Day 124 (19 Dec) - thoughts on India
Wow, so I finally left India. My last stop was Hampi, after a truely incredible time in Mumbai after having found my ancestors' homes in Tarsai, Gujarat. Mumbai was never on the plan, but after meeting Shirley (in Pushkar) and Satish (in the middle of the desert in Rajasthan) both from Mumbai, I was convinced. I spent 3 days/nights there absorbing the atmosphere. It was a place I can honestly see myself living. What a town!
Lots of Mumbai stories, and how I met Satish, and how he and Shirley knew each other, even if they didn't know that they did (before I introduced them).
After Mumbai was Hampi. Beautiful scenery etc. but I did get a little bored there in my 3 days.
From Hampi it was a 10 hour train ride, a 3 hour bus, then 7 hours at the airport in Chennai (I had my big bag with me so sightseeing Chennai for a 2nd time didn't appeal) all to catch a 3 hour plane to Bangkok!
More on India: It's such an incredible country. As Austin mentioned numerous times "anything is possible". It really is. I'm thinking of getting the Indian Tourism board to modify their slogan slightly. from "!ncredible India" to "Fucking !ncredible India".
The amount to see, the food, the people. And the cost, don't forget the cost. I was there for 4 months, and I spent $6,000 (Australian dollars). I can't think of too many places that you can stay that long, and spend so little. And I didn't even see half of the country!
The lifestyle of the middle class in India is, I think, beyond par anywhere in the world. Your milk is delivered each morning. You have a maid to clean your house, EVERY day. Going out (auto-rickshaws/taxis/food) is crazy cheap. Holidays within India are stupidly cheap (Rs 300 for a sleeper class train ride halfway across the country, then Rs 300 or less per night for a hotel!). And you have all this on your doorstep to explore. I'd love to live there for a while at some stage in my life. India, you'll be seeing this little Aussie again, that's for sure.
As you may have read on Twitter I was having such an incredible time. I was seriously contemplating changing all my plans for a 3rd time to stick around but I do need to start earning some money at some stage, and the ski season is almost over, so here I am on my way to Canada, via Thailand and Taiwan.
I met up with an old friend (Dom for those that know him) when I arrived this morning at 6am, and crashed on his bed after 2 nights of very little sleep. Tonight I'm seeing Sally, one of Leila's school friends, who's living here. I think Bangkok needs to be seen with a local, being a big city an all. And the area Dom and I are staying is SOOOO touristy it's kind of suffocating. Will be nice to have someone local(ish) to take me somewhere. Tomorrow is a Flickr meetup, so I'll tag onto that.
Hope you're all having a fun holiday season, where ever in the world you may be.
That is all.
Lots of Mumbai stories, and how I met Satish, and how he and Shirley knew each other, even if they didn't know that they did (before I introduced them).
After Mumbai was Hampi. Beautiful scenery etc. but I did get a little bored there in my 3 days.
From Hampi it was a 10 hour train ride, a 3 hour bus, then 7 hours at the airport in Chennai (I had my big bag with me so sightseeing Chennai for a 2nd time didn't appeal) all to catch a 3 hour plane to Bangkok!
More on India: It's such an incredible country. As Austin mentioned numerous times "anything is possible". It really is. I'm thinking of getting the Indian Tourism board to modify their slogan slightly. from "!ncredible India" to "Fucking !ncredible India".
The amount to see, the food, the people. And the cost, don't forget the cost. I was there for 4 months, and I spent $6,000 (Australian dollars). I can't think of too many places that you can stay that long, and spend so little. And I didn't even see half of the country!
The lifestyle of the middle class in India is, I think, beyond par anywhere in the world. Your milk is delivered each morning. You have a maid to clean your house, EVERY day. Going out (auto-rickshaws/taxis/food) is crazy cheap. Holidays within India are stupidly cheap (Rs 300 for a sleeper class train ride halfway across the country, then Rs 300 or less per night for a hotel!). And you have all this on your doorstep to explore. I'd love to live there for a while at some stage in my life. India, you'll be seeing this little Aussie again, that's for sure.
As you may have read on Twitter I was having such an incredible time. I was seriously contemplating changing all my plans for a 3rd time to stick around but I do need to start earning some money at some stage, and the ski season is almost over, so here I am on my way to Canada, via Thailand and Taiwan.
I met up with an old friend (Dom for those that know him) when I arrived this morning at 6am, and crashed on his bed after 2 nights of very little sleep. Tonight I'm seeing Sally, one of Leila's school friends, who's living here. I think Bangkok needs to be seen with a local, being a big city an all. And the area Dom and I are staying is SOOOO touristy it's kind of suffocating. Will be nice to have someone local(ish) to take me somewhere. Tomorrow is a Flickr meetup, so I'll tag onto that.
Hope you're all having a fun holiday season, where ever in the world you may be.
That is all.
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