October 28th, 2005
Taxi from McLeod Ganj to Pathankot – 3 hours.
Train from Pathankot to Jodhpur – 19 hours.
Train from Jodhpur to Jaisalmer – 7 hours.
Finally seeing the sand castle town of...
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October 28th, 2005
I filled my last day in “Tibet” (for those of you who just joined us: a town in north India where His Holiness the Dalai Lama and the Tibetan government are in exile) with al...
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October 25th, 2005
The Dalai Lama day only got better. In the evening, we went to hear the Exile Brothers’ Band play at a restaurant called JJI. We chatted with the owner when we were there for l...
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October 23rd, 2005
Today was just your average day: woke up at 5:30, brushed my teeth, had some tea, walked a mile or so, heard the Dalai Lama speak…ya know, nothing special.
But seriously,...
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October 22nd, 2005
After a successful Old Delhi bus tour the day before, we thought it would be appropriate to see the new as well. At 8 o’clock we met Gupta, later known as Gupta the Guide Nazi. He wa...
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October 19th, 2005
Our flight from Bangkok last night landed in Delhi around midnight. The sights and smells from the airport lounge and plane gave my brain a good head-start to realize that the next two...
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October 17th, 2005
It was really nice to settle in Kamala for the last 6 days, and truly get to know the town and its people. After the first 2 days of walking the main road from my hotel to Scuba Q...
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October 16th, 2005
After getting certified in Open Water, I dove right into advanced. Two twelve-hour days at sea to fulfill the 5 necessary types of dives:
The first dive was a wreck. Seriously. A K...
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October 13th, 2005
Yesterday up at 8 to meet at 9, today up at 6 to meet at 7. Yesterday took a longtail boat to the island of Koh Wao, today took a big boat to Racha Yai. Yesterday freaked out a bit wh...
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October 11th, 2005
Four hours after the flight from Kunming to Bangkok, I flew an hour north to Udon Thani to meet more of the Rustic staff and plan the rest of the year. It was great to finally put...
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