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Birth experience in an Indian hospital
One word in advance The following content of the article does not present the health system in India in the best light. In fact, I have already been advised not to publish the perhaps deterrent article. After all, I offer tours in India and shouldn’t put off my potential guests. Because as a tourist in [...]Read Mo
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Corona Crisis in India- Report
Click the Link for listening to the Podcast Episode Now India has really been hit! While the Covid-19 pandemic seemed to have India more or less under control until March 2021 and the population suffered more due to the restrictions of the lockdown, the extent of the Corona crisis is hard to grasp at the [...]Read Mo
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Highest post office in the world
Excerpt from the article “Highest post office in Europe and the one in the world” by Gerhard Freund, published in the Berner Briefmarkenzeitung The Hikkim post office in India is at 4,440 m Hikkim is a village in the district of Lahaul and Spiti in the northern Indian state of Himachal Pradesh and lies at [...]Read Mo
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The Eight Principles of Ayurvedic nutrition
Another article of mine in the Ayurveda series. As you can read, after my training I am still completely in Ayurveda fever. At the moment I am also working on a two-week Ayurveda and Yoga online retreat. So for me everything revolves around Ayurveda at the moment and that also feels really good in everyday [...]Read Mo
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Dinacharya
The Ayurvedic daily routine An important goal in Ayurveda is to maintain the health of the healthy. According to Ayurveda, this succeeds in addition to a healthy diet with a healthy lifestyle. The Dinacharya contributes to a healthy lifestyle – the Ayurvedic daily routine. In Ayurveda, it is particularly important to have a regular daily [...]Read Mo
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Three months in an Ayurveda clinic in Kerala
Since I became unemployed as a tour operator overnight, so to speak, in March 2020, I decided to use this unique opportunity and spend my free time with intensive training in Ayurveda. The Ayurvedic Clinic “Greens Ayurveda” has been directed by Doctor Asghar since 2000. In addition to Ayurvedic retreats and Panchakarma cures, a wide [...]Read Mo
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Update Chalo! Travels
Exactly one year ago I said goodbye to the participants of the last Multi-Active Rajasthan trip. It was the last I accompanied for Chalo! Travels before the Corona epidemic. After that we only had one backpacker trip at the end of March, which our tour guide Dikshika handled fabulously, despite all the restricions. Then the [...]Read Mo
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Supporting India during Corona
Dear supporters, I would like to thank you from the bottom of my heart for your renewed great support of the Indian people during the Corona epidemic!You donated during the month of December 2020 a total of 6,826 euros. So far the following projects could be carried out: – 540 catering packages to 540 Families [...]Read Mo
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Introducing the most beautiful cycling trips in India
Sitting on a bike and exploring the world – in my opinion, cycling offers the best opportunities to get to know the country and it’s people. You travel more slowly, are not separated from the outside world by a glass window, and you also use small roads, away from the main roads and highways. In [...]Read Mo
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Arrival at Indira Gandhi Airport, New Delhi
A few tips for entering India 1) On the plane Small cards are often handed out during the flight itself, in which personal information (name, passport number), flight number, an Indian address and a telephone number are to be filled in. It makes sense to fill in this note in advance, so that you can [...]Read Mo
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Sponsored by Steadfast Nutrition
About the Indian Sports and Wellness Company Steadfast Nutrition with an Interview of founder and Owner Aman Puri I am really proud to call myself a Steadfast Nutrition sponsored athlete. Not only, that I am benefiting a lot from the high-quality nutrition supplements, but it is also great to be a part of the Steadfast [...]Read Mo
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Corona Donations Report No. 3
Dear supporters, here is the third donation report about the Chalo! Travels-Hope fundraiser in support of disadvantaged people in India during the Corona crisis. First of all, I would like to apologize for the delay in the report. [...]Read Mo
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Happy World Yoga Day
Celebrated with 108 sun greetings I also wanted to take part in the World Yoga Day celebrations, even though I am a little isolated in India at the moment. So I did it: 108 Surya Namaskar. It was harder than expected. [...]Read Mo
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Ultra Racing on the Manali Leh Highway
Our bike tour “The Manali-Leh Highway – one of the highest pass roads in the world” is one of our most popular tours and is a true classic! Within nine days we manage the 577 km and five passes – three of them are over 5000 meters high. The tour is of course designed in [...]Read Mo
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Indian Garlic Beans
At the moment I use the Corona Travel Free Time for the implementation of some long-planned projects. Among others, I am currently working with Rekha from Jodhpur on her cookbook. Many of my guests know Rekha from their cooking classes with her in Jodhpur. [...]Read Mo
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Special Report No 2: Donations for India during the Corona Pandemic
With this article, I would like to keep you informed about the situation in India during the Corona Epidemic and keep you updated about our fundraiser project. [...]Read Mo
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Famine in India
Call for emergency aid for people in India during the Corona crisis Dear family, dear friends, dear Chalo Travels guests and donors. Thank you. I am overwhelmed, a bit emotional and can still not quite comprehend, that within the last nine days, we have received 6817 € (55000 rs) donations for the poor daily labor [...]Read Mo
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My Ayurveda Spa at home
One of the eight branches in Ayurveda is called Rasayana and deals with “rejuvenation”. Of course, the Rasayana applications are not really making you younger, but may well prolong life or give more quality to life. The tissue is built up and strengthened and in general, more well-being is ensured. In a small personal setting, [...]Read Mo
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Kichadi and Shank Prakshalan
Ayurvedic Yogic Cleansing Cure When I heard that we have a three-week exit ban I panicked briefly and told my boyfriend directly that I would take a fasting cure. On the one hand, because I was affright that otherwise, my whole day would revolve around food with no exercise, but huge weight gain instead. On [...]Read Mo
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Corona Virus in India and How I and my Business deals with it
Update: As of today, March 25, 2020, the whole of India has been under a three-week curfew, as Modi announced yesterday at 8 pm in his second speech in a week. Especially in the cities a bit of panic broke out: hasty shopping and departure to the villages. India’s poor population, in particular, is struggling [...]Read Mo
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My Daily Ayurveda and Yoga Routine
Meanwhile, the third week of the curfew has begun in India and thus also the third week of my self-designed Yoga and Ayurveda retreat is on in my “retreat cave”, as I affectionately call our apartment, in reference to Tenzin Palmo’s meditation cave in the Indian Himalayas. [...]Read Mo
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Golden Milk- Haldi Dudh
I like Hindi. It’s clear and without much fuss, it sums it all up. Haldi Dudh. What we call “Golden Milk” is simply called “turmeric milk” in India. [...]Read Mo
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The entry of Germans to India prohibited until further notice
From 11 March 2020, entry from Germany to India is prohibited. All German nationals are not allowed to enter India until further notice due to the Corona Virus, despite a valid visa. This also applies to citizens of France, Spain, Italy, Korea and China. It is not yet clear when the situation will ease again. [...]Read Mo
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Indian Base Recipe
On our tours we often take part in great cooking courses where we get to know amazing recipes. In fact, Indian cooking isn’t that complicated. In fact, all you have to do, is know how to prepare the base – called “Tharkha” in Hindi – and then add the desired vegetables, lentils or meat. An [...]Read Mo
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Nataraj Asana- Shiva, the Cosmic Dancer
Many of you, who have been practising yoga for a little longer will know him- Nataraj- Shiva, as a cosmic dancer. Some of you have certainly practiced it more often as an advanced balance – back-bending Asana, others may know him as a statue from the shelf of a yoga school. I also have a [...]Read Mo
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Visit of the Indian godchild Geethika
My guests Sabine and Daniel not only booked the Kerala-Active-Trip in January with me, but also had a very special request. They wanted to visit an aid project in India, which also supports their Indian godchild Geethika. [...]Read Mo
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India Active Travel: Kerala vs. Rajasthan
Multi Aktive Trip Kerala The Multi Active Trip in Kerala is created for an active holiday: mountains, sea, the backwaters and lots of greenery in the form of national parks, primeval forests, spice and tea plantations. [...]Read Mo
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Saffron Lassi- A dessert in which the normal turns into a delicacy
We know Lassis, of course: the Indian yoghurt drink has become a popular trend drink in Germany. Especially in summer, the cooling yogurt mixed with fresh fruits such as mango, banana or papaya does really well. [...]Read Mo
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10 tips for money transactions in India
There is hardly a worse thing than not getting one’s money while on holiday in a foreign country. The fact that you can be in India quite quickly without money can happen very quickly: either the machine is empty, you have reached your credit card limit, the credit card is not accepted or, or, or! [...]Read Mo
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5 travel tips for India
You want to make your trip to India very special and not just follow the beaten tourist paths? Do you want to experience India as it is and get in touch with the people on the outskirts? Do you love nature and like to move? Then these 5 travel tips are perfect for you to make [...]Read Mo
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The Taj Mahal
From ancient and new wonders of the world The Taj Mahal in India Standing in front of the Taj Mahal (meaning Royal Palace), there is no doubt, why the 17th-century Muslim mausoleum was named one of the Seven Wonders of the Modern World. [...]Read Mo
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The Little Sister of India: Sri Lanka
Pretty much exactly 4 years ago I spent a night in Sri Lanka: I flew from Bangalore to Colombo, went through emigration, slept for a few hours at the airport and flew back to Cochin in Kerala the next morning. The so-called visa run was necessary. With my former tourist visa I was not allowed [...]Read Mo
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Diwali, birthday, Christmas- there is always a good occasion to do something good
Anyone who knows me, knows that I came to India through volunteering work. Through the one-year working with the Indian NGO ABHAS in a slum region in India, I am still deeply connected to the aspect of social community work in India and volunteering runs like a thread through my life here in India. So [...]Read Mo
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German children donate to Indian NGO for a children’s newspaper project
On my website, I inform about the Indian NGO Chetna, a Delhi-based non-profit organization that is trying to support disadvantaged Indian children through various projects and reintegrate them into the system. [...]Read Mo
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Experience Indian Cities through guided bike sightseeing tours
What once started in Delhi with the agency “Delhibycycle” is now offered in various Indian cities: Guided bike tours, usually in the early morning hours for about 2 to 3 hours in length, often with included snacks or even a breakfast. Anyone who knows me and my travels, knows that I like to incorporate many [...]Read Mo
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Raksha Bandhan- The protective bond between brother and sister
Today, the time has come again: Throughout India, the sisters blessly tie a ribbon, the so-called Rakhi, around their brothers’ right wrist. In return, the sisters receive a small gift and lifelong protection. Not only real brothers, but also cousins, close friends and such men with whom the women prefer only to enter into a [...]Read Mo
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Motorcycle tours throughout India
In India, the motorcycle has a completely different meaning than in Germany. While in Germany the motorcycling is rather a hobby and the bike usually only carries a summer license plate and is used for special excursions and trips, the motorized two-wheeler in India is much more used as a commercial vehicle and mode of [...]Read Mo
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Passport lost or stolen in India – Here you can find out what to do now
You really don’t want to lose your passport during your long-distance journey, but it can happen and then it’s good to know what to do. The most important thing: Don’t lose your head. Losing your passport is not nice anywhere in the world, not even in India. Especially since you will unfortunately lose one or [...]Read Mo
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The Buddhist Circuit – By mountain bike through the Himalayan valleys Kullu, Lahaul, Spiti and Kinnaur
This June I was finally able to put into practice my long-cherished desire to explore the mountain regions of Spiti and Kinnaur by bicycle. My boyfriend David played a big role in this: passionate mountain biker and adventurer and also fire and flame for this tour. While I have often travelled from Manali to Spiti [...]Read Mo
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