http://www.travelblog.org/Bloggers/KrisA/ Travel adventures in journals and photos from KrisA en-us Wed, 16 Dec 2009 11:32:38 +0000 Wed, 16 Dec 2009 11:32:38 +0000 I am writing this entry in the exact location I wrote my first post 72 days ago home. The jet lag has subsided and I have very quickly found myself deep in life here mostly due to circumstance. So seamlessly did I slide back into life on this side of the pond that India became a memory before I changed my watch back to Eastern Standard Time. And although I have great fond fulfilling memories http://www.travelblog.org/North-America/United-States/Massachusetts/blog-410929.html It was the best of times...It's no secret that India is a land of contrasts. Be it from accounts on these pages or other more reputable sources evident it is that North is starkly different than South East markedly changed from West. Language food culture history religion geography all vary considerably as one shifts in and out of different states and cities in a land of 1.15 billion peo http://www.travelblog.org/Asia/India/Daman-and-Diu/Diu/blog-407562.html QuickieI was cool now I am hotNext I figure to give Mumbai a shotHad a great time in the Thunder DragonAs I am now surrounded by many a rickshaw wagonLonger versionAs I write today I am in the city of Jaipur India which with Delhi and Agra composes the popular Golden Triangle tourist route. Set on the edge of India's desert state Rajastan Jaipur in May feels a bit like standing next to a http://www.travelblog.org/Asia/Bhutan/Thimphu/blog-401712.html Today is my last day at the Taktse International School a community that in some ways feels so familiar to schools at home it's hard to believe the distance that separates this place from home until I look out the library window at a 15000 foot mountain range. A school in its infancy Taktse began four years ago as this quiet state of Sikkim became inundated with factories and controversial hy http://www.travelblog.org/Asia/India/Sikkim/Gangtok/blog-399097.html The main idea haikuUp in the mountainsThe air's cool as am I butHurting after hikeFor those with a little more timeI hope this finds you well. Today marks two full weeks on the other side of the world. My guidebook has been temporarily shelved and my belongings have slowly strewn themselves across the floor of my temporary residence the Chan Bari Guest House in the small city of Gangtok in the http://www.travelblog.org/Asia/India/Sikkim/Gangtok/blog-394573.html Good morning from VarinasiCliffnotes I am well I have enjoyed my first 5 days traveling across India I am also extremely hot between the hours of 11 and 4.Extended version Today is my 4th full day in India and already I've experienced enough sights sounds and smells for it to feel like a month. I have spent time in Delhi the capital Agra home of the Taj Mahal and now Varanasi old an http://www.travelblog.org/Asia/India/Uttar-Pradesh/Varanasi/blog-391726.html This is my first blog post. I am not in India yet but I am about to pick up some iodine pills so that's exciting. T3 days the plan is to finish packing tie up the loose ends greet the easter bunny catch one more Sox game and hit the road http://www.travelblog.org/Asia/India/blog-389319.html