Tag Archives: India
Images of India
For a bigger and better look at my adventures in India, check out my newest Picasa album. Posts about Singapore, Thailand, and Vietnam are coming soon!
Varkala: New Year’s Eve in India
December 30-31: Varkala Unfortunately, our visit to Munnar ended with some misinformation, which kept us waiting at a bus station for several hours at 6am, hungry, cold, and very unhappy. The subsequent bus ride was several more hours of continued … Continue reading
Munnar
December 28-29: Munnar For four hours, our windowless bus careened around the winding mountain roads, taking hairpin turns in the wrong lane, using the horn to repel other cars. We were lucky that we got on at the first stop … Continue reading
Fort Cochin and Allepey: Southern Comfort
December 23-27: Delhi–>Fort Cochin–>Allepey I saw Delhi during daylight for all of the 10 minutes it took for me to stumble, miserable and bleary-eyed, from the train station to the hotel. The rest of my time in Delhi, while my … Continue reading
Varanasi: In Sickness and in Health
December 21-22: Varanasi Arrival in Varanasi will stick with me as one of the most vivid and powerful memories of India. Feeling “fresh” after a good night’s sleep curled up on the rocklike third bunk of the sleeper car, I … Continue reading
A Passage to India
December 18-20: Vientiane–>Bangkok–>Delhi–>Agra On December 18th, I boarded the comically short Lao National Railway, which is 3.5 km crossing the Friendship Bridge to Nong Khai, Thailand (a similar experience to riding the Princeton dinky), and began my journey to India. … Continue reading
There and Back Again
It’s been 4.5 weeks, 33 days, and 4 countries, and here I am, back in Vientiane and ready to start a new term of teaching. Since I last wrote, I rode: 10 airplanes 6 trains 7 inter-city buses 2 subway … Continue reading
Travel Plans
Now that the term has come to a close, it’s time for a vacation. The break after this term is a month long, because it’s summer in Australia and because this is the end of Term 4 at Vientiane College, … Continue reading
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