This last weekend the team and I went to an area of Kerala called Backwaters. Backwaters is a delta area right off of the ocean. It has all sorts of resorts and is a destination for tourist from all around the world. It is very popular to rent a house boat, though we opted to stay at a resort. The resort that we stayed at is called the Aquamarinne and it was very beautiful. It was made up of 25 or so small cabanas. The coolest feature of these cabanas was the bathrooms, which was open air with a palm tree [View Full Entry]

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So I have safely arrived in India. Overall I am having a great time. It is so green and tropical here. The food is great and is very cheap. I will try to take more pictures of the countryside this weekend. [View Full Entry]

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I arrived in London today and was able to catch some good sights and also have a few pints with a friend that lived in San Francisco Paul Mewis (a.k.a British Paul). I took the London Subway and it was very easy to navigate down to Westminster. In Westminster I was amazed by the beauty of Big Ben. I was looking for it upon exiting the train station and little did I know it was just across the street. I then walked through St. James's park on a path dedicated to Princess Diana. The park is one of the most beautiful [View Full Entry]

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Packing My Bags In San Francisco getting ready to head off to India. This photo is what I will use to locate my host family, they look like very nice people. Stay tuned as I will try to update my blog as often as possible. http://www.travelblog.org/gmaps/map_8J4.html or in travelblog Paul's Route Map [View Full Entry]

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