The First Leg his where I'm keeping friends and family up to date on where I am and what I'm doing. I always keep a journal when I travel - but it is usually paper. I will still keep a paper one but somethings from there may make it's way here - internet connection dep

Mysore and Hampi

INDIA | Tuesday, 10 Mar 2015 | Views [196]

 Mysore has a very famous Majaraja's palace that was actually designed by a British architect. It's supposed to be over the top. It ... Read more >

Kerala

INDIA | Tuesday, 10 Mar 2015 | Views [218]

  Since I'm so far behind in blogging as well as in traveling. I'm going to lump some things together. The state of Kerala in ... Read more >

Hill Towns

INDIA | Monday, 9 Mar 2015 | Views [203]

  Having reached my threshold of Southern Indian cities, I headed off to the mountain where I stayed first in Kodaikanal and then in ... Read more >

temple towns

INDIA | Friday, 20 Feb 2015 | Views [232]

From Pondicherry I swung down through central Tamil Nadu to see several ancient Hindu temples. First stop was the town of Kumbakonam with a couple of UNESCO designated temples.  The first temple, Gangaikondacholapuram (3 weeks later I can finally ... Read more >

The next couple of Places

INDIA | Thursday, 19 Feb 2015 | Views [181]

Except for the ancient temples and carvings, Mahallapuram is an awful little tourist trap of a town. I've since heard someone refer to it as Backpackerpuram. There is an entire section of town that is just backpackers and all of the people trying to ... Read more >

Day 4 Channai: I think it's time to move on.

INDIA | Wednesday, 28 Jan 2015 | Views [251]

 And I thought Naples was crazy. Somehow it hasn't frazzled my nerves yet; I'm pretty calm walking through a sea of people, cars, tuk-tuks, dogs, and some kind of shit (sometimes dog, sometimes not) and garbage (the rivers smell like garbage dumbs).... Read more >

Photos: India

INDIA | Saturday, 24 Jan 2015 | Photo Gallery