October 2009
5 posts
Improve your Karma! Buy a Street Kid a Firecracker...
When the buses started running again I booked an overnight sleeper to Hampi, a small temple town renowned for both its ruins and its bizarre rock formations.
What I didn’t realize when I booked, is that my berth on the bus was to be shared with another person - because there’s nothing like sharing a bed with a stranger as you cruise at death defying speeds through windy roads and over potholes.
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The 15 most common things said to me in India...
15) You look like Indian Barbie
14) Be careful because Indian men don’t understand Western women
13) Have you ever had an affair?
12) Can I take a photo/snap with you?
11) Are you traveling alone? That is so dangerous. Be very cautious.
10) Eat something! You hardly eat anything!
9) Best Price for you.
8) Come see my shop madam
7) Where are you from?
6) What is your good name?
5) Are you...
Go Go Goa
Jennifer’s Travel Tip #1: Do not have all the hairs on your legs removed one by one on the beach - or a salon, or anywhere for that matter.
Jennifer’s Travel Tip #2: It’s in poor taste to tell impoverished people that life isn’t fair while you’re on a beach holiday. It isn’t fair, and it’s not like you’re going to do anything to fix that, but keep it to yourself and order another pina colada.
I...
I left Victoria the afternoon of September 22nd and arrived in Mumbai the evening of September 24th? Does that make sense to you? No? Because it doesn’t make sense to me either. What I do know is that between the time I woke up in Toronto and the time I arrived at the airport in Mumbai I’d managed to go over 24 hours without sleeping. Some people are gifted with the ability to sleep on long...
I arrived at the Pearson Airport in Toronto at one AM. The entire airport was deserted and the subway and most buses were no longer running. The bus driver waved my money away, handed me a transfer, and told me not to mention it. “Well this is a good omen,” I thought.
Dorian had told me I could spend the night at his place. We used to work together in Victoria and I sort of adore him....
