Using Mysore as a base, you can visit beautiful South Indian national parks, unique Hindu temples, the Tibetan settlements in Bylakuppe and the mountainous area of Coorg, where coffee plantations have been converted into cosy homestays. Daytrips from Mysore The temples in Belur and Halebid The South Indian villages Belur and Halebid are known for [...]
Tips for Studying Yoga in Mysore (Part 2)
by Satu on 31. Jul, 2010 in travel tips
Things to do in Mysore that have nothing to do with yoga: Shopping Rashinkar (# 1640, Shivarampet, near Devaraja URS Road): yoga mats, bags, clothes, textiles, scarves, and affordable tailors. Badsha (several locations around town including Devaraja URS Road): sari’s, textiles, scarves, skirts, shirts for men for women, and tailors if you want to have [...]
Tips for Studying Yoga in Mysore
by Satu on 30. Jul, 2010 in travel tips
Disclaimer: I am a student in the Sri K Pattabhi Jois Ashtanga Yoga Institute, and I am authorized to teach ashtanga yoga by the institute. I have never studied yoga anywhere else in India and I am not going to. So obviously I am not going to say anything about any other yoga schools in [...]
The Tibetan Settlements in Bylakuppe
by Satu on 27. Jul, 2010 in destinations
I once got told off by a monk in Bylakuppe. My friends and I were innocently looking around the Golden Temple, a Tibetan Buddhist temple in Bylakuppe in South India’s Karnataka, when a maroon-robed young monk approached us and after finding out we were yoga students from Mysore, started testing us about why we are [...]
4 Things to Do in Mysore
by Satu on 24. Jul, 2010 in destinations
Mysore is one of the most attractive and laid back of South Indian cities. Compared to many Indian cities, Mysore is surprisingly green, and unlike many other cities that are on a mad modernization drive, it has not knocked down all its beautiful old buildings to make way for new shopping centres. Here are four [...]
Dealing with Bureaucracy in India
by Satu on 23. Jul, 2010 in india travel stories
In the last week or so I have been dealing with some serious Indian bureaucracy. It goes something like this: Find out what documents you need for a specific purpose (in my case, registering with the local police commissioner because I have a student visa for yoga studies). Spend several days getting those documents, because [...]
Things You Can Get in India for $5
by Satu on 18. Jul, 2010 in food, travel tips
I have been shocked at how much prices have increased in India since I left a year ago. I have been staring at packets of butter and bags of lentils and rice in supermarkets, not quite believing how much more expensive such basic everyday staples have become in just over a year. For a while I thought [...]
Things I Love about India Right Now
by Satu on 15. Jul, 2010 in Uncategorized
I’m back in India after more than a year away and these are the things I love most about being here right now: The sound of coconut palm leaves in the wind above my roof terrace. The small papaya tree that grows in the garden and has tiny little green papayas, which are starting to turn orange. [...]
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I am a freelance journalist and travel writer and I spent more than three years from late 2005 to early 2009 living, travelling and studying yoga in India. In this blog I share my India travel tips and stories.
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