Bad news. As I have finished more than 2/3 of this trip, I am beginning to come to terms with the fact that I’m not going to come back enlightened. I feel gipped by the Indian ministry of tourism, and I want to write a letter demanding my money back (well gypsies do come from [...]
Archive for December, 2008
I Want my Money Back/Happy New Year
Posted in Uncategorized on December 28, 2008 | 2 Comments »
Christmas in India
Posted in Uncategorized on December 27, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
Rudyard Kipling captures better than I why I opted to miss Mumbai to arrive in beautiful, tropical, sunny Goa on Christmas Eve. Christmas in Mumbai would have been way too depressing. More soon.
My wish for New Year’s: that India and Paksitan not go to war.
“Christmas in India” – Rudyard Kipling
Dim dawn behind the tamerisks—the sky [...]
Movin’ on up, and down and around
Posted in Uncategorized on December 16, 2008 | 4 Comments »
I am sorry about the depressing tone of the last two posts. There’s nothing worse than a complainer, especially a complainer privileged enough to be traveling in India. I think I have caught my second wind. As always, pictures are here: http://www.flickr.com/photos/30498771@N02/. I would totally learn to post them in this narrative if these connections [...]
Getting the hell out of dodge
Posted in Uncategorized on December 2, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
I’ve gotta get out of Varanasi. It is clear that every passing day makes me appreciate this place less and less. Mostly it’s when I get sick. I rebuild my health for a week and begin to really enjoy India only to get sick again, and then I want to go home with every fiber [...]
