India 2012: Ooty to Kochi (Feb 19-21)
After one night in our initial dirty accommodations in Ooty (the Green Valley Inn, I think it was called?) and a fair amount of…
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India 2012: Hampi, Mysore (Feb 14-18)
I arrived in Hampi, Karnataka at sunrise on February 14th after an overpriced overnight bus from Panaji, Goa. Nine hundred precious Rupees! There were…
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India 2012: Goa (Palolem, Old Goa, Panaji) Feb 8-12
The beach is making me anxious. It seems backwards, I know. But the easy, rhythmic breaking of the waves is suspect after prior high-speed…
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India 2012: Agra-vated / Delhi (Feb 6-8)
Kelly and I boarded a train from Jaipur to Agra, home of the Taj Mahal. It was time to get SERIOUSLY TOURISTIC. We had…
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India 2012: Jaisalmer & Jaipur, Feb 1-6
The city of Jaisalmer is only a four-hour bus ride from Jodhpur (220 rupees), so we jumped on the 7:00 AM bus and landed…
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India 2012: RAJASTHAN: Udaipur, Kumbhalgarh, Ranakpur & Jodhpur (Jan 28-Feb 1)
After a dreaded double-and-a-half travel-day (overnight train from Mumbai to Jalgaon, then an overnight bus from Jalgaon to Ahmedabad followed by a six-or-so hour bus…
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India 2012: Jalgaon & Ajanta Caves (Jan 27)
After three days and two nights in Mumbai, my travel buddy Kelly and I headed north to see the Buddhist caves of Ajanta, just outside of…
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India 2012: First stop, Mumbai (Jan 24-26)
I arrived at about 3:00 AM on Tuesday, Jan 24th in Mumbai’s Chhatrapati (double h) Shivaji International Airport. Baggage claim was pokey, but customs…
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TRAVEL TIPS: Guidebook Home Surgery
If you’re like me and like to carry a travel guidebook along for reference on your travels, you know how heavy and annoying they…
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How to Get An Indian Visa (as a US Citizen)
There is no visa-on-arrival in India for US citizens. You need to apply for it before you go. Travisa Outsourcing handles Indian visa applications…
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