January 1st, 2007 I woke up to my alarm with an uneasy stomach and rushed to meet Sui for the bus ride to Mt. Abu. My first meal of the year was a spicy samosa wrapped in old newspaper from a street vendor—not the best thing on an upset stomach but the cleanest-looking option at…
Big events like New Year’s Eve are always hard for me. I usually like sitting back and observing what’s going on around me but days like these require one to actively seek out a good time. I sent Sui, the woman I’ve been meeting up with on and off since Tibet, out into Udaipur to…
With the new year coming up I find myself without a plan. My intentions have always been to follow India with Africa and I still intend to. The only problem is deciding where and how. Most of you know I love planning for trips almost as much at taking them but planning on the road…
Can you believe it? Although I was away for six and a half months during Phase I, by month number five I had a plane ticket home. Now that I’ve finally made it to India mainly by land, I don’t even know which town I’m going to next, let alone which continent. I’m badly in…
After some peaceful time wandering around the crumbling walls of Jaislamer’s yellow fort I’m finally ready to head out into the desert. Sui, whom I met in Lhasa way back in October, has just arrived in town and will be the only person I know in our 3-day, 2-night camel trek group. We’ve crossed paths…
Because I check email every other day I usually don’t call home as much as my mom would like. Using Skype has really helped with the costs, even if I sometimes sound like a robot. When I called home before leaving Delhi my mom had one request: photos of Agra. I hope you can stomach…
Here’s your first look at India through my eyes! The Varanasi galleries are up here! Nepal’s all finished up as well, with the Design gallery up. I ate almost only Western food in Nepal so there’s no food section this time. I know that’s some people’s favorite, sorry to disappoint.
This morning I watched the sun rise against the Taj Mahal and I ate McDonalds for the first time in five months. It was a good day.
Although I spent a month in Nepal I never felt like I really got into the place. It felt to me like a mix between Tibet and Nepal—but not enough of either to fascinate me. After some time recuperating from my trek in Pokhara I was ready to get to India, but had one last…