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Should I wear Hugo Boss when traveling?

Posted on August 24, 2006 by Amit

Confessions of an Asian World Traveler Following the uncovering of the London terror plot to blow up planes, life’ s gotten a little more difficult for the average air traveler, and more so for the “middle-eastern looking” ones. While extra … Continue reading →

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An airport for the NRIs, buses with beds

Posted on August 9, 2006 by Amit

I have a few minutes to kill at the Madurai airport, and looking around me, its like a mini replica of San Jose Airport, as it seems that this place caters only to the NRI community, with the occasional business … Continue reading →

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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 →

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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 →

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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