November 2008
3 posts
Day 14 & 15 - Calangute and Baga Beach, Goa
Catch flight from Mumbai to Goa. Tropical paradise. Hotel with pool and palm trees. Have last group dinner at amazing seafood restaurant. Discuss how amazing past two weeks have been and celebrate ith more Limca and more Kingfishers. Spend next whole day drinking coconut flavoured ice coffee and cold Kingfishers on the beach. Kids performing for money. People selling souvenirs on the beach....
so… with the lack of reliable internet and my traveling pace - bombay bound has suffered what i thought would be the worst. a lack of information!
i am home on tuesday and promise to post photos and videos here. stay tuned!
am in calangute, goa today. it’s hot hot hot and beautiful!
i had my first dose of tummy sickness last night and thought i might die because of the pain. i am...
October 2008
14 posts
update!!
i don’t have a TON of time on this internet here….but i’m here!
chris - this is a repeat, sorry!
hi!
just a quick hello from agra - i’m running on 1/2 an hour of internet for $1.50.
after a 14 hour flight into delhi, i found my driver and had a precarious drive to my hotel. it is beautiful here - a real culture shock though. you have never seen so much filth and mass of...
NEW JERSEY TO NEW DELHI!
that’s right!
my flight leaves toronto tomorrow at 1pm, and i have a lovely 4.5 hours at newark. gross! i’m going to see if i can swing a quick trip back and forth via the train to penn station to meet ali for a coffee. then - 14 hours on an airplane. i didn’t even know that was possible. i arrive in delhi at 8:15pm on sunday night, local time. i’ll be 10.5 hours ahead...
INR.
i’m planning on starting out with 12,000 rupees - that’s about $300 CAD. the exchange rate today shows 43 rupees for every CAD dollar. some average costs i’m planning for:
4 rupees = banana
40 rupees = incredible veggie lunch/dinner
750 rupees = taj mahal
550 rupees = elephant ride in jaipur
500 rupees = cooking class in udaipur
10 - 15 rupees = bottled water
we’ll...
received my trip vouchers, insurance, and arrival transfer info yesterday. pretty excited to have someone standing with a sign with my name on it when i get through customs. now i just need to pack all the right stuff!
i’m traveling solo on a 7 person GAP Adventures (voted best travel tour operator by National Geographic) tour. $600 (plus airfare) covers my accomodation and transportation for the 2 weeks. our guide will get us from place to place, and then we’re on our own in each stop. elephant riding? yes. yoga? yes. hardcore chor bazaar bargaining? yes.
want to know more? check out my trip...
Jyotitindra Moitra & Ustad Ali Akbar Khan
just over two weeks to go!