I’m home, but the trip has left me exhausted and angry – violently angry if it wasn’t for being exhausted. Perhaps it started with the rusty nail in my samosa, but I think I was still laughing at that stage. More likely it began with the bicycle rickshaw trip to Varanasi Station. The driver wanted… Continue reading Angry
Idyllic Evening
So many memories they’re running away from me. We’ve eaten every meal at the Alka hotel where we stay as it’s too hot to go out much. Bought ticket for trip back to Siliguri from a guy in the corridor of a shopping arcade. He had his own shop (sitting outside it) but if he… Continue reading Idyllic Evening
Train Bullets
Wrong keyboard and foggy head so will keep to bullet points. back and forth to get ticket but still waiting list 1-4. climbed balcony to escape hotel, still WL1-4 saw chief reservation superintendant to get general ticket on 11:40 train stuffy, hot, humid, reminded me of Romania train, so I started talking to locals. university… Continue reading Train Bullets
Mt K
We spent most of last night in Joey’s pub having a drink, eating a Sunday roast and watching the world cup. It was great to see Australia hold out Brazil so well, even if we lost. The loss was made worse by the Indian bartender who was a really sore winner. We’d bet him backing… Continue reading Mt K
Lost Loyalties
I managed to meet Brady by leaving an email for him arranging to meet at the local tourist pub for the Iran / Portugal game. He’d taken longer than me to get up here the day before, so was waiting for me a couple of hours after I actually arrived. He’d actually managed to get… Continue reading Lost Loyalties
Arrive in Darjeeling
This is my first timd in rural India. I left Phuentsholing this morning on a bus to siliguri then came to darjeeling to meet brady at the youth hostel, but it seems to be closed. Now I’m in an internet cafe hoping to find a message from him. Losing travel partners is a frexuent event… Continue reading Arrive in Darjeeling
Judge
Yesterday I spent a long day judging the RIM student projects. I thought it would be fun and a great experience, but I didn’t think about how tough it would be. We worked from 9am until 8:30pm to get them all done and in that time, as well as looking at every part of their… Continue reading Judge
Insects
I can’t believe that I missed Australia’s first world cup match in 32 years. Especially when it was against my second home, Japan. I went to Zone at 6pm to join the festivities and to playfully demoralise the Japanese in town. I mean, how could Australia suddenly become good enough to beat Japan? Michelle and… Continue reading Insects
Woodcuts
It’s been a quiet few days. Brady took off to hitch around the country and I’ve been trying to catch up on work. I took my CV into an NGO that I know needs my help. I don’t pretend to be a good salesman though, so I’m not sure where it will go. I guess… Continue reading Woodcuts
Ruins to Tibet
Put Mum and Dad on the plane this morning. Yesterday we hiked up to Taktshang – the monastery in the cliff. Well, Mum and I did. Dad and Brady bonded at the cafeteria half way up. Late in the day, I took them to Drukgyel Dzong, the one place in Bhutan I never tire of… Continue reading Ruins to Tibet