a travelogue
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12/15/05
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Blog Post from
Durbar Square // Kathmandu // Nepal
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Durbar Square Kathmandu
I flew into Katmandu around ten o’clock at night, which meant I unfortunately missed any view of the Himalayas. I spent most of the next day walking the streets of Thamel (the backpackers’ area of Katmandu) looking at the endless tables of vegetables, fruits, spices, and most omnipresently, curios of all kinds, statuettes of Buddha and Ganesh, tiny Buddhist prayer …
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Topics:
Asia,
Children,
Durbar Square,
Food,
Human Rights,
Round The World Trip,
Temples
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11/19/05
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Blog Post from
Joomla Guesthouse // Colva Beach // India
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Fish Story
I ate a whole fish—skin, flesh, and all. Yes after about 24 hours of traveling I finally made it to Goa. I’m staying at Colva Beach, which is in Southern Goa and apparently less of a party town than some of the areas to the north. Quite frankly the idea of coming all the way to India and being surrounded …
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Topics:
Asia,
Beach,
Food,
Round The World Trip,
Tourism,
Trains
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11/08/05
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Blog Post from
Rue de Archives // Paris // France
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Riots, Iraqi Restaurants, Goodbye Seine
Well it’s my last night here in Paris and I’ve chosen to return to the best restaurant we’ve been to so far, an Iraqi restaurant around the corner from Laura’s apartment here in a Marais. I am using all my willpower right now to avoid having a political outburst re the quality of Iraqi food versus the intelligence of George …
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Topics:
Europe,
Food,
Goodbye,
Hyperbole,
Riots,
Round The World Trip