Bangkok: As Filthy As It Sounds
Here I am in the unplanned, illegitimate part of trip: Thailand. It’s always scary changing countries. You sort of don’t know what to expect. Ok, you should know what to […]
Leaving Nepal
I came to Nepal for the people. Yes, there are towering mountains and breathtaking landscapes, but that wasn’t the draw for me. It has come to my attention that this […]
View From the Top
My friends, I’m on top of the world and the view is great. Nepal is home to 8 of 10 of the highest peaks in the world, including the mother […]
Back On The Road
No more baby monks. I taught them all the English I know in two short weeks and gave them the art of sarcasm. I think they are ready to converse […]
Downhill
I feel like I’m not only walking down the hill that is the end of my trip, I am running and can’t slow down. The end of my time here […]
The Spicy South
I’m in the South now. And by the South, I mean I’m closer to the equator. In fact, I went almost to the very southern-most tip of India, so I […]
Stranger Danger
I’ve transitioned to travel by train. Good bye driver! My driver was very protective. A little too protective. “I had a feeling last night that someone at that hotel tried […]
Things I Like
Men and women hold hands with the same sex here. I like this. Not in a red and pink equality sign on facebook kind of like (which I do like, […]
Nothing Any Problem
“Nothing any problem” is the mantra of my driver. Yes, I have a driver. Apparently it’s a pretty common option for sucker tourists in India. “Madame, you will walk around […]
Easing In
A word of advice from one Indian friend before departure was “fill all free space in your bag with wet wipes” so I made a stop at target in the […]
Danger v. Danger 