Pudding Shop Daniel: I can't resist asking you if the Pudding Shop is still in Istanbul. When I was there many moons ago that was the place where travelers met and many (tall) tales were told as some trekked east into the vast unknown and others returned to more familiar territory. Ahh, the stories and characters and the turkish coffee. What a combination. Enjoy it all. Doris
pretzels do the the street vendors still sell those wonderful seseme seed pretzels ? I agree with your mom about the fresh fish dinner - I remember walking across a bridge and finding a restaurant right on the bridge - Ed and I loved Turkey as well. We were there twice!
It must feel great to be out there again... Dad and I loved Turkey! The City was so alive and vibrant; to us it was wonderfully exotic; of course we hadn't been to India. I remember eating fish freshly caught in the Bosphorus and cooked on little charcoal grills that were on the little fishing boats. That was one of those tastes that will never be equalled, I fear.
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Good reading Good to see you today at Bear. I was going through my emails and found link to your blog. I am born and brought up in Delhi. so I decided to read this first. I really liked your writup. I still can't belive you left job when all the way to nepal and India to explore. I wish I had such freedom in my mind...
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J E A L O U S Y ! !! !! ! Dan the man. your photos make me want to flick off my future career and roam the world again! I hope you're having more of a blast than you let on. Those photos of the women dancing are really great. You're doing a great job at capturing the essence. Makes it easy to experience some of what you're experiencing and writing about in your "essays." It's finals time but give us a ring when you're in town and maybe we can catch up in the flesh...just to see if you've changed...like, maybe grown some facial hair ;)
awesome journey! Hey there Daniel,
Wow! so awesome that you are traveling to all of these marvelous and mystical places...I loved Rajasthan...gosh, I think I was last there in 1985...gulp, over 20 years ago! amazing! Great hearing about your journey...so glad you're doing it...just perfect...expands the heart, mind and soul. Looking forward to seeing you at Karyn's wedding.
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Padma/Laurel
Spellbound!!!!! JUST started receiving this blog and it is so compelling that i am reading it at 2a.m. and can't put it down. Great fotos and great writing. I'm lovin' it!!! Have fun..be safe.
You haven't posted in a long time Now that you are in India access to the net should be easier. Just wondering why you haven't posted in such a long time.
Government waste I don't know to what you refer when you speak of our government expenditures on personal religious journeys, but we did some years ago have a practice of flying presidents around to get haircuts.
Nepal's cities Re: your last post, I thought you would appreciate knowing that Pokhara is, according to the 2001 census, the 4th city in Nepal by population, slightly behind Biratnagar and Lalitpur (all three have between 155,000 and 170,000 souls each). It might hearten you to know, however, that, of the top 4 cities, Pokhara is by far, the fastest-growing. And I doubt Lalitpur compares to it in vibrancy, as it looks like a mere suburb of Kathmandu. You might get to see how Biratnagar stacks up, for I suspect you might visit it on your way to India. If so, I look forward to your report.
wow Don't despair, there's a cubicle with your name on it waiting for you back in the states. Lucky man, have a ball. Have you checked out ethicaltraveler.org? Unusual travel suggestions are dancing lessons from God. Enjoy!
I got tired of eating the usual every day, so I ordered a heaping plate of extraordinary. I'm that odd American you find in remote places among the Ozzys, Kiwis, Israelis and Europeans, taking a year to the travel. Half of the fun of traveling is telling people about it, so by reading my travel journal, you are helping me enjoy my trip, vicariously through you, who are encouraged to enjoy my trip vicariously through me... Or something. Anyway, I hope you enjoy the blog!
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Glad to know you're back on the road. Really looking forward to read about your new adventures :-) Tony http://tony-in-ny.blogspot.com