Guest guest Posted May 15, 2003 Report Share Posted May 15, 2003 Om Namah Shivaya! Does anyone know if the travel desk at Amritapuri accepts credit cards for purchase of airline tickets? I would like to purchase a one way ticket to Amritapuri and then make arrangements for a return flight once I arrive, but I don't want to carry that much $ on me:) Gratefully, Kirsten Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted May 15, 2003 Report Share Posted May 15, 2003 Kirsten: > Does anyone know if the travel desk at Amritapuri accepts credit cards for > purchase of airline tickets? I would like to purchase a one way ticket to > Amritapuri and then make arrangements for a return flight once I arrive, > but > I don't want to carry that much $ on me:) > You might ask them this question via an email. During my last visit, a local bank had been established at the Ashram and was open for a short period of time during the week. They had just established the means by which you can withdraw funds on a credit card. > You mentioned that you don't fly through Bombay or Delhi. I am > wondering what city you fly out of en route to the ashram? It was inded Trivandrum. I flew New York, London, Kuwait City to Trivandrum on Kuwait Airlines. I would hardly recommend that route now! Present difficulties aside, the return flight from TRV to Kuwait City missed the New York flight by an hour and a half. That meant waiting 22.5 hours in a hotel at the airport. I was not allowed to leave the hotel. There was nothing to do except play ping pong (bring your own balls) or watch CNN. Take along a good book! Have a look at: <A HREF="http://www.cheaptravelnetwork.com/trivandrum.html">http://www.cheaptraveln\ etwork.com/trivandrum.html</A> It depends on whether you are flying west to east or east to west. If the later, you might try flights from Thailand or Singapore. I have forgotten all the airlines that serve TRV and it has probably changed by now anyway. Kandar (Peter White) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted May 20, 2003 Report Share Posted May 20, 2003 Travelling from San Francisco International airport to Kerala with my school 3 years ago, we flew to Singapore where we had a wonderful 8 hour layover before continuing on Silk Air (?) to Trivandrum. At Singapore, some of us had massage. Others went swimming. Others took a bus tour of Singapore. All of us took a shower and changed clothes in the "hotel" in the airport. Singapore is a GREAT place for a layover. We arrived much more refresshed than otherwise. We had a shorter layover in Singapore on the way home. Aikya Ammachi, KandarW@a... wrote: > Kirsten: > > > Does anyone know if the travel desk at Amritapuri accepts credit cards for > > purchase of airline tickets? I would like to purchase a one way ticket to > > Amritapuri and then make arrangements for a return flight once I arrive, > > but > > I don't want to carry that much $ on me:) > > > > You might ask them this question via an email. > > During my last visit, a local bank had been established at the Ashram and was > open for a short period of time during the week. They had just established > the means by which you can withdraw funds on a credit card. > > > You mentioned that you don't fly through Bombay or Delhi. I am > > wondering what city you fly out of en route to the ashram? > > It was inded Trivandrum. I flew New York, London, Kuwait City to Trivandrum > on Kuwait Airlines. I would hardly recommend that route now! > > Present difficulties aside, the return flight from TRV to Kuwait City missed > the New York flight by an hour and a half. That meant waiting 22.5 hours in a > hotel at the airport. I was not allowed to leave the hotel. There was nothing > to do except play ping pong (bring your own balls) or watch CNN. Take along a > good book! > > Have a look at: <A HREF="http://www.cheaptravelnetwork.com/trivandrum.html">http://www.ch eaptravelnetwork.com/trivandrum.html</A> > > It depends on whether you are flying west to east or east to west. If the > later, you might try flights from Thailand or Singapore. I have forgotten all > the airlines that serve TRV and it has probably changed by now anyway. > > Kandar (Peter White) > > > > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted May 21, 2003 Report Share Posted May 21, 2003 Talking to myself again...we went from SFO to Hong Kong (brief stop; no deplaning)...to Singapore, from Singapore on Singapore Air to Trivandrum. For most of us it was our first trip, not only to India, but outside the US. The trip, as most of you experienced travelers know, can be a spiritual experience in itself. On our way to India, we experienced a very looooooong night. One the way back it was day for 22 hours. Very odd experience. Makes me wonder how the astronauts acclimatize themselves to apparent night all the time. Aikya Ammachi, "Aikya Param" <aikya> wrote: > Travelling from San Francisco International airport to Kerala with my > school 3 years ago, we flew to Singapore where we had a wonderful 8 > hour layover before continuing on Silk Air (?) to Trivandrum. At > Singapore, some of us had massage. Others went swimming. Others took > a bus tour of Singapore. All of us took a shower and changed clothes > in the "hotel" in the airport. Singapore is a GREAT place for a > layover. We arrived much more refresshed than otherwise. We had a > shorter layover in Singapore on the way home. > > Aikya > > Ammachi, KandarW@a... wrote: > > Kirsten: > > > > > Does anyone know if the travel desk at Amritapuri accepts credit > cards for > > > purchase of airline tickets? I would like to purchase a one way > ticket to > > > Amritapuri and then make arrangements for a return flight once I > arrive, > > > but > > > I don't want to carry that much $ on me:) > > > > > > > You might ask them this question via an email. > > > > During my last visit, a local bank had been established at the > Ashram and was > > open for a short period of time during the week. They had just > established > > the means by which you can withdraw funds on a credit card. > > > > > You mentioned that you don't fly through Bombay or Delhi. I am > > > wondering what city you fly out of en route to the ashram? > > > > It was inded Trivandrum. I flew New York, London, Kuwait City to > Trivandrum > > on Kuwait Airlines. I would hardly recommend that route now! > > > > Present difficulties aside, the return flight from TRV to Kuwait > City missed > > the New York flight by an hour and a half. That meant waiting 22.5 > hours in a > > hotel at the airport. I was not allowed to leave the hotel. There > was nothing > > to do except play ping pong (bring your own balls) or watch CNN. > Take along a > > good book! > > > > Have a look at: <A > HREF="http://www.cheaptravelnetwork.com/trivandrum.html">http://www.ch > eaptravelnetwork.com/trivandrum.html</A> > > > > It depends on whether you are flying west to east or east to west. > If the > > later, you might try flights from Thailand or Singapore. I have > forgotten all > > the airlines that serve TRV and it has probably changed by now > anyway. > > > > Kandar (Peter White) > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted May 21, 2003 Report Share Posted May 21, 2003 Dear Aikya, Thank you so much for your feedback regarding flights to Trivandrum! I found your posts very helpful, and encouraging (I do plan on traveling via Singapore, and am glad to hear you had such a positive experience there!) Namah Shivaya, Kandar, Thank you for the tip regarding when to fly - I am thinking I may go from either Dec or Jan through April as I did the last time I visited India. Though I imagine seeing Amma over the summer will make me long to attend her Birthday Celebration! Gratefully, Kirsten Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted May 22, 2003 Report Share Posted May 22, 2003 For the Devotee who will be stopping over in Cincinnati,to get to Settle.If you get stuck a day over.My Family will be happy to let you stay in my mothers home.The Cint Airport is actually in Kentucky.If we are off work that day we will be glad to pick you up.If you prefer to stay in a hotel in Kentucky.Eccolodge is reasonable.Let me know if you need more info.I would be so happy to meet a Amma chi devotee. I can believe my family decided to be so hospitable.I guess because people have been so hospitable to me around the world ,that i have receive the blessing to offer the same. Aurora _______________ Protect your PC - get McAfee.com VirusScan Online http://clinic.mcafee.com/clinic/ibuy/campaign.asp?cid=3963 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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