- Trivandrum is hot but reasonable
- Let's talk about Kerala food.
- Maybe I should only travel goal-oriented
- Merry Christmas, and an update from Kerala
- I got it figured out, I got it figured out
- Bangalore more
- Finding home again in Bangalore
- What's the purpose of this trip?
- The only pun I can make out of boulders and hippies involves "getting stoned" so I'll skip that
- It occurs to me that fewer things stand out now
- Jaipur! Argh!
- Iran travel risks and Fan Death
- Don't think too hard about "filling time"; or, I'm going to Hampi.
- My camel had a name (it was Papaya)
- Oh, one more thing: maybe not Iran
- And hello, and goodbye again
- "A guest is like God"
- Safety Nets
- I remember reading that it's impossible to like Kolkata; you must love it or hate it
- Hotels in India
- No excess luxury, no excess hardship
- Yeah, okay, Gorkhaland, that actually makes pretty good sense.
- Orange Picko
- About Gross National Happiness
- Bhutanese Food
- Bhutan part 2: more than just gurus and flying tigers
- Bhutan part 1, or, I could call you from India for an entire day and I'd still spend less than I am spending here but I think it's worth it
- Nepali food
- A personal connection is worth a lot
- I might be going off the grid again.
- I'm feeling rejuvenated in Kathmandu and I think it's the big city effect
- David Headley and the Indian Government, you've cost me three days of my life
- Beats a Pokhara in the eye
- I won't say "burned out" but at least feeling a little toasty.
- Searching for inspiration in West Bengal
- Mountain Bikers, could you explain this sport to me?
- Pokhara: back to being a tourist among many, and therefore a bag of money.
- Tansen, Nepal: while we're making European comparisons, let's call this the little Bruges
- "Just one picture!"
- Last Epic Bus Trip day 2: Mahendranagar-Limbo-Tansen
- Mahendranagar is dim.
- Nainital: the other other Switzerland
- That's not bureaucracy, <i>this</i> is bureaucracy.
- Halloween, as it happened.
- Mountains beyond mountains: Gurgaon
- Diwali, as it happened
- Happy Diwali!
- Stay at an ashram: check
- Bed hard, knees hurt, I'm done!
- Signing off now...
- I am so done with 12+ hour bus days
- Bringing the "pilgrimages for religions I don't really believe in" count to 3
- Indian Bureaucracy, Continued
- Indian Bureaucracy At Its Finest
- On the up side, I get +1 Constitution for being tough
- Last thoughts about McLeod
- Dan's Guide to McLeod Ganj
- OMGHHDL
- A taste of McLeod Ganj
- PSA: Trust no one in tourist Delhi
- The Dalai Lama has a famous speech about "never give up."
- How to mail a package overseas from India
- Cricket: not actually totally insane
- Okay, enough talk, back to a good story with photos
- Future plans: now I've really done it.
- McLeod Ganj: Damn, It's Nice!
- I'm dumb, but still, nothing works
- Amritsar: actually quite a lot of "huh?!"
- Want to adventure somewhere in Southeast Asia?
- Some things I had just assumed were true that are actually untrue
- One Night at the Golden Temple
- A couple thoughts that have been brewing in India
- Kashmir final roundup
- A few things in Srinagar
- I have felt like a couple of different people yesterday.
- Travel Makes You Be Gentle With Yourself
- More thoughts about Ladakh
- More about the retreat
- I have some posts queued up
- Back, and 10% more enlightened
- There are two very tall things in Leh
- Bros of Ladakh
- We are in the Land of Gompas
- The Manali-Leh Highway, or: Wow, that was far and away the most difficult trip I've ever taken
- A few more thoughts about Manali
- Days in India: 1. Times bamboozled: also 1.
- It is such a whirlwind coming here!
- Doxycycline: take on an empty stomach
- I made a page about stuff I'm taking
- Hack me.
- Travel Insurance, or, have I done anything wrong yet?
- Cleveland: It's Not Bad, You Might Like It
- When I'm at home, it's more talk, less pictures
- Oh I am back in the Midwest!
- Tracking my location: Latitude?
- My mom was afraid I'd have to sleep in a train seat for two days, or, Greetings from the Dharma Lounge
- A Journey of a Thousand Miles Begins With a Journey of Two Thousand Miles
- I'm leaving on Thursday on a train, and some info about driveaways
- Sitting in the "real" Seattle, before setting out to the "fake" India
- Insurance. Do you know about it?
- Again, mostly quiet, except for buying things
- Among other countries, I love this one
- Malaria drugs.
- Now I'm going to India, for serious.
- I'm American, we buy stuff, right?
- A headline for this whole shebang. Three headlines.
- Thoughts about walking a lot
- India plan, and packing continued.
- Born under an Irish star
- May 1. T minus four months.
- Man with a Plan for Bhutan
- Yeah, let's do that North-India-from-west-to-east thing.
- "Moments"; I think (but am not sure) that this idea is more mindful than twee
- India India Bhutan
- Let's do the vaccine rundown too.
- March 1: 6 months
- India visa India visa
- More travel books: one good, one bad
- Why Iran?
- Unfortunately, Balochistan is one of those places they warn you about.
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