a travelogue
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03/21/06
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Blog Post from
Angkor Wat // Siem Reap // Cambodia
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Angkor Wat
At some point during the four days I was in Seam Reap I emailed on of my friends the following, which she found utterly hilarious: “I can honestly say I have never been this hot or even close to this hot ever in my life. Right now it’s about 8 pm and I’m sitting with a fan blowing on me …
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Topics:
Asia,
Friends,
Hot,
Round The World Trip,
Strangers,
Temples
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12/15/05
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Blog Post from
Pashupatinath // Kathmandu // Nepal
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Pashupatinath
It was well past noon before I dragged myself out of the comforts of Thamel and caught a taxi to Pashupatinath. Nestled on a hillside beside the Bagmati River, Pashupatinath is one of the holiest sites in the world for Hindus, second only to Varanasi in India. Pashupatinath consists of a large temple which is open only to Hindus, surrounded …
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Topics:
Asia,
Death,
Nepal,
Round The World Trip,
Temples
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12/15/05
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Blog Post from
Durbar Square // Kathmandu // Nepal
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Durbar Square Kathmandu
I flew into Katmandu around ten o’clock at night, which meant I unfortunately missed any view of the Himalayas. I spent most of the next day walking the streets of Thamel (the backpackers’ area of Katmandu) looking at the endless tables of vegetables, fruits, spices, and most omnipresently, curios of all kinds, statuettes of Buddha and Ganesh, tiny Buddhist prayer …
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Topics:
Asia,
Children,
Durbar Square,
Food,
Human Rights,
Round The World Trip,
Temples
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12/09/05
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Blog Post from
Taj Mahal // Agra // India
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The Taj Express
When I first planned my travel route through India I was woefully ignorant. I tried to see too much too fast. I don’t regret what I have done, but were I to do it again I would spend twice as long and try to cover half as much ground. When I return, and return I shall, I will come for …
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Topics:
Asia,
Forts,
Ignorance,
Round The World Trip,
Temples