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3 times a charm

INDIA | Thursday, 13 Dec 2007 | Views [445] | Comments [2]

so.. third time's the charm, eh?  here i am again in mumbai and time is treading along agonizingly slowly.. i'm wasting the last of my money for no reason in particular.. buying things i don't particularly need, really.. but why not.. just trying to ... Read more >

Tags: On the Road


last day in Arambol

INDIA | Tuesday, 11 Dec 2007 | Views [434] | Comments [1]

So here it is.. last day in Arambol.. Greg left early this morning for Thailand via a 40 hour train to Kolkata.  it's theoretically a 30-hour train but Indian time works differently than, say, Japanese time.. so i think more like 40.. and he has no ticket ... Read more >

Tags: On the Road


Goa..

INDIA | Saturday, 8 Dec 2007 | Views [703] | Comments [3]

So here I am in Goa.   I spent a nice day actually in Mumbai before leaving.. I walked to the train station to try to get a ticket back from Goa -> Mumbai but no luck there.. But in the train station I met a girl who I talked to a couple times in ... Read more >

Tags: Beaches & sunshine


deja vu, eh?

INDIA | Monday, 3 Dec 2007 | Views [417] | Comments [3]

So... Mumbai again.. I'm just passing through this time but it's strange to be back where i started.  Everything looks so different.  It's hotter, cleaner, under construction, and the family that stayed under the hotel is probably kicked out as the sidewalk ... Read more >

Tags: On the Road


leaving pushkar, leaving india

INDIA | Thursday, 29 Nov 2007 | Views [417] | Comments [2]

So.. since last time a lot has happened.. and not much at the same time.  For one, the Brahma temple is quite powerful.. He stares at you with these eyes, these deep reflecting eyes.. Maybe i'll go back to see him tonight actually before we go.. Lea ... Read more >

Tags: On the Road


shanti shanti

INDIA | Monday, 26 Nov 2007 | Views [517] | Comments [1]

So, it's a beautiful morning.. I had some nice dreams last night.. I woke up refreshed.. I did some yoga.. not much, as per usual i was interrupted (the whole thing takes 2 hours so it's pretty much inevitable) but slowly slowly.. and finally there's ... Read more >

Tags: Relaxation


pushkar

INDIA | Sunday, 25 Nov 2007 | Views [408] | Comments [1]

So Delhi was intense.. a lot of pollution.. a lot of people.. a lot of craziness.. and we all got sick.. We (Lea and I) stayed in a hotel with all these French coming to stay there.. and one of them (Batiste) came with us to Pushkar.. he only just arrived ... Read more >

Tags: Adventures


XMAS GIFTS

INDIA | Thursday, 22 Nov 2007 | Views [458] | Comments [1]

sorry i forgot last time but tomorrow i'm going shopping for christmas presents and the day after i send them airmail to US.. via the post office probably, if i buy masalas.. otherwise by cheapest.. but we'll see.. anyways .. IF YOU WANT SOMETHING SPECIAL ... Read more >

Tags: Shopping


stories..

INDIA | Wednesday, 21 Nov 2007 | Views [1187] | Comments [1]

so, last night we walked to connaught place to meet my friend KV (at the McDonalds.. actually one of two mcdonalds in connaught place) so we could go for dinner.. he took us to a South Indian restaurant (he is originally from Orissa - S. India.. but ... Read more >

Tags: Philosophy of travel


shopping..

INDIA | Tuesday, 20 Nov 2007 | Views [1305] | Comments [1]

so.. this morning i slept in and it was beautiful.. so nice.. about 11 we went for breakfast/lunch.. and after we walked up and down the main bazaar looking looking looking.. i didn't plan on buying anything but i ended up spending about 20 dollars on ... Read more >

Tags: Shopping


new delhi,, round 2

INDIA | Monday, 19 Nov 2007 | Views [464]

so i'm going to run through this as quickly as possible.. cuz i'm tired and hungry.. we took the train from varanasi to agra nd there were many many tourists.. it's funny i forget how to talk to western people sometimes.. or maybe sometimes i'm just ... Read more >

Tags: Adventures


tired..

INDIA | Saturday, 17 Nov 2007 | Views [334]

so i'm running on 1 hr of sleep if that right now.. i couldn't sleep last night and then we woke up at 4am.. or more accurately lea woke me up although it felt like i hadn't fallen asleep at all.. anyhow we went (with no electricity by the way) along ... Read more >

Tags: Adventures


asdf

INDIA | Friday, 16 Nov 2007 | Views [369] | Comments [1]

so quickly as i have only 5 min. left on the hour for internet. but it must be our good karma that everywhere we go we meet nice helpful people to show us around.. there's a big ceremony tonight on the ganga with thousands upon thousands of women praying ... Read more >

Tags: Friends


varanasi

INDIA | Thursday, 15 Nov 2007 | Views [384] | Comments [1]

it's good to be travelling again.. i was stagnant for far too long in khajuraho.. yesterday we left khajuraho for satna to catch the train to varanasi.. i wasn't feeling too well i've been having stomach pain from too much chappati, sabji, dal, etc. ... Read more >

Tags: Sightseeing


happy diwali everyone

INDIA | Tuesday, 13 Nov 2007 | Views [403] | Comments [1]

So i'm still in Khajuraho for a couple days more. i meant to leave this morning but didn't sleep well last night with stomach pain.. and also this morning i was in a lot of pain.. so i was going to go tomorrow but instead i think will leave day after ... Read more >

Tags: Party time


hello

INDIA | Wednesday, 7 Nov 2007 | Views [349] | Comments [1]

So, it's nice to hear everyone else's updates :)  Hope Halloween was good all around. i'm still in khajuraho and trying to get all my pictures off my camera and onto CD.. problem is i have 1700 pictures and the computers here are not the quickest in ... Read more >

Tags: Relaxation


Khajuraho

INDIA | Tuesday, 6 Nov 2007 | Views [414] | Comments [2]

So, welcome to Khajuraho.. where i am almost out of room on my camera b/c there are 22 temples here and they all have hundreds if not thousands of little intricate details.. and the temple "guards" are more than eager to point out what they ... Read more >

Tags: Sightseeing


hard work

INDIA | Thursday, 1 Nov 2007 | Views [344] | Comments [1]

so now that the glow's settled down it seems i have a lot of work to do yet.  my body's sore all over but i have to keep going to yoga and pushing it,, eventually it will fix itself.. i have all the tools i need right now.  i'll go once more to learn ... Read more >

Tags: People


sorry..

INDIA | Tuesday, 30 Oct 2007 | Views [407] | Comments [3]

for those of you that read my crazy intense ramblings i posted last time, congratulations.. otherwise i've taken it offline for the moment.. mostly as i don't entirely feel way anymore.. there's still a part of me that does, but for the past week it ... Read more >

Tags: Philosophy of travel


much belated update

INDIA | Thursday, 25 Oct 2007 | Views [606] | Comments [2]

So.. there's a bunch to catch y'all up on, but i only have 20 minutes, so i'll do my best.. I got myself backwards somehow for about three days, and at the behest of a friend i am going to post (when i have it on me) from my journal what i wrote to ... Read more >

Tags: People


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