Trip: India and beyond...
There are [24] stories from my trip: India and beyond...
THAILAND | Thursday, 26 Apr 2007 | Views [225]
Departing India was appropriately Indian. Despite arriving at the airport SEVERAL hours before our departure, we were not allowed to check our bags into security until 45 minutes before our flight. This meant that a throng, not a line but a throng, ... Read more >
Tags: Airports
CAMBODIA | Thursday, 26 Apr 2007 | Views [282]
As some of you may not know....Cambodia was the site of unfathomable violence, or what many call genocide, during the Khmer Rouge (a.k.a. Pol Pot regime. From 1975-1979, about 2 million men, women, and children were killed in order to pave way for ... Read more >
Tags: Sightseeing
CAMBODIA | Thursday, 26 Apr 2007 | Views [538]
Phnom Phen is a city where I could quite easily see myself living... Compared to Delhi, the capital is immaculate and locals take care to keep their plethora of open green parks and wide streets clean. Funnily enough, the dirtiest part of the city ... Read more >
Tags: Food & eating
INDIA | Saturday, 21 Apr 2007 | Views [288] | Comments [1]
After our long trip in Rhajastan, we all eagerly awaited the arrival of our new travel buddy for a week - Sven - as well as our relief from the hot weather in Northern India. In Delhi, we boarded a 6am train to Shimla. During the British Raj, the government ... Read more >
Tags: Mountains
INDIA | Saturday, 21 Apr 2007 | Views [387] | Comments [1]
By the time we reached Khuri, close to the Pakistan border, we were on the verge of becoming true sand troopers. Khuri is a base for camel safaris. We parked our gear at a mud hut for the first night and dined on Rhajastani cuisine. As the sun fell down ... Read more >
Tags: The Great Outdoors
INDIA | Saturday, 21 Apr 2007 | Views [275]
Although most cities in Rhajastan have unsurprisingly blended together in my mind, Jodhpur stands out for several reasons: Like every other city, Jodhpur has a fort perched on a hill. For those of you who have read The Fountainhead by Ayn Rand ... Read more >
Tags: Sightseeing
INDIA | Saturday, 7 Apr 2007 | Views [196] | Comments [1]
From Delhi we planned a two week road trip through the expanse of Rajasthan's mystical desert cities and sandy terrain. We hired a driver to take us from Delhi to Agra where we marveled at the looming, white marble of the Taj Mahal. This architectural ... Read more >
Tags: On the Road
INDIA | Monday, 26 Mar 2007 | Views [673] | Comments [6]
As we mournfully left the stunning beaches of Varkala we were beginning to wonder whether we should have gotten "stuck" there just a smidgeon longer. At a godawful hour in the dingy morning we hopped on a local train to Kerala's main city, ... Read more >
Tags: Culture
INDIA | Monday, 26 Mar 2007 | Views [267] | Comments [1]
In India, there seemes to be a constant battle of the senses. One moment you can be walking down the street and your nostrils are filled with the welcoming aroma of spices and deep fried food. Your tase buds come alert with pleasure and your mouth ... Read more >
Tags: Culture
INDIA | Wednesday, 14 Mar 2007 | Views [415] | Comments [4]
Namasthe everyone! Well, this isn't really my blog, but I have the privilege of contributing to the twins' adventures, so I thought I'd write a little somethin somethin. After about two weeks in India, I've finally passed my travel hump - I've gotten ... Read more >
Tags: Adventures
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