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Traveler's Pantry: May 2009
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A place to store my memories, pictures and impressions of adventures abroad. May 28, 2009. Fuente del Espino- a finca in the Sierra Nevadas. Ian left to run some more errands, and we waited more until Karen stopped by after yoga class. We then joined Karen and two other helpers in a whirlwind of errands and visits to friends. We met some other helpers at a different host site, one of which used to live two blocks from us in Portland! Spain- Granada and Beyond. May 27, 2009. After more walking, we stumble...
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Traveler's Pantry: Ooty, Mysore and Om Beach
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A place to store my memories, pictures and impressions of adventures abroad. March 1, 2010. Ooty, Mysore and Om Beach. The climate was cooler and I enjoyed a reprieve from mosquitos. The hotel overlooked the lake and surrounding mountain panorama. My favorite part was a 12-mile trek through tea plantations, a small village and finally a peak overlooking mountains, valleys and tea plantations. The trek was peaceful and the viewpoint meditative. March 4, 2010 at 4:38 AM. I LOVE the colors! I'm just a girl ...
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Traveler's Pantry: April 2009
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A place to store my memories, pictures and impressions of adventures abroad. April 19, 2009. The Finca- Day Four. After breakfast, I sat down on the floor to put on my boots. I tried to touch my toes. Instead, I touched my knees, and barely. My muscles were extremely tight, but less sore than yesterday. Progress! April 18, 2009. The Finca- Day Three. There is something uniquely satisfying about working until you shake, waking up feeling like you've slept in the Iron Maiden all night, eating two or three ...
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Traveler's Pantry: Holy Holi!
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A place to store my memories, pictures and impressions of adventures abroad. March 4, 2010. Indians LOVE taking pictures of foreigners. Today I posed for the cameras of dozens of strangers. Only one of them asked my name, and a few even took pictures on the sly. Being a foreigner in India brings along a certain kind of celebrity status. Kids constantly yell "hello! Greetings yelled from motorbikes and street corners. After spending 45 minutes with a hot bucket bath and scrubber mitt, I still had pink...
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Traveler's Pantry: September 2009
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A place to store my memories, pictures and impressions of adventures abroad. September 30, 2009. We spent the next three days running between hostels and couchsurf hosts and cramming in what we could. The park had more treasures in store for us- a funicular ride to the top, an eiffel tower like structure to climb and a mirror maze. Later, we walked to the Franz Kafka museum but didn't go in. We trollied around the city a while before stopping in a new neighborhood for dinner. September 27, 2009. We baked...
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Traveler's Pantry: December 2009
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A place to store my memories, pictures and impressions of adventures abroad. December 28, 2009. Yeah, I saw Ho Chi Minh's body. I couldn't wait to get the hell out of there. But first, I had to pick up my camera from the mandatory camera-check office. Hanoi Hilton"- Hoa Lo Prison. On Wikipedia gives a different perspective. It states the prisoners were tortured into making false statements regarding the quality of conditions in the prison and their dissent for American involvement in the war. As ...Popul...
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Traveler's Pantry: June 2009
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A place to store my memories, pictures and impressions of adventures abroad. June 25, 2009. From Meknes to the Coast and Onwards to Marrakesh: a Month in Morocco. We leave Cascades d'Ouzoud in a jam-packed Mercedes Benz. We sit in the front seat together, beside the driver with four other passengers crammed in back. We definitely got the best seat for the hour-plus ride into Azilal, our next stop-over. Agouti and the Atlas Mountains. 50 dirhams ($6.25) to take us to a cheap hotel. We grudgingly o...And s...
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Traveler's Pantry: August 2009
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A place to store my memories, pictures and impressions of adventures abroad. August 18, 2009. La Brindelliere: three weeks in Normandy, France. Jennie and Kevin moved here from England 3 years ago, after remodeling what was a German outpost during WWII. The look-out was bombed by American troops, yet they've been able to incorporate new structure with old structure in a way that stays true to the traditional build. Click here for pics:. We transitioned seamlessly to our next helpx hosts, an English coupl...
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Traveler's Pantry: March 2010
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A place to store my memories, pictures and impressions of adventures abroad. March 23, 2010. Fantastic Finale: 24 hours in Egypt. My flight from Mumbai to NY gave me a night layover in Cairo. Bonus! After failed attempts at navigating the bus system, I surrendered and hailed a cab to take me to the pyramids of Giza. Since it was my last day out in the world, I abandoned my usual budget-minded tactics (when else would I have a chance to see the pyramids? Post-travel reflections to follow. March 16, 2010.
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Traveler's Pantry: January 2010
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A place to store my memories, pictures and impressions of adventures abroad. January 26, 2010. India is dirty. Trash litters the streets and beaches, people bath in puddles in the street and you have to be alert so as not to walk into someone's line of spit. Men pee wherever is convenient. I flew into Calcutta (Kolkata) and took a yellow 50s cab to a Buddhist association guesthouse. The markets, the food and the Victoria Memorial- a marble structure surrounded by ponds and parks, housing art inside.
