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Scott Miller We are going on "sabbatical" for a year or as long as the funds last. Traveling primarily in India and Nepal but beginning the trip with short visits to Pennsylvania, Scotland and Turkey.
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By Scott and Emily
March 16th 2009
Penang Asia » Malaysia » Penang » George Town
We've been in a bit of a slump lately. Our last month in India was a drag. We became thoroughly disgruntled with the country, its ways, and its people. Our arrival in Singapore perked us up some. We felt the thrill of being in a new and unfamiliar place, a different culture and landscape. The cleanliness and orderliness of the place was shocking but relieving. Everything sparkled and shone; the space-age skyscrapers, the spanking new cars, the fashionable teenagers, even the pavements themselves. The people were polite, and after India, seemed cheerful and relaxed. With more than 4 mil [View Full Entry]

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Published: April 3rd 2009 | 109 Views | [diary=382120]

Main mosque, Georgetown, Penang
Georgetown, Penang
Chinatown, Georgetown

Only a few hours after our arrival in Goa it became clear that I was going to have to modify my boorish behaviour. Travel in India toughens you up, and after several months of it the words "please" and "thank you" had disappeared from my vocabulary almost entirely and I thought nothing of shoving old ladies to the ground in order to secure a bus seat. But in Goa things are different. People queue in an orderly fashion, there are pedestrian pavements, observed traffic laws, and littering is a punishable offence rather than an encouraged civic duty. Goa remained a Portuguese [View Full Entry]

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Published: February 24th 2009 | 396 Views | [diary=374202]

Basilica of Bom Jesus, Old Goa
very nice
Get down and party, Anjuna beach

By Scott and Emily
January 30th 2009
Heading south Asia » India » Maharashtra » Aurangabad
From Udaipur we had a long journey ahead of us to get to south India, the first leg being the 6am bus to Indore. Travelling through Madhya Pradesh we couldn't help noticing a pattern in all the towns we passed through - they were all crapholes. Indore looked no different, only bigger, as we rolled in at about 6pm. We had four hours to kill before the night bus to Aurangabad. We bought our tickets, checked our luggage in the cloakroom and went out looking for something to eat. Around the bus station were a whole medley of restaurants of various [View Full Entry]

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Published: February 6th 2009 | 79 Views | [diary=368590]

Kailasa temple, Ellora
Rock carving, Ellora
Ajanta

By Scott and Emily
January 21st 2009
Romantic Rajasthan Asia » India » Rajasthan
One of the first things that grabs your attention upon your arrival in Rajasthan is how vivid and varied the colours are. The landscape is largely desert or semi-desert with flowering shrubs and trees punctuating the red and yellow background. The state is famous for its striking uniformly coloured cities. There is Jaipur - the pink city, Jodhpur - the blue city and Jaisalmer - the golden city. Watching the sun rise or set over these ancient places whilst muezzins make the call to prayer is a captivating experience. But the most eye-catching display of colours are those adorned by the [View Full Entry]

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Published: January 30th 2009 | 126 Views | [diary=365666]

Old city, Jaipur
Amber Fort
Labourers, Amber Fort

The classic Taj photo
The classic Taj photo
with artistic crookedness
The driver started doing that trick again, revving the engine, honking the horn and inching forward. But by now we knew it didn't amount to anything and after a minute or two of this he got bored and went back to snoozing behind the wheel, the engine ticking over. I sighed with self reproach as I watched yet another near-empty government bus roll by. I passed the time by observing the subtleties around me that betrayed the fact that we were back in India; the whiff of paan in the air, the distorted bollywood music being played at excessive volume, an [View Full Entry]

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Published: January 11th 2009 | 156 Views | [diary=359636]

Man sweeping the mosque at the Taj Mahal
Agra Fort
Jama Masjid, Agra

There's only so much you can write about trekking before you start to sound like an anorak, and only so much you can read about it before it becomes tedious. Having already written three fairly detailed trekking accounts, I don't particularly feel like writing too much about how beautiful the Himalayas are. So here are some of the choice photos from our two week trek in Langtang National Park, you can see for yourself. [View Full Entry]

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Published: December 11th 2008 | 211 Views | [diary=352657]

Gatlang village
On the Tamang heritage trail
Ploughing those terraces

our favorite morning tea brewer
our favorite morning tea brewer
outside our hotel in durbar square, he can't brew fast enough. draws a crowd of hippie tourists, street kids, druggies, students and just old guys. always exciting and he remembers his customers. trad... [more]
it may have been inferred that indian food surpasses nepali in a general sense from our previous writings and observations. however, there is a lot of indian food in nepal of course, and kathmandu is one of our favorite places to eat in the world. in fact, after finishing our langtang trek we have spent the last week pretty much only eating in our favorite joints around our hotel in freak street. we feel a little piggish and ashamed to admit this, but after the poor trekking cuisine, we had to stock up before starting volunteer work tomorrow. many times the [View Full Entry]

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Published: November 26th 2008 | 141 Views | [diary=348672]

weghing the peas
will someone please buy something?
sel, yummy rice flour donuts

By Scott and Emily
November 26th 2008
trekking food photos Asia » Nepal » Annapurna
trekking in annapurna region, the circuit and then sanctuary was great, but the food wasn't overall. mainly due to obscenely inflated prices coupled with miserly portions. same with the langtang experience. however, here are some food related trekking photos, the lodge dining rooms were often cosy and fun and the fresh apples around kagbeni the best i have tasted. [View Full Entry]

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Published: November 26th 2008 | 227 Views | [diary=348663]

trekking in nepal, not so rustic
cafe and mountain
meal manang, annapurna

After spending some time in Nepal the first thing you begin to miss about India is the food. After the initial optimism and enthusiasm you foster for Nepal's culinary individuality, sooner or later you are forced to admit that it just doesn't compare with its southern neighbour. The national dish is called dal bhat (dal=lentils, bhat=rice). At its worst it consists of a plate of white rice with a few spoonfuls of tarkhari (bland potatoes) on the side and a small bowl of watery dal. At its best there is the addition of a little sabje (vegetable curry), achar (spicy pickle) [View Full Entry]

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Published: November 26th 2008 | 452 Views | [diary=347661]

Tea and Biscuits
A meagre meal, Kyanjin Gompa, Langtang National Park
Macaroni soup

By Scott and Emily
November 23rd 2008
fancy foods Asia » India
huge pan of beans, shimla
huge pan of beans, shimla
served atop your samosas or other deep-fried fritter, the common and yet unbeatable chick peas in curried sauce.
in india all foods are fancy foods. some look better than they taste, more often it is the other way around. one thing is sure, it will be hard to leave these wonderful foods behind, the fun of street snacks, the ritual of the thali. not to mention the addiction to the spicey and sweet chai. perhaps we will extend our trip just another month or two... [View Full Entry]

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Published: November 26th 2008 | 101 Views | [diary=347668]

bread pakora, shimla
master chefs
rice pudding



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