http://www.madeleinegrant.com/travel Wed, 20 Jan 2010 04:27:24 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en Sunday, January 17th 2010 I got hit by a car today. I’d figured it would probably happen at some point, given the traffic conditions here and my tendency to drift off into space at inopportune times, but I hadn’t expected it to happen quite the way it did. It ... http://www.madeleinegrant.com/travel/2010/01/19/when-in-rome/ Friday, January 15th 2010 As I went to unlock the upper lock on my door today, I thought I saw a movement in the hole from which the bolt drew back from. As I peered up into it, it looked like there was an object of sorts, curled up and ... http://www.madeleinegrant.com/travel/2010/01/19/leonard-20/ Friday, January 8th 2010 Crushed. That was the word Mrs. Law (the principal) used, and it feels quite appropriate. I’m definitely feeling that way, and apparently I’m looking it. Awesome. It all basically boils down to this – due to the terrorist attempt in December, ... http://www.madeleinegrant.com/travel/2010/01/19/terrorists-and-visa-regulations/ Wednesday, December 30th 2009 He poked the pen deep in his ear, twisting slightly, then brought it out and chewed on the same end, contemplatively. It took three cellphone calls, and much waiting time, for him to confirm that we three foreigners, going on the same three-day trip that he’d ... http://www.madeleinegrant.com/travel/2010/01/19/the-whore-of-babylon/ Tuesday, December 22nd 2009 A haunting call echoes through our living room. No, it is not the amplified sound of the local Muezzin, but a second, immediate imitation by its newest interpreter, a gentleman currently going by the name of Mistar Grrrrreck. We are two days into our stay ... http://www.madeleinegrant.com/travel/2010/01/19/day-2-in-bangalore/ Saturday, December 12th 2009 The power just went out, causing a stop to our footage reviewing. Sprawled on our respective beds, we have a half hour before snack time. It is Day 2 at Shanti Bhavan, 4 days since we left Vancouver, and we’ve only just had a full ... http://www.madeleinegrant.com/travel/2010/01/19/beginnings-%e2%80%93-the-flights-singapore/ La Chausee/La Rochelle/Paris, France - August 6, 2008 As Evy said, the day pretty much started going wrong from the moment we didn’t wake up. We were supposed to catch a train to ‘La Rochelle’, a picturesque town on the East coast of France, at the ungodly hour of 6:31am ... http://www.madeleinegrant.com/travel/2008/08/13/la-chaussee-to-paris/ Ubud, Bali (Indonesia) - July 16, 2008 We’ve been spending the majority of our time in Bali relaxing. It’s been pretty great. Especially after our recent educational overload of Laos, Vietnam & Cambodia history. We decided however (both for our own mental health and cultural interest), that we ... http://www.madeleinegrant.com/travel/2008/08/13/bali-cremation-ceremony/ Cambodia & Vietnam - July 6, 2008 -- This man was old and trembling so that he could hardly walk. He looked like he wanted to cry. When I left him I heard two rifle shots. Life, January 19, 1970 (Quote under picture at the Ho Chi Minh, Vietnam ,War ... http://www.madeleinegrant.com/travel/2008/08/13/impressions-of-vietnam-cambodia/ June 19, 2008 - Vieng Xai, Laos Today we visited the caves that were used as hideouts during the war by the leaders of the Pathet Lao (the Lao communist party, 5 of whose 7 leaders at the time have ended up serving terms as president of Lao since). The ... http://www.madeleinegrant.com/travel/2008/08/13/political-caves/