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Weekly Twitter Updates
Arrived in #Bangkok at 5:45am. Dudes in hotel lobby talking about the "ladies" they took home & whether they were lady-boys. #KhaoSanRoad # Happy birthday @jeremy2277! Hope thy hangover is gone by now 🙂 # Just had possibly the best meal yet: khao soi noodle soup (Chang Mai specialty) & butterfly pea (a flower) juice…
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India 101: Nothing Can Prepare You, But Here’s a Try
Some things you should know: Cows. There are cows everywhere. Big ones. They’re in narrow alleys, blocking your way. There are herds of them crossing the highway, ignorant to all approaching traffic. They’re eating huge piles of smelly trash off the sidewalk of a busy street. And they’re treating the entire country like their toilet.…
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Yum: Indian Street Food
One of the pleasures of visiting India is the street food. We quickly put aside our fears regarding hygiene and indulged in many of these ubiquitous snacks. Among our favorite were jalebi, bhel puri, and golgappa. Jalebi can best be described as a sweeter, smaller, crunchier, and more syrupy version of American funnel cake. We…
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Weekly Twitter Updates
It's cloudy and the island wifi is working for a change! The perfect day for copious amounts of espresso and pigging out on Internet. # Fortunately, one of us is used to spending 40 hours/week dealing with dirty water! # Disappointed w/ amount of plastic trash in water/on beach. Kayaked to a cleaner bay but…
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Weekly Twitter Updates
Celebrating #Holi was a messy blast. Stoked to start trekking in the #Himalayas tomorrow. WE WANT MOUNTAINS! #Nepal # omg #Holi in #Pokhara was awesome. Colored dye + beer + live music = great time! http://t.co/74O03huL # Did a ton of sightseeing in the #Kathmandu valley today. Off to #Pokhara tmrw to celebrate Holi &…
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Weekly Twitter Updates
I wish we had taken the giardia meds a week ago! Feeling so much better & finally in good shape for @nvioli's dad's arrival in a few hours! # Overall, kayaking class was a bit of a mixed bag. Need to finally kill this bug we picked up in India so we can move on…
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Weekly Twitter Updates
India, where the locals often like to remind you that "anything is possible!" (i.e., using up your year's supply of Cipro & TP in one week) # check out our photos of #Uganda http://t.co/uweoGEoD warning: lots of cute kids! # … and all four of us got food poisoning yesterday (from a really nice restaurant…)…
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Sikkim: Walking Through the Himalayan Foothills
Sikkim is a tiny state just north of West Bengal. It is sandwiched between Nepal, Tibet, and Bhutan, and very much feels like its own country, which it used to be up until 1975. In fact, tourists need official permits to visit Sikkim, and some parts near the borders with other countries are completely off…
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Weekly Twitter Updates
Explored the chic #NewDelhi neighborhood of #HauzKaus with @cutenfun, @Ben_Kettle, @cattobes & Bion yesterday. Off to #Agra tonight! # I uploaded a @YouTube video http://t.co/6oNUMgIc raga # I uploaded a @YouTube video http://t.co/bVBNcZ0Y ganges boat ride # Tickets booked to #Nepal on March 1! Excited to travel with @nvioli's dad and go trekking. # Over…
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Darjeeling
Looking to escape the crazy and overwhelming cities of India, we headed north to Darjeeling, one of India’s most famous hill stations and world-renowned for its tea production. Despite an incredibly stressful and frightening three-hour Jeep ride up and down curvy, potholed roads damaged by recent earthquakes and landslides, we’re glad we made the effort…