Author Archives: Richard

Myung and I have been mostly going to places I went to about a year ago. For pictures of Cochi, Kathikali, other sights in Kerala, look back on my blogs for last January. We’re in Hampi, Karnataka now and Badami … Continue reading →

Happy Holidays Myung and I have been taking much the same route I took almost a year ago, though a little in reverse. We went to Mamallapuram, Pondicherry/Auroville, Kanchipuram (where I didn’t go before), Trichy and Madurai before going to … Continue reading →

Few foreign tourists visit Orissa. The few that do go to the coastal area near the capital, Bhubaneswar. The main haunts are Puri and Konark. Some people take trips to Chilka lake about 50 km away, to nearby villages to see … Continue reading →

When I wrote last time, I had a little secret. I met a very nice Korean woman in Pelling, Sikkim, and had been traveling with her for about a week. Neither one of us wanted to go public at that … Continue reading →

   Hi again. I’m in Guwahati, the capital of Assam. It’s Diwali, but so far there aren’t any fireworks or firecrackers. It’s not going to be anything like Jaipur last year. Anyway, I’m just killing some time here before getting … Continue reading →

It’s been, what, almost a month since I wrote? Well, I didn’t have much choice. Blogging requires broadband. There is broadband in Gangtok, the capital, but electricity and connection are so spotty it was impossible to upload more than about … Continue reading →

   Hi all. I decided to head back to northeast India rather than accompany Beatrice to the beach in Gujarat and on to Mumbai during her last week and a half in India. So here I am in Kolkata again … Continue reading →

Beatrice and I just came to Jaipur from Jaisalmer this morning and are waiting for a connection to Sawai Madhopur. That is the city nearest Ranthambore National Park where I went to see tigers last October. You can click on … Continue reading →

Hi again, y’all. I got to Manali in good shape and met up with Beatrice a couple of days later. It was supposed to be only one day later, but she had one of the worst bus ride stories I’ve … Continue reading →

I’ve rather enjoyed my 6 days here in Kolkata. I’d like it better than Mumbai if Mumbai wasn’t more international with western things to do. I’ve always thought Bengalis tended to be pretty nice, and my experience here, as brief … Continue reading →