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About Me (1)
After Return (1) Australia (7) Before Departure (4) Bhutan (1) Cambodia (5) Continuing (3) India (4) Laos (4) Malaysia and Singapore (2) Nepal (7) Netherlands & Belgium (3) New Zealand (7) North America (5) Pakistan (7) South Pacific (3) Thailand (6) Turkey (4)
Recent Entries
* Rawlapindi, Islamabad and My Run In With The Law
* The Best Possible Start in Pakistan: New Friends in Peshawar * Whistle Stops in Agra and Amritsar (last in India for now) * Holy Cities of Northern India: Bodhgaya, Varanasi and Sarnath * Four Hours in Phuentsholing
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April 25, 2005Rawlapindi, Islamabad and My Run In With The LawThe bus trip from Peshawar to Rawalpindi was generally unexciting. One brief point of interest was the appearance of Akbar's fort, a 16th century construction that dominates the valley it sits overtop. Indeed, save for the fort, it was made...Read this update April 15, 2005The Best Possible Start in Pakistan: New Friends in PeshawarPakistan has something of a bad reputation at the moment. It is an Islamic Republic, though at the time of my visit it was under military rule. In addition to these factors (which many westerners would find disturbing enough) is...Read this update April 11, 2005Whistle Stops in Agra and Amritsar (last in India for now)The train trip from Varanasi to Agra was actually fairly boring. For once there were many other tourists on the train (this trip was the only one of my five train journeys in India where I saw even ONE other...Read this update April 07, 2005Holy Cities of Northern India: Bodhgaya, Varanasi and SarnathMy first train trip in India began in pleasant fashion. I climbed aboard the Capital Express (all of the major trains in India [and there are hundreds of them] have names) at New Jalpaiguri Station and found my seat. I...Read this update April 02, 2005Four Hours in PhuentsholingYes, the title is correct. I spent just over three hours in Bhutan. Even with the inclusion of the day's journey through India that took me to the border, it still won't be a long entry, but A. My 'blog...Read this update |
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