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You call that a mountain? This is a mountain!

Wednesday, February 23rd, 2005

Yuksam
i spent the night in the charming one-street village of Yuksam in a gazebo filled to capacity with French travellers. There appeared to be a curfew at 8pm, enforced by a lone man wandering the street with a piercing whistle. The following morning i managed a short climb (agony) and took in a tremendous view of the sparse village, mountain homes, and snow-peaked mountains. There is an awe-inspiring juxtaposition of green, flower-filled fields and brightly painted homes, alongside towering white snow caps.
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No Madam, there is no sign

Thursday, February 17th, 2005

i arrived at Kolkata airport in the middle of the night (of course) to a shirty immigration officer who, not satisfied with my listing of 3 well-known centres, demanded details of my complete two-month itinerary. At the baggage carousel, i noticed that airport services were suspiciously lacking and most worryingly i could not see any place to sleep – only customs and then The Exit into Kolkata’s night streets (which i have been trained to fear). So i sat on my trolley and waited for guidance. i remembered one solo girl on my flight, so i waited for her, and approached her to share a taxi. Synchroniously, she was on her way to Sikkim (in the Himalayas) and invited me to travel with her, free accommodation to boot because her Sikkimise boyfriends’ cousin owns a hotel there. So we slept apalling on some couches until sunrise, then feasted until midday, then were delirious all the way to Bagdora where we landed, and i gasped and giggled all the way through the 4 hour jeep ride to Gangtok (the capital).
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if it all gets too much, just head for the mountains

Wednesday, February 9th, 2005
Well finally back in the big smoke Bangkok after a month of lushing-out in laos, meeting inspiring people and doing blissfully little. iNDiAN PREPARATiONS i stayed in Vientiene for a week while i waited for my indian visa to be ... [Continue reading this entry]

The goddess has a heart and a sense of humour

Wednesday, February 2nd, 2005
After dragging my tired self to the bus terminal for an 8am express to Vientiane, i arrived to conflicting and opposing accounts of where i could buy a ticket, and finally words that i understood "Bus is full". This left ... [Continue reading this entry]

Bio

Wednesday, February 2nd, 2005
new_haricut_edited.JPG i began this solo trip in November 2004. i have a 2 year UK working visa to finance travels through europe and am unexpectedly spending quite some time in Asia on my way there... i ... [Continue reading this entry]