Archive for April, 2008
Monday, April 7th, 2008
Delhi
April 6, 2008 – Delhi, India
So Delhi is kind of fabulous.
I think once again our impression of it is skewed from typical backpackper impressions because we’re staying with current residents, but who knows for sure.
9 years ago, probably almost to the day, I met my friend Jan while we were both on separate Canada-Germany exchanges […]
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Thursday, April 3rd, 2008
Last days in India
April 2, 2008 - Delhi, India
I’m writing this on the train to Delhi, hoping that in this move from camel-safari fort town to capital city I’ll find a higher quality internet café or even a WiFi connection and then I’ll be able to post everything at last. {For those who were excited by the camel […]
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Thursday, April 3rd, 2008
Jaisalmer
March 28, 2008 – Jaisalmer, India
Arrived at 6 this morning in Jaisalmer (fort town in the middle of camel filled deserts) to search for the promised hotel driver with the sign reading ‘Madey’ (Evy didn’t figure he’d heard the name correctly on the phone last night) or at least a basic hotel sign reading ‘Hotel […]
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Thursday, April 3rd, 2008
Hot
March 27, 2008 – Jodhpur India
It is hot.
Hot as in a small river of sweat trickles down my calf the moment one leg so much as thinks of lying crossed on the other.
Hot as in articles of clothing insistently bunch up and stick to your body at the creases – knees, armpits and elbows being […]
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Thursday, April 3rd, 2008
Quotes
March 26, 2008 - Udaipur, India
Current favourite quotes from local males:
To both of us:
‘What country is suffering without you?’
To me:
‘If I could rearrange the alphabet I’d put I together with U’
To Evy:
‘Are you a virgin?’
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Thursday, April 3rd, 2008
Octopussy
March 22, 2008 - Udaipur, India
Have arrived in Udaipur, host to the film shooting of the James Bond film ‘Octopussy’ - as everyone has been eager to tell us since the minute we left the train. There are nightly screenings all over town, and apparently there are some places that just play it continuously… […]
