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The Constant Revolution

  • Connecting Europe Express
    • Day 1 – Connecting Europe Express Journal – Lisbon to Covilhã
    • Day 2 – Connecting Europe Express Journal – Covilhã to Madrid
    • Day 3 – Connecting Europe Express Journal – Madrid to Bordeaux
    • … click to see all 36 episodes
  • Destinations
    • Africa
      • Botswana
        • Kingdom of Elephants – Botswana
      • Namibia
        • Deserts of Namibia
        • Etosha and Namibia Wildlife
      • Uganda
        • Uganda: Murchinson Falls Vs Queen Elisabeth National Parks
        • Uganda: Chimps, Treks and Parties in Fort Portal
        • Uganda: Kabale for Bwindi and Lake Bunyonyi
        • Entering Uganda: Entebbe and Lake Victoria
      • Zimbabwe
        • Victoria Falls and Crazy Rafting
    • Asia
      • Central Asia
        • Kazakhstan
          • Almaty: Central Asia’s Garden of Eden
          • … And Then You Get Invited in a Yurt for Dinner
        • Kyrgyzstan
          • Kyrgyzstan: Spectacular Ala-Kul Trek
          • Son-Kul’s Remedy to Travellers Apathy
          • The Last Great Hike in Kyrgyzstan – Lenin Peak
        • Tajikistan
          • Tajikistan: The High Lands of the Pamir Highway
          • Tajikistan: Powerful Wakhan Corridor
          • Tajikistan: Last Adventure in Bartang Valley
        • Uzbekistan
          • Uzbekistan: Three Legendary Cities on the Old Silk Road
      • Far East
        • China
          • Guangxi
            • Discovering the Karst Landscapes of the Li River
            • A Magic Light Show on the Li River
          • Sichuan
            • 4 Days of Solitude: Trekking Yading Nature Reserve
            • Good Vibes in Chengdu: What to See and Do
            • Yeah, Yeah… Pandas!
            • The Two Holy Mountains of Buddhism and Taoism
            • The Sichuan Opera Experience
          • Yunnan
            • A Two-Days Itinerary in Kunming (and something more)
            • Marvel of Yunnan: Trekking at the Tiger Leaping Gorge
            • Relax and Culture at Lijiang’s Old Town
            • Shangri-La, where China meets Tibet?
        • Japan
          • Those Little Japanese Oddities
          • Mad Tokyo Mad Tokyo
          • The Quiet Side of Tokyo
          • Kyoto: More than Just Temples
          • Nozawa Onsen Off Season
      • Indian Sub-Continent
        • India
          • An Honest Review of 15 Delhi’s Sites Worth Visiting (or not)
          • A Random (but Totally Cool) Day Tour in South Delhi
          • Eyes of Delhi – Photography Project
          • Sanctuary of Beliefs: a Walk around Old Delhi
          • Thoughts in front of Gandhi’s Memorial
        • Nepal
          • A Day Tracking Tigers
          • A Travel Guide to Bardia National Park
          • Chilling, Planning, and Paragliding in Pokhara
          • Guruwa: Healers of Tharu People
          • Manaslu and Tsum Valley Trek Explained
          • Tharu People: a Rural Way of Life?
        • Sri Lanka
          • A Complete Two Weeks Itinerary to Discover Sri Lanka
          • The Perfect National Parks Combo in Sri Lanka
          • Sri Lanka: Escapade at Horton Plains
      • Russia
        • Real Baikaaal!
        • Russia: 8 Days in the Altai Republic
        • The Contenders: Vladivostok vs Khabarovsk
        • Is it possible to see the Amur tiger in Russia?
      • South-East Asia
        • Borneo
          • Borneo’s Wildlife: the Sound of Sabah’s Rainforest
          • Sabah’s Amazing Diving and Secret Beaches
        • Cambodia
          • Banlung and the Virachey National Park Jungle Experience
          • Cambodia: Paradise on a Highway to Hell
          • Feel of Mighty Mekong in Kratie
          • Slumber of Senses in Sleepy Kampot
          • The Angkor Temples and Siem Reap
        • Laos
          • A Dreamlike Travel Itinerary in Northern Laos
        • Malaysia
          • Cameron Highlands’ Jungle Trails
          • Chilling at the Amusement Park in Langkawi
          • Penang’s Cultural Melting Pot
          • The Skylines of Kuala Lumpur
        • Thailand
          • An Honest Review of 8 Destinations in Thailand
        • Vietnam
          • 5 Great Places to Visit in North Vietnam
      • Western Asia
        • Azerbaijan
          • The Other Side of the Caspian Sea
        • Georgia
          • Georgia: 8,000 Years of Winemaking
    • Australia
      • 8 Places to Visit on the Australian East-Coast
      • Red Centre: Dreaming the Stars
      • Sydney and the Blue Mountains
    • Europe
      • Greece
        • A Welcome Back to Europe with “Open Arms”
        • Greek Islands: Milos Vs Santorini
      • Iceland
        • 4 Cool Things about Trekking Laugavegur in Iceland
        • Reykjavik and the Golden Circle
      • Italy
        • Italy: “Borghi” of Beautiful Apulia
        • Italy: Jaw-Dropping Matera!
        • Marvels to Visit around Napoli, in One Day
        • That Undecipherable Vibe of Napoli
      • Turkey
        • Is Turkey just a Money Squeezing Machine?
    • New Zealand
      • Marvels of New Zealand South Island
      • The Ultimate Road Trip in New Zealand’s North Island
    • South America
      • Argentina
        • Perceptions of Buenos Aires
        • Tales of Patagonia
        • The Best 10 Days Itinerary in North-West Argentina
        • 3 Things to Know about Torres del Paine
        • Tierra del Fuego: End of the World?
      • Venezuela
        • Relaxing in Isla Margarita
        • The most Isolated Trek in the World: Mount Roraima
  • Stories
    • Kampala to Hoima: Volunteering with Eco-Agric Uganda
    • Borneo: Community-based Eco-tourism Funds Forest Conservation
    • Connecting People with Food through “Edible Routes”
    • Living and Volunteering on the Kinabatangan River
    • Living and Working Off the Grid on a Tibetan Plateau
    • The Evergreen Bamboo Straw Solution
    • The Incredible Toys Museum Hidden in between Marche’s Hills
    • Uganda: Volunteering for Bringing Hope to the Family
  • Inner Journeys
    • Spiritual Adventures
      • Mind and Body: the Sensorial Experience of Vipassana
      • Guruwa: Healers of Tharu People
    • Ideas & Society
      • A Welcome Back to Europe with “Open Arms”
      • When We Go Numb to Horror
      • Horrors of the Khmer Rouge: S-21 and the Killing Fields
      • Pizzighettone, or the Revolution of Unchanging Worlds
      • The Strength of Superstition: Taoism in Modern China
      • Thoughts in front of Ghandi’s Memorial
      • Why I No Longer Comment on Politics on Social Media
    • Literature
      • 18 Months Worth of Books
      • Hanna Arendt’s Banality of Evil
      • Before Adam – Atavism According to Jack London
      • Dante’s Idea of Love in Borges Essays
      • Killing for the light: the White Tiger of Bangalore
      • José Saramago’s Humanity
      • Passion for Truth: The Master and Margarita
    • Personal log
  • Travel Tips
    • Border crossings
      • From Kazakhstan to Azerbaijan through the Caspian Sea
      • From Tajikistan, Through Uzbekistan, To Kazakhstan
      • From Kyrgyzstan to Tajikistan through the Legendary Pamir Highway
      • From Russia to Kazakhstan
      • Crossing the Border between Thailand and North Laos
      • Nepal to India Western Border Crossing
    • The Complete Gear List for the Trekker and World Traveler
    • Travel injury? Things to do to keep positive, expectations vs reality
    • My List of Useful Apps for the World Traveler
    • How to Use Transport in Sri Lanka
    • How to Extend your Chinese Visa in Chengdu
  • Quotes
  • Ciao!

Category: India

The Evergreen Bamboo Straw Solution

9 September 2018 Paolinosan Green Revolution, India, Stories

From the Meghalaya’s rain forest, in hidden North-East India, a solution to one of the biggest environmental issues in the world: the use of plastic straws. This is the hand-made, organic and zero impact bamboo straw created by product designer Kriya Rynjah. Nope, I haven’t been in North-East India (yet!), so […]

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An Honest Review of 15 Delhi’s Sites Worth Visiting (or not)

7 September 2018 Paolinosan Asia, Destinations, India, Indian Sub-Continent

Two months in Delhi is enough time to visit many touristic and less touristic sites, and learn something about the city’s vibe. So, here is a list of places worth visiting, or maybe not. All I can guarantee is an honest review, from my point of view that is, presented […]

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Connecting People with Food through “Edible Routes”

1 September 2018 Paolinosan Green Revolution, India, Stories

Teach people how to design and grow their own organic vegetable gardens. Provide them with the space, the tools and the know-how they need to make it self-sustainable. Provide long term support and create a sense of community around it. Do all of this and you will have Edible Routes, […]

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A Random (but Totally Cool) Day Tour in South Delhi

22 August 2018 Paolinosan Asia, Destinations, India, Indian Sub-Continent

You know what I like to do when I visit a city? Get out at a random metro station, and check out the surroundings, especially around lunchtime. So I did, and I believe I have accidentally created a quite interesting random tour in South Delhi. Here’s the Google map of the […]

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Thoughts in front of Gandhi’s Memorial

13 July 2018 Paolinosan Ideas & Society, India, Indian Sub-Continent, Inner Journeys

The Raj Ghat, in the North-East part Delhi, is a memorial to Mahatma Gandhi, and is situated in a big green park, with long avenues and wide meadows. The black marble is settled where Gandhi cremation took place, while on the other side an eternal flame burns. Gandhi is a […]

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Eyes of Delhi – Photography Project

12 July 2018 Paolinosan Asia, India, Indian Sub-Continent

Eyes with no smile and no rancour, with no desire nor fear, neither hard nor gentle. Just the resolute humbleness of those who know hardness, and have accepted an unchanging fate. I was just going through the streets of Delhi on a taxi, or a rickshaw, I can’t remember, when […]

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Sanctuary of Beliefs: a Walk around Old Delhi

7 July 2018 Paolinosan Asia, India, Indian Sub-Continent

A walk around Old Delhi means a visit to sacred places of all main religions, lots of markets, great street food, decadent mansions from the Mughal era, and a great poet‘s last residence. Kites are flying over the roofs of Old Delhi, they look like flocks of swallows against the […]

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Killing for the light: the White Tiger of Bangalore

30 June 2018 Paolinosan India, Inner Journeys, Literature

One of my Indian hosts kindly gifted me with The White Tiger, a best selling novel by Indian writer Aravind Adiga. The book is about the journey of a boy born to be a sweet-maker – in a lower caste of Indian society – from a position of servitude to being […]

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