Email to Craig….

From: Ann
Sent: Sunday, 1 July 2012 2:14 p.m.
To: 'Craig
Subject: hand sanitizer

I got some hand sanitizers cheap at a liquidation sale!!!!

I got 16 to be sure everyone has their own little one 56ml

I don’t want to go to India; REASON No 11;POLLUTION

I don’t like pollution. But hey -at least the nurse tells me the only side effect of the vaccinations is a possible sun sensitivity with HEP A. That’s ok… brother craig said  “you can’t see the sun through the pollution” so I should be good.

The Best Exotic Marigold Hotel…

àMost of the Marigold is set in Jaipur, Rajasthan for its "rich color palette" and constant chaos on the roads, a perfect background for a story about culture shock. But The Best Exotic Marigold Hotel in the film is actually Ravla Khempur, located in Khempur, about an hour outside of Udaipur.

The equestrian hotel is located in a quiet, rural setting that most tourists never see. The former tribal chieftain palace was chosen because it has become slightly run down—but not to the extent of being intolerable—just a little rough around the edges. The hotel also offers visitors plenty to keep themselves busy like horseback riding, camel safaris, and village sightseeing tours. Reservations and inquiries about the hotel can be made at www.ravlakhempur.com

http://www.ravlakhempur.com/history.html

Email from Craig…

From: Craig
Sent: Wednesday, 27 June 2012 5:36 p.m.
Subject: RE: INDIA here we come

Im trying to book Rawla Mrignayani Palace in Jaipur  guess what hotel that is!

Email from Craig....

From: Craig
Sent: Wednesday, 27 June 2012 4:55 p.m.
Subject: NO PRE VISA REQUIRED!

Good news!  We don't have to apply for visas to India! We can get in at the gate. EXCEPT Cheryl!!!When are you going to get citizenship woman!Craig’s wife is a scowser (Ann)

Note the one requirement in red.  So I expect if your passport is expiring with in six months of mid Dec then you can either go online at

http://www.hicomind.org.nz/index.php/visa-general-information/

and apply for a visa or renew your passport early.

Tourist Visa on Arrival

Nationals of following Nine countries are eligible for Tourist visa on arrival :Finland, Japan, Luxembourg, New Zealand , Singapore, Cambodia, Vietnam, Philippines, Laos, Myanmar and Indonesia.Nationals of these countries can get a Tourist Visa on arrival upto a maximum validity of 30 days with single entry facility. Visa on arrival facility is available at Delhi, Mumbai, Chennai and Kolkata Airports and NOT in any other Immigration Check Posts(ICPs). Tourist-Visa-on-Arrival is subject to the following conditions.

a) Eligibility

*whose sole objective of visiting India is recreation, sight seeing, casual visit to meet friends or relatives etc and no other purpose/ activity;

*who does not have a residence or occupation in India;

*who holds a passport with minimum six months validity, and a re-entry permit if that is required under the law of the country of nationality of the applicant;

Harry you will need your passport stamped with your USA re-entry visa or a copy of the visa so if they check your return ticket they can see you can get in.

*who is a person of assured financial standing (the production of a return ticket and availability of sufficient money to spend during his stay in India may be considered sufficient for this purpose).

* who is not a person-non-grata to the Government of India;

* who is not considered an undesirable person and is not the subject of a black list or any warning circular or other restrictive list;

Yay! We will not be in India in March

Thanks wikipedia; Holi (Hindi: होली)) is a religious spring festival celebrated by Hindus. It is primarily observed in India, Bangladesh, Pakistan, Nepal and countries with large Indic diaspora populations following Hinduism. It is also known as Phagwah and Festival of Colours, or as Basantotsav ("spring festival") . The most celebrated Holi is in the Braj region, in locations connected to the Lord Krishna: Mathura, Vrindavan, Nandagaon, and Barsana.

2013 date ; Marrch 27

Celebrations ; 3 – 16 days

What I didn't know…

      ·         India is officially called the Republic of India (Bhārat Gaṇarājya)

·         The name India is derived from Indus, which originates from the Old Persian word Hindu.

·         India is the world's most populous democracy.

·         India's official national sport is field hockey not cricket

·         The staple foods are wheat (predominantly in the north),[288] rice (especially in the south and the east), and lentils not butter chicken

I want to go to the parade on the 26^th jan Craig

The places we are NOT going …

Harry Luke, Laura and I are not going to Varanasi…Kolkota …. Hmmm…have to say I want to go there too

The route around India…

Clockwise from Chennai on the North East

ARRIVE ………    Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India

BY TRAIN TO .....Kochi, Kerala, India

BY TRAIN TO .....Goa, India

BY TRAIN TO .....Mumbai, Maharashtra, India

BY TRAIN TO .....Jaipur, Rajasthan, India

BY TRAIN TO .....Delhi, India

BY TRAIN TO .....Agra, Uttar Pradesh, India

BY TRAIN TO .....Delhi, India

BY TRAIN TO .....Varanasi, Uttar Pradesh, India

BY TRAIN TO .....Kolkota , West Bengal,  India

BY TRAIN TO .....Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India

 

I don’t want to go to India; REASON No 10; Bad Roads

We are going by train because the roads are so bad and dangerous. That does not make me feel good about travelling in India. On the positive side I.LOVE. Trains!!!

Email from Craig…
From: Craig

Sent: Tuesday, 26 June 2012 9:00 p.m.Craig's response when I asked which trips were by train...

All train.no road- too dangerous and uncomfortable. 

Where we’re going…

From: Craig
Sent: Monday, 25 June 2012 11:29 a.m.
Subject: RE: INDIA here we come

so far…

 departure by you, harry and luke from Dehli after Agra

 Chennai, Kochi, Goa, Mumbai, Jaipur, Dehli, Agra, Dehli, Varanasi, Kolkota, Chennai.  8 overnight train trips and 17 hotel nights with 25 FULL days in the towns.  TBA.

Can’t help thinking I want more…Ann

Where are we going Craig?

States

1)Andhra Pradesh 2)Arunachal Pradesh 3)Assam 4)Bihar 5)Chhattisgarh 6)Goa 7)Gujarat

8)Haryana 9)Himachal Pradesh 10)Jammu and Kashmir 11)Jharkhand 12)Karnataka 13)Kerala 14)Madhya Pradesh

15)Maharashtra 16)Manipur 17)Meghalaya 18)Mizoram 19)Nagaland 20)Orissa 21)Punjab

22)Rajasthan 23)Sikkim 24)Tamil Nadu 25)Tripura 26)Uttar Pradesh 27)Uttarakhand 28)West Bengal

Union territories

a)Andaman and Nicobar Islands b)Chandigarh c)Dadra and Nagar Haveli d)Daman and Diu e)Lakshadweep f)National Capital Territory of Delhi g)Pondicherry

What I know about india…..

‘Slumdog millionaire’

‘The best exotic marigold hotel’

Sacred cows

Hindu

Ganges river

Saris

Henna

‘Goodness gracious me’

Taj Mahal

Bollywood

Ghandi

Curry

cricket

I’ve bin practising for the temples

I don’t want to go to India Reason No.9…

I don’t like Hoiking. When using the work ‘hoik’ I would always prefer explanation No 1. or  No.3. to No.2.(see *’Dictionary meaning’ below)

My sister Christine told the story of a friend of hers visiting India. She said the people collected the small juice boxes, cut off the tops and would hoick into them.

Unfortunately two other words I really dislike demonstrating together are ‘dry’ and *‘retching’ .

When I googled for a photo there were some unexplainable images??? I LOVE GOOGLE… A dog with  crown on, a Mr Potato Head, a digger, a bottle of beer, different photos of wonder bras, the Sydney Opera Hosue, but my favourite by far is shown above; Chef Leung Fai Hung from the restaurant ;Fine Cantonese @ Hoi King Heen, Hong Kong

*DICTIONARY MEANING

Hoick

(also known as hoik)

1)   Informal to rise or raise abruptly and sharply She hoicked her dress above her knees.

2.)  NZ informal to clear the throat and spit. [perhaps a variant of hike]

3)   From the BBC describing Tiger Woods at the British Open: Hole one: Woods opts for a three wood instead of a driver and smashes the ball into the first cut of rough on the left. With a bit of a hoick, Woods blasts his second shot just through the green. His third pitches on the edge of the green and rolls left of the hole to within five feet.He slots the putt in safely.

Retching

(also known as dry heaving) is the reverse movement (peristalsis) of the stomach and esophagus without vomiting. It can be caused by bad smell or choking.

Run elephant run….

From: Friend Don

Sent: Tuesday, 12 June 2012 2:30 p.m.

Subject: RE: INDIA here we come

Get over it Girl, you are going...Craig W said of all the places he has visited and he has wandered around in a few, India is the place he would live. I'm not talking about the bloody over crowded cities and the helter-skelter ,but the hinter lands and outback where men are men and Sheila's exfoliate by rubbing themselves against an elephant for Christ's sake.

What's one runny arse compared to another when travelling...it all happens.

Annie you may meet the maharajah of your dreams and unload the motel onto the relatives as part of your dowry.

Look on the bright side........June is paying and you get to see your boys in EXOTIC Surroundings.

Hmmm…. Speak for your own runny arse -Ann

 

OWWW…I don’t want to go to India; REASON No 8

Today is the day I get my vaccinations…So I woke early thinking ‘I do not need to go to India’. ‘I never wanted to go to India.’ And here is another reason to add to the list- I HATE NEEDLES.