Trip: RTW 2014
There are [107] stories from my trip: RTW 2014
INDIA | Friday, 21 Mar 2014 | Views [238]
Varanasi
From Darjeeling, Kristyna, Stacey and I got up early to take the three hour jeep ride down the mountain to the train station. They were feeling sick to their stomach so a bumpy jeep ride was not great for them. The jeep stopped so many times ... Read more >
INDIA | Thursday, 20 Mar 2014 | Views [282]
Monday Arrived at NJP train station in the morning, but thought it was Siliguri. I asked some Indians on the train and happened to meet up with two other travelers, Stacey from Houston! and Kristyna from Winnipeg, Canada, who were in the same compartment ... Read more >
INDIA | Thursday, 20 Mar 2014 | Photo Gallery
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INDIA | Monday, 17 Mar 2014 | Views [242]
Saturday
The train arrived in Kolkata early morning.
After the parade of people to get on the train in a damn hurry at Puri, there was surprisingly little fanfare about disembarking. I was sure they would all rush off in a mad dash, but they were ... Read more >
INDIA | Monday, 17 Mar 2014 | Photo Gallery
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INDIA | Saturday, 15 Mar 2014 | Views [223]
Friday
Bright and early, at 7:30 am, the hot water arrived in a bucket. Not sure exactly what I was supposed to do with hot water in a bucket, but it was a moot since I had showered the night before.
Again this morning, the young man made ... Read more >
INDIA | Saturday, 15 Mar 2014 | Photo Gallery
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INDIA | Friday, 14 Mar 2014 | Photo Gallery
Countryside area from Bhubaneshwar to Konark and the Konark Sun Temple
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INDIA | Friday, 14 Mar 2014 | Views [268] | Comments [3]
Flew to Bhubaneswar this morning.
Just travelling from the airport to the hostel, I can see already this is a much more rural party of India.
Lots of new homes, mainly, being erected in subdivisions of a sort. It feels very much like rural Crete.... Read more >
INDIA | Thursday, 13 Mar 2014 | Photo Gallery
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INDIA | Thursday, 13 Mar 2014 | Views [213]
Tuesday
Wow! The airport is akin to a bus station in the US. There is one one shop, a small duty free place. There is a passenger info stand outside customs, and that's it. No ATM, no money changer, not even a sign for the train station. Coming from ... Read more >
SINGAPORE | Tuesday, 11 Mar 2014 | Photo Gallery
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SINGAPORE | Tuesday, 11 Mar 2014 | Views [283]
Saturday
How funny! Country number three. Everything still in English, but weirdest thing, they're still driving on the wrong side of the road. Did not expect that.
Didn't really expect everything in Singapore to be in English either. I never really ... Read more >
AUSTRALIA | Friday, 7 Mar 2014 | Views [195]
Arrived Sydney late afternoon.
The trains are double decker! so cool! Also the seat backs reverse. So you can sit the way the train is moving No matter which direction you're going, our tiki can make any two seats or sections our seats crave ... Read more >
AUSTRALIA | Friday, 7 Mar 2014 | Photo Gallery
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NEW ZEALAND | Monday, 3 Mar 2014 | Photo Gallery
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NEW ZEALAND | Monday, 3 Mar 2014 | Views [287]
A short post about the foods in New Zealand for my fellow foodies. These are in no particular order.
New Zealand's unique food culture is a combination of popular restaurants. These include Thai, Indian, Turkish kebab places, Irish pubs, a smattering ... Read more >
NEW ZEALAND | Saturday, 1 Mar 2014 | Views [319]
Almost missed the bus this morning for the cruise to Milford Sound. Didn't brush my teeth or get any water. Yikes. But I made it, getting ready in just six minutes. Luckily, I had my clothes and everything already out and ready. And I had bought food ... Read more >
NEW ZEALAND | Saturday, 1 Mar 2014 | Photo Gallery
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NEW ZEALAND | Friday, 28 Feb 2014 | Photo Gallery
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