Begging in Mumbai

November 13th 2011
In approximately 12 hours I'll be heading home. I arrived in Mumbai yesterday morning by deluxe sleeper bus from Udaipur. That was something else, again! I left Udaipur and decided to spring for the deluxe bus, since I thought the other one was so grungy. Turns out the deluxe bus is really no more deluxe than the other one, yet it costs $10 more, for a total of $40 for a 13 hr trip. However, t ... read more

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It's been a dream of mine to visit India for about 25 years. Most people look at me funny when I tell them I want to go to India. It's dangerous, there's disease, poverty, even squalor. Why would I want to expose myself to that. The answer is simple, I love color. India is a riot of color. The saris, the painted temples and buses, billboards advertising the latest Bollywood movie. And the culture is so diverse, so many religions, races and tribes living under each others feet. To me it's incredibly fascinating. Please subscribe to be notified of new posts to this blog. ... full info

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