Monthly Archives: October 2009
Oct 2009: Camel Trekking
We rode by Jeep into India’s Thar Desert, which borders Pakistan. We’d been promised an ultra-non-touristic camel trek, which hopefully meant that we wouldn’t be seeing other people or getting caught in camel traffic jams (which have apparently become a thing amid the growing tourism to the … Continue reading
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Oct 2009: Rajasthan’s Colorful Cities
Jaipur, Udaipur, Jodhpur, Jaisalmer: the pink city, the white city, the blue city, the gold city. Jaipur offered detailed Islamic architecture; Udaipur, a pristine lakeside palace worthy of the backdrop to a James Bond film; Jodhpur, Rajasthan province’s premier citadel; … Continue reading
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Oct 2009: Taj Delhi
Twenty thousand workers over 17 years hauled materials from all over Asia to build the Taj Mahal, a porcelain white memorial to Shah Jahan’s favorite wife in 1653. (There’s no mention of what he built for his other wives.) But the Taj isn’t as white as it used … Continue reading
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Oct 2009: Varanasi, India
A human leg protruded from the funeral pyre. Internal fat and juices were sliding down the foot and bloating the ankle. A white shin appeared as a chunk of meat fell off the bone. Daily, hundreds of bodies are burned … Continue reading
Oct 2009: Annapurna
A stone walkway stretches hundreds of miles into the Himalayas, up steep cliffs and over narrow ridges. It’s the Nepali merchant’s version of the Great Wall, and over the past decades it’s become one of the most popular trekking routes … Continue reading
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