October 04, 2004
India snaps
My last night in India, Gari's flight was very early the next day so we decided to stay up until dawn. We sat on the rooftop bar of our guesthouse all through the dry warm night, at 4.30am Gari left...Read this update
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September 28, 2004
Unexpectedly, home.
Today I am to buy a ticket back to England - if everything goes to plan, my round the world trip will end with a return to my home country in a few days time. I'm ready to stop now;...Read this update
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Murky enlightenment
Early evening in Varanasi, pinkish-grey dull sky stretches out over the wide brown Ganges. India is very unusually subdued, nature seems old here, like a weary god reflected in a sickening world. Our cheap hotel is south of the old...Read this update
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September 25, 2004
Small town West Bengal
The countryside town of Bolpur in West Bengal has been showing us a slightly more relaxed version of India for the last few days....Read this update
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September 23, 2004
An ending approaches
Hello everybody, hope you enjoyed Gari's time as guest writer on the site; it's been great to come back after a few days and read everyone's comments. I spent the time in Darjeeling thinking about when I should finish this...Read this update
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September 21, 2004
Sights, frights and memories
After four days it was time to leave Darjeeling. The town has been a friend to us; in the heat, noise and clamour for money that is the rest of India, Darjeeling has afforded us some respite. We have also...Read this update
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September 17, 2004
Everyone's cup of tea
Darjeeling is the jewel in India's crown, but in truth, India can lay little claim to this magical, almost impossible to believe mountain village. Set at a crossroads between Tibet, Nepal and India this pass to another world on Earth...Read this update
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September 16, 2004
Introduction to Gari
Knock! Knock! He gingerly taps on the inside of your computer screen with a hooked finger. "Maybe I should introduce myself. I'm Gari - Dan's friend. After some instruction from me, Dan has decided to take a bit of a...Read this update
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Escaping Delhi
I knew leaving Delhi wouldn't be easy; nothing is easy about Delhi. And it did feel like an escape. It was as if we had to catch the city unawares....Read this update
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September 12, 2004
In the hate period
The last few days have seen a huge amount of exploring from the back seat of rickshaws, and I feel a little bit better attuned to Delhi now - distances, neighbourhoods etc. Each day in Delhi generates so much fresh...Read this update
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September 10, 2004
No escaping
India, five days later, has still got me stunned. The lack of personal space (both mental and physical) is like nowhere else I've experienced....Read this update
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September 08, 2004
Don't take this too seriously
It was already dark as my plane landed in Delhi. The 8pm temperature was 35 degrees....Read this update
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