http://www.travelblog.org/Bloggers/CharlieM/ Travel adventures in journals and photos from CharlieM en-us Mon, 01 Dec 2008 18:21:15 UTC Mon, 01 Dec 2008 18:21:15 UTC Well I finally had to go to the expert Jeff....who unwound my mistakes and got 'most of you' on the new blog. It is called CharM. If you did not get a blogless blog from me ie just a note saying you are on the list and you would like to be on the new blog list please give me a quick email and I'll add you. My new address for the few of you who don't have it is mills.charlenegmail.co http://www.travelblog.org//Asia/China/Hangzhou-/blog-268281.html Well if I ever figure out this picture download stuff consider it a miracle. Of course picture three isn't my yoga teacher. This is that beautifully dressed doorman I tried to download on my Bangalore blog. Do not ask me how this happens Well I tried again....and now you see that little cutie....picture 4.Animals I have never been anyplace where animals wander so freely. On the road http://www.travelblog.org//Asia/Thailand/Central/Bangkok/blog-256337.html Hi AllI am sitting here in an internet cafe in Bangkok only three days from leaving for my China trip. Do want to tell you about my last experiences in India before going.Tamil Nadu is the southern most state of India. It's main cities are ChennaiMadras Madurai and Ponidcherry. I visited the last two and only spent a night in Chennai waiting for my train to Calcutta.By the way I'll be com http://www.travelblog.org//Asia/Thailand/Central/Bangkok/blog-255998.html That is exactly many signs say all over the state of Kerala....God's Own Country. At first I was thinking it meant the same thing we do when we say we live in God's Country...meaning it is a wonderful place to stay. But here it has multiple meanings at least to me. First it is like one might expect the Garden of Eden to be like luscious with tropical trees and flowers. Second in som http://www.travelblog.org//Asia/India/Kerala/Kollam/blog-246467.html AS YOU CAN SEE THERE IS NO PICTURE OF THE DOORMAN. THIS HAPPENS WHEN YOU TYPE IN THE WRONG PICTURE NUMBER AND ONCE THIS IS DONE my BLOG WILL NOT ALLOW CHANGES. WHAT WE HAVE HERE IS A CERAMIC SCULPTURE THAT WAS IN ONE OF THE PALACES IN BANGALORE. l LAUGHED WHEN I SAW IT. IT IS OF A TIGER ATTACKING A RAJ SOLDIER. PROBABLY DIDN'T 'AMUSE' THE LOCAL BRITSH RULERS MUCH. First something that J http://www.travelblog.org//Asia/India/Kerala/Kollam/blog-243393.html Hi allAs usual once I get started visiting places where I don't stay for long I get way way behind in my blog. Since I left Goa I have been to Hampi Bangalore Mysore and am now in Ft. Cochin not Munnar the identification above indicates. This'll be a two part blog because I am just going to give a little overview of Goa little compared to my usual tomes. Why Because I'll be back i http://www.travelblog.org//Asia/India/Kerala/Kochi-/blog-238939.html FIRST A WORD ABOUT CONFUSING CITY NAMES HERE IN INDIA. AS YOU ALL KNOW BOMBAY HAS BEEN OFFICIALLY CHANGED TO MUMBAI CALCUTTA IS KOLKATA AND MADRAS IS CHENAI. NOW I DON'T KNOW ABOUT THE MADRASCHENAI THING. BUT IN 3 12 MONTHS IN INDIA I HAVE MET ONLY ONE INDIAN WHO CALLED BOMBAY MUMBAI AND NONE THAT USED THE NAME KOLKATA. THE ONLY ONES WHO USE IT ARE WE PC FOREIGNERS AND TRAVELERS. SO F http://www.travelblog.org//Asia/India/Maharashtra/Mumbai/blog-234277.html It's a nice foggy day here in Darjeeling. Just perfect for sitting and catching you all up. Up until yesterday the days have been sunny and clear and you could see forever. This is just the beginning of the end of the monsoon season in India so it's still subject to rain and mists.I left Kolkata the night of the 3rd on the overnight train up here. Trains in India are the way to travel when it http://www.travelblog.org//Asia/India/West-Bengal/Darjeeling/blog-209367.html Hi all This you got before. I'm going to try to resend it because the Kolkata pictures are attached.Well as I said in my last blog flexibility is an asset. More worrying news out of Nepal and so I have decided on a new plan. Maybe I'm being a big chicken but some of the area I had planned to travel through to get to northern India is known for its support of Maoist. While no tourist that http://www.travelblog.org//Asia/Thailand/Central/Bangkok/blog-203849.html Hi AllMy first try at this since Jack Sandy's husband helped me send the first picture. Will write now and try to add pictures later. The flight over was a dream quite literally. I doused myself good with valium and slept for 8 hours. Sandy that little blowup neck pillow we got at REI just before my flight was an inspired buy. After 13 hours to Taipei 4 hours layover and another 3 1 http://www.travelblog.org//Asia/Thailand/Central/Bangkok/blog-203557.html I was checking my files on ths blog and it says I didn't publish ths blog. I am almost positive that I did but just in case it was the first one I did and I'll now resend it. Sorry about all ths confusion. I am definitely on the down side of the learning curve. I'll be now doing a new blog on my most recent adventures. It'll be from Darjeeling where I now sit. Love to you all. I'm retir http://www.travelblog.org//North-America/United-States/Oregon/Portland/blog-194828.html