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Benares
Fucking Varanasi.
Didn’t Get To See The Mountains
Corn roasting over open fires, more British-than-the-British high teas, beautiful weather that makes you just want to walk around the Chowrasta squashed among the school children of St Paul’s and Loreto Convent… Darjeeling is that place I can return to year after year. It’s been cloudy and foggy all week since we got here; views [...]
Miles to Go
Riding down to Teesta from Darjeeling, the Public Works Department has a great sense of humour in adorning the winding roads with signs such as these..
The D Word
Dysentery, Diarrhea, and (Finally) Darjeeling Factoid #1 Dysentery is a great way to lose weight. It is, however, not very pleasant. Factoid #2 If you haven’t been struck by general travellers’ diarrhea by the end of your first week – you’re not travelling hard enough. Factoid #3 Darjeeling is COLD. I am walking around in jeans and a pullover – the [...]
Calcutta Calling
Going back to a city for the second, third, fourth time, always feels different. Returning to Hong Kong on the second time I felt less disconnect from my Chineseness, and on the third time felt at ease. In Seoul on the second time I discovered how awesome Korean food could be, on the third and [...]
Rehearsals for Departures
45 days, 2 girls, 8 states, two 65L backpacks. I’m off. With butterflies in my tummy.
Mimi and Didi
In the spirit of the meme. My ex is still an important part of my life. Maybe I should start running again. I can’t believe I used to have an athlete’s tan and abs. I love looking for the greatest things in all the hardest places. I will travel any distance to get to food that will blow [...]
Uniformed Group Spillover
You know your partner used to be a leader in a certain uniformed group, when, shopping for “essentials” for the upcoming trip, she says things like: “You’re taking care of the medication – you’re the welfare I/C.” Me: “Then what do you do?” “I’m the… Indoor Activities I/C”.
Hundred Dollar Burger
Would you? Why, yes, I would, knowing this might work out cheaper than buying wagyu beef on its own (which I won’t bear to cook since I’m so awful): 180g wagyu beef patty with a piece of seared foie gras embedded inside, truffle cream sauce and salad greens tossed in champagne dressing. Uberburger, sister restaurant of Corduroy [...]
Rickshaw!
How cool is this — a blog dedicated to collecting the “poetry, phrases, expressions, and words found on the back of Rickshaws” in South Asia! (Rickshaw blog, found through India Uncut) Since we’re on the topic of rickshaws, there’s now a home-made rap song in Kannada about a day in the life of an auto-rickshaw [...]