd October 2007 10:35 HI, I am sure my body does not know exactly where it is at yet. Got up at 04:45am (local time, 00:15 UK) to go to my first practice at the Ashtanga Yoga Research Inst… more

Arrived From ajfgill in Andy in India (772 days old)

Sunday 30th September 13:55 Well I am her then....bit lagged and tired but geting the general feel of the place. I got myself a nice clean flat for the month for 7000 rupees. The flat is part of… more