Category: India

We did not wake up at the crack of dawn to see if Santa came. We did not have a decorated pine tree overflowing with presents to open. We did not have cookies, pie, or bismarks. We did not have family to spend it with. Staying in our hotel room until after noon with breakfast…

We’ve been in Udaipur in the south of Rajasthan for three days now, and decided to stick around until after christmas. We’re settled in a lovely guest house, where we feel more at home than we have anywhere in the past 2+ months. Last night we ate aloo gobi with the family on their bed,…

Anyone who likes playing racing games would probably enjoy driving in Indiai.

Despite a good amount of western tourists in India, the immense local population insures that we are few and far between, comparatively. This leads to a lot of singling out of us whities for “hellos”, stares, and begging. In Agra, we were siping our spice laden chai on a street lit by candles. The electricity…

Today’s expenses: 4 Rupees – cup of yummy chai (tea steeped in milk with lots of sugar) 10 Rupees – bottle of mineral water 25 Rupees – basic Thali (rice, bread, daal, curry, curds) at the cheap place 30 Rupees – an hour of internet access from one of the plentiful internet houses 35 Rupees…

First impressions of Delhi/India: * Dingy, sparse airport * Persistent and dodgy touts * Zoo of taxis and more touts outside * Hazy polluted air, but cool and “sunny” * Rubble homes, tents, and cooking fires in the Delhi sprawl * Cows standing on the “highway” * Men pissing on the curbs * Indescribable mess…