Category Archives: Destinations

Nearing the end of travel…??

Posted on July 16, 2006 by Amit

I have just three days to go before I end this phase of travel. On Wednesday I leave Bangkok for Chennai, and will spend the next five or six weeks working for a microcredit organization, following some of the work … Continue reading →

Posted in Thailand | Tagged Africa, Bangkok, blog, Chennai, Chiang, couple, couple of days, different ways, discovering the world, experience, five months, india, learning experience, life, microcredit, northern Thailand, organization, phase, six continents, six weeks, South America, time, Travel, vacation time, Wednesday, world | 730 Comments

Learning Chinese

Posted on July 13, 2006 by Amit

In the past ten days or so, from walking around the monuments in Beijing, to buying train tickets, to roaming around Shanghai and bicycling through Sozhou, I’ve begun to develop an understanding and appreciation for this part of China, the … Continue reading →

Posted in China | Tagged abdomens, Beijing, bicycling, chicken pork, China, chinese characters, cold beer, Development, English, english menu, favorite phrase, intestines, part, phrase, phrase book, pijou, place, point, reams, Shanghai, sign, Sozhou, train, train tickets, Travel, world | 12,154 Comments

Reminiscing about Laos, Development

Posted on July 7, 2006 by Amit

Sitting in a hotel room in Beijing, with a view of construction cranes, concrete slabs that are apartment complexes, and as I try to make out the mountains in the background through the haze of pollution, I think back to … Continue reading →

Posted in Development, Laos | Tagged apartment complexes, Beijing, Cambodia, concrete slabs, construction, construction cranes, corruption, country, culture, developed country, Development, Environment, fancy restaurant, fistful of dollars, hotel, india, international terminal, job, Laos, moral fibre, nature, place, room, twenty four hours, Vientiane, vientiane airport, view, world | 331 Comments

Luang Prabhang continued

Posted on July 7, 2006 by Amit

(Written on July 5th, 2006) Airports in Laos can prove to be venues for really unique observations and experiences. Firstly, you have to go through passport control, even for domestic flights. The weighing scales when you check in, are old … Continue reading →

Posted in Laos, Travel | Tagged almighty dollar, asia, british girls, course of a day, cursory check, domestic flights, education, job, manual scales, neighborhood markets, passport control, police uniform, security, Travel, weighing scales, world | 390 Comments

Kunmin, Ronaldo, and never overstuff a backpack in China

Posted on July 7, 2006 by Amit

The first time aI heard of Kunming was when I booked my flight for Beijing from Vientiane, and had to change planes here. I figured it would be a tiny provincial airport. It might be provincial, but its in no … Continue reading →

Posted in China, Travel | Tagged cleaning cloths, golden throat, india, life history, photo frame, provincial airport, security, security check, sheer size, throat lozenges, ugly buildings, Vientiane | 9,703 Comments

Category Archives: Destinations

Nearing the end of travel…??

Learning Chinese

Reminiscing about Laos, Development

Luang Prabhang continued

Kunmin, Ronaldo, and never overstuff a backpack in China

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