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Last Stops in India

Thursday, July 5th, 2007

I took another train ride up the east coast to a town called Puri (also the name of a delicious fried bread, relation unknown). It’s famous for a huge festival, Rath Yatra, coming up later this month, where enormous chariots are carried through the streets, filled with people. [read on]

Tamil Nadu and Temples Too

Tuesday, July 3rd, 2007

From Kerala I headed east and crossed the mountain range known as the Western Ghats. Riding a bus through mountains is always a mixed blessing – you trade frequent panics of careening off the edge for the incredible views.
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“India: An Adventure for the Senses!”

Saturday, June 23rd, 2007
First off, sorry I haven't updated in awhile. The computers here are in worse shape than I expected, so it's not entirely my fault. So quit bugging me! :) I landed in Mumbai (formerly known as Bombay) and spent my ... [Continue reading this entry]

Morocco, from Fes to Marrakesh

Friday, June 8th, 2007
First, some background: Many cities in Morocco have two parts: a medina and a ville nouvelle. The medina is the old city where markets, shops, and food stalls are found in a maze of winding streets or, more accurately, alleyways. ... [Continue reading this entry]

Talking to Tangerines

Tuesday, May 29th, 2007
As I took the ferry from Spain to Morocco, I was mentally preparing myself for the touts, scams, and "fake guides" I've heard all the warnings about. I arrive in Tanger, and these turn out to be comparatively minor problems, ... [Continue reading this entry]

Andalucia, Spain

Thursday, May 24th, 2007
Spain is divided into several distict regions. Madrid is in Castilla, Barcelona is in Catalonia (and has its own language, Catalan), and the area in the southwest of Spain, where I spent my last week or so, known as Andalucia. From ... [Continue reading this entry]

Hola from Spain, Part Uno

Wednesday, May 23rd, 2007
I´m a little behind on my updates here, but I´ll try to remember the important bits. My first, very brief stop in Spain was a town called Figueres which is known for one thing - the home of Salvador ... [Continue reading this entry]

Bonjour and Au Revoir, France

Friday, May 18th, 2007
Ah, Paris... such a short time (1 day) yet much to do. I arrived at 6:00 am from London (via bus-boat-bus), and set out to see everything in Paris in one day. I totally failed, but did manage ... [Continue reading this entry]

English Countryside

Saturday, May 12th, 2007
To get a good idea of what the college towns of Cambridge and Oxford are like, just imagine what Lawrence would look like if KU had been founded, not 100 years ago, but nearly 1,000 years ago. Cambridge  ... <a href=[Continue reading this entry]

More London

Monday, May 7th, 2007
Here are a few more things of interest when I was in London. There's a place in Hyde Park called Speaker's Corner, where anyone can get up and talk about whatever they want, while people listen...or not. I couldn't ... [Continue reading this entry]