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Vicissitudes of Language – Asia
In Turkey as well as in India, perhaps even anywhere in Asia, one should never ask a leading question or a question that requires only a "yes" or "no" answer. It took us a while to figure that out, even longer to rid ourselves of this treacherous habit of asking, "Is
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Volunteering in Southern India – Asia
Tuktuks everywhere
It is said that India, with its riotous mix of cultures and landscapes, is not a country for which one can harbor neutral feelings. People either love it or they hate it. I wanted to love it. My idea was a blend of touring and volunteering, but the challenge was doing it
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You Gotta Have Faith – India, Asia
You may not come to India seeking spiritual enlightenment, but you will learn to have faith. You're going to need to believe that when you get into or onto any form of hired transport, you will reach your destination – in one piece. And that when you want to cross to the other side
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Madness at Thirty Nine Thousand Feet – India, Asia
India has progressed economically. Now everyone has money and everyone travels. The air above is thick with planes and light is in short supply.
It was a confusing flight. We were cheek to cheek with a Lufthansa flight. In fact, the Lufthansa air hostess strayed onto the British Airways flig
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Get That Stick Out of My Ear – India, Asia
I focused intently at the ground as the stick inched deeper and deeper into my ear. The hardened, dirty fingers holding the stick seemed steady, but not steady enough to completely ease my fear of upcoming pain or perhaps even worse.
I was on my first trip to India. I had spent an afternoon
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In Defense of Street Food – Mumbai, India, Asia
Who says chivalry is dead? In Mumbai, India, I found myself frustrated with the service at Hotel Milan’s adjoining restaurant, but not for the usual reasons.
“Good morning, sir.” (Waiter presents menu)
“Good morning.” (I accept menu. Look at menu. Waiter looks at me look at menu. I nod to sh
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The Road Was Gone – India, Asia
An overly squeaky yet oddly enjoyable Hindi pop song blared from the crackly speakers as the decrepit bus chugged along through India’s remote Spiti Valley. The wooden-planked floor rattled constantly, adding a unique beat to the tune along with the hypnotic vibrations of the many broken win
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Tribute to the Indian Coffee House – India, Asia
Do you ever confuse your latté with your cappuccino or your macchiato with your mocha? Are you sick and tired of places that serve coffee by the bucketful (or should that be from the bucket) in paper cups? Are you a bit dubious about coffee bars that somehow seem to have “rediscovered” coffe
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Is the Party Over – Goa, India, Asia
A tropical paradise of tree-lined golden beaches, seaside restaurants, lush greenery and serenity. This is the happy, smiling face of Goa, the image that attracts people to visit from across the world, and the one the authorities like to display. But there are two other faces as well. There
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Guide to Goan Gourmet
Goa: The Portuguese Connection
Authentic Goan food with that Iberian touch is fast becoming endangered as are its once unsullied sands in this former Portuguese colony dominated by British tourists. Beef Steak and Yorkshire Pudding are in. Only there’s more to eating than just this.
Goa
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India: Kerala – Hippies, Hikers, Hookahs and Harems
Kerala (Trivandrum – Kollam – Alappuzha – Kovalam)
A sedate cruise through the Keralan backwaters, the ‘Hugging Mother’ roadshow and a talented, fortune-telling parakeet completed our introduction to India.
January 2003
Exchange rate: (£1 = Rs75)
India evokes po
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Trekking Tigers in the Wild – India, Asia
A Bengal Tiger
In that incredible silence, I could hear the beats. Thud! Thud! Thud! My heart beat faster and faster, it pumped gallons of blood at great pace down my circulatory system. I could feel the rush of adrenaline on my cheeks – flushed and heated.
I was on my first tiger saf
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Travel Interrupted: Mumbai after the Attacks – India, Asia
It was the American Thanksgiving holiday, my friend Arjana and I were planning to join our friends Rob and Steve in Mumbai later that
day to have our Indian version of the traditional dinner. Rob and Steve were staying in the Colaba District; we had talked about getting drinks at
the famous Le
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Strangers to the Rescue – Belgium, Canada, India
Motivated by the desire to smell and taste new food, my travel bags are always ready. Often these travels are enriched by helping hands offered by total strangers.
I was once stranded in a train station in a remote town in Belgium. I knew neither French nor Flemish, the two languages unde
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Truckking Ladakh – India, Asia
Truckking – did you think I meant trekking?
Truck ride in Ladakh
Ladakh is the high mountain, I mean Himalayan, desert region on the eastern side of Kashmir. We lived in California then. We hiked 2,000 foot mountains, several of them for what seems like months now, hoping to trek
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What the Travel Books Leave Out: Part 1 – Delhi, India, Asia
Delhi has a population of approximately 17 million people. That’s
such a large number that one needs to think about it to put it into some kind of perspective. It’s four times the population of Ireland, for example, and greater
than the population of the entire human race until
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What the Travel Books Leave Out: Part 2 – Delhi, India, Asia
Touts and Scams
It’s bad enough being lost when you’re walking somewhere, but worse
still in a taxi or tuk tuk because then you really are powerless, at
the mercy of a stranger who may see you as more than a normal customer
whose only interest is being brought from A to B. He may view you a
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Want to See a Dead Body? – Varanasi, India, Asia
We had just stepped off the rickshaw when a young boy selling charms approached us. He was too young to have a street-smart swagger. He walked towards us with the timidity of someone new to the job. A smile eased his hesitation, he stepped closer. "Hello, want to see dead body?" he s
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Shah Jahan, Akbar the Great et moi
The mausoleum of Akbar the Great
We got up at 7.00 and checked out after breakfast. Well, breakfast in India was always a rather dull affair. After we eliminated everything that might potentially lead to food poisoning, we were left with a banana, toast, and black coffee. However, sometime
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The Last Mahaseer – Fishing in India
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