As I have grown to expect, no good hostel is very far from a travel agent. Varanasi was no exception. I walked 12 feet across the alley into a closet of a travel agency. I could tell I was getting tired of the road, I still had a month on my Visa and I was not even tempted by the…
Category: India
Burnin’ For You
The overnight bus arrived in Varanasi just as the night was giving way to day. As expected, I was not well rested. I was hoping daylight would give me enough energy to get to a hostel to rest up but the grayness of sunrise through the fog had the exact opposite effect. Varanasi is a city of just over a…
Taj Mahal
The Drive from Jaipur to Agra was about as interesting as Interstate 70 through Kansas. Another rest break at the overpriced gift shop/restaurant only seemed to prolong the boredom. After about 6 hours, we rolled in through the seedier side of Agra. My driver made countless turns through the city on the way to the hotel and I thought maybe…
Eating These Purple Berries
I didn’t really have a set timeframe to leave Goa. My hotel room reservation was up and I just couldn’t think of a reason to stick around any longer. So far, my India experience has only been here and the Delhi Airport. Not really the immersive experience that one needs to say they have been to India. India is huge…
You Dont know How Lucky You Are Boy
On one of my last nights in Pokhara, Nepal, I came across a free showing of the recent Beatles themed movie “Yesterday”. A charming and really engaging little movie about the entire world shifting to a plane where the Beatles never existed. except for one guy who proceeds to reintroduce the world to their music by him taking credit for…