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Kolkata (pop 20 million) is the capital of West Bengal State and the third largest city in India. It was a rural backwater until the British merchant, Job Charnock started a colonial settlement in 1686 and a miniature version of … Continue reading →

INDIA – History Through thousands of years of great civilizations, invasions and the birth of religions, understanding Indian history can be elusive. Nomadic tribes from the Indus valley straddling the India/Pakistan border were the initial people and great cities had … Continue reading →

Crossing the border from Nepal was easy with no hassle. Arriving at night, I stayed in Sunauli, just on the India side, one night, and then caught the bus the next morning 3 hours south to Gorakhpur (pop 630,000). A … Continue reading →

Nepal October 8 – November 17, 2012. My first mistake was flying into New Delhi when I needed to be in Kathmandu one week later. The second mistake was applying for a multiple entry visa for India as I wanted … Continue reading →

My plan was to spend 7 months in south Asia this winter and a Nepal Trek was high on the list of priorities. Tom Carter of Moon Mountain Adventures offers custom guided hikes virtually anywhere in Nepal. He prefers to … Continue reading →

GULF COAST OF FLORIDA, NEW ORLEANS Dec 13-27, 2008 Everglades National Park is mostly prairie (grass and tree islands in a foot or so of water). The mosquitoes are prodigious and nobody comes here in the summer because of them. … Continue reading →

ATLANTIC COAST OF FLORIDA Nov 21- Dec 12, 2008 The prime destination of the trip, Florida, was to find warmth. Not sure why the cold seems to bother me so much now, as it is always possible to deal with … Continue reading →

VIRGINIA, N. CAROLINA, GEORGIA Nov 8-Nov 20/08 The Skyline Drive runs 105 miles through Virginia and along the spine of the Appalachians with the Appalachian Trail (which runs from Maine to Shenandoah National Park along to Georgia) paralleling its course. … Continue reading →

NEW ENGLAND, BOSTON, NEW YORK, WASHINGTON, DC Oct. 22 – Nov. 8, 2008 The whole trip has been overshadowed by the economic crisis. Having moved all my money from the US market into gold, it was scary to see the … Continue reading →

NEW ENGLAND, BOSTON, NEW YORK Oct. 22 – Nov. 8, 2008 The whole trip has become overshadowed with the economic crisis. Having moved all my money in the US market into gold, it was scary to see the “safe” Canadian … Continue reading →