Posted in India on May 14th, 2008 No Comments »
One of the great rewards we’ve gained from traveling around the world is a sense of identification with the places we’ve been too, even if briefly (like 4 days in Morocco or Cuba). It’s one thing to talk about the people or politics of a place when your exposure is through reading a book, [...]
Posted in China, India, Tibet on Mar 14th, 2008 No Comments »
Violence has broken out in Lhasa, Tibet, as police forces there have come down hard on a peaceful protest to mark the anniversary of the failed uprising 49 years ago that led eventually to the exile of the Dalai Lama. First reports were coming in in the last few days that the military was [...]
Posted in India on Jan 7th, 2008 2 Comments »
It warms the cockles of my heart to know that I’m not the only person immature enough (or just still connected to my inner teenage boy) to get a giggle and a kick out of Cock Fireworks… it must be the intersection of the low brow pun and the excitement of blowing things up but [...]
Posted in India on Nov 26th, 2007 1 Comment »
We’ve been home for a week now, so what gives? Where’s the final update to the cliff hanger I left last week? Don’t worry… we weren’t abducted out in the middle of Bihar, India. We didn’t miss our flight or overstay our visa. I’ve just been exhausted and wanted to get a [...]
Posted in India on Nov 16th, 2007 1 Comment »
Wow… it has been an absolutely crazy week, a climactic end to a very challenging month and the final part of our trip.
I didn’t get much sleep after that last late night post and actually slept in past our 5 am meeting time to go catch the train… we were woken up by a knock [...]