October 24, 2005
Birthday Boy
I have never been a great fan of modesty - I frankly don't understand it. If you've done something that you think others would find impressive, why on earth would you keep it to yourself? Do you not want people...Read this update
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December 16, 2004
Photos: India
It is difficult to remember that I was even IN India about seven weeks ago, but now that I have the ability to post photos, post photos I shall do, even if nobody gives a hoot about these ones. Lucky...Read this update
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October 30, 2004
India: Final Thoughts
I flew out of Delhi on Friday, Oct. 29, and arrived in Kathmandu around 9.30 p.m. Actually, let me clarify - 9.30 p.m. India time. It was 9.45 p.m. Nepal time. That's a 15 minute time-difference, people. Flying in under...Read this update
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October 29, 2004
Delhi: Escape to the Taj.
My trip to India is ending here in Delhi, and all I can think is how very glad I am that it didn't start in Delhi. If Bombay was mad, Delhi is Bombay's coked-up uncle. If I had landed here...Read this update
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October 26, 2004
Jaisalmer: Turning 30 on a Camel
A week or so ago, I had decided that I would try to spend my 30th birthday (Oct. 24) at the Taj Mahal. I wasn't really sure what else to do, and it seemed as memorable as anything. That was...Read this update
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October 22, 2004
Jaisalmer: Riding Shotgun
You travel long enough in a country, and pretty soon you start bumping into people you've met before in other towns. It's especially nice when you're traveling alone, because you immediately have somebody to talk to. Unfortunately, the first person...Read this update
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October 21, 2004
Jodhpur: Outside My Bathroom
I don't know how I can top my last entry, a blow-by-blow account of my food poisoning, but I'm about to give it a shot! I will try to give a slightly better picture of Jodhpur, which turned out to...Read this update
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October 19, 2004
Jodhpur: Ill Communication
Anytime you step off a bus into a new town in India, it's always intimidating - it is boiling hot and you and your backpack are forced to fight off all the touts offering accommodation. So it is always a...Read this update
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October 18, 2004
Pushkar: In Technicolor
As you head deeper into Western Rajasthan, towards the Pakistani border, the landscape becomes more dry and barren, until at times you are driving through the desert. In contrast, the other thing that happens is the attire worn by the...Read this update
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October 17, 2004
Pushkar: Chilled Out Dog Dancing
Pushkar is a decidedly laid-back place - it is a small holy town built around a very small lake, which you could walk around in about 20-30 minutes. The main road that circles the lake is essentially a market street...Read this update
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October 13, 2004
Udaipur: The Overnight Bus. Again.
The local overnight bus ride from Udaipur to Pushkar began with an English guy in the front seat leaping straight out of his seat shrieking and slapping at his shoulder. The bus hadn't even left the station yet. He looked...Read this update
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October 12, 2004
Udaipur: Shimmering!
My send-off from Bombay was the kind of send-off reserved for heads of state, literally. I was driven to the airport along a route lined by thousands of Indians waving flags held back by disinterested policemen. Turns out that it...Read this update
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October 11, 2004
Bombay: Local Junk Food
The second day in Bombay was pretty much completely different from the first day. It started off in much the same way - trying to convince people I didn't want to buy their stuff. Fittingly, the thing that I needed...Read this update
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October 10, 2004
Bombay: First Impressions
My first real glimpse of India came at high speeds from the back of what I was have to assume was a taxi at about 1 a.m. on a Friday night, soon after I landed in Bombay. The city is...Read this update
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