India

Sikkim is a former Buddhist kingdom nestled along the Himalaya, bordered to the west by Nepal, the north by Tibet, and the east by Bhutan and China.  About 30 years …

A round-up of links to previously published stories from Dave’s time visiting Darjeeling, India.

Worse than the actual close encounter is the state you’ll likely be in – buck naked, or close to it.

I had to see India for myself, and I am glad I did, but it was a challenge. There were moments of awe like seeing the Taj Mahal for the …

#11 – From Stefan: Here’s a new dare for $20take a ride on the roof of a train in India. Reward: $20 Status: Failed __________________________________ I must admit defeat with …

Feeling on top of the world after my Bukhara experience, I forced myself to walk out of the luxurious Maurya Sheraton. I deferred to my taxi driver at this point, …

For my last full day in Delhi and India, I spent an hour walking around Connaught Place.  The park in the middle of the big traffic/shopping circle is closed on Mondays, …

  Neil, a lifelong Delhi resident, is the nephew of a woman who works at my parent’s local bank branch.  I met his Aunt while I was giving my mom …

  After a halfway decent first night’s sleep at Sunny’s, I had a quick breakfast and grabbed an auto rickshaw to Jama Masjid, India’s biggest mosque.  I negotiated a rate …

First Half I was confident from perusing my guidebook that a fair rate for an auto rickshaw to my first and second choice guest houses would be about 40 rupees …

  My 4am wake-up call came a generous 15 minutes early.  Already packed, I laid in bed under the twirling fan trying not to fall asleep again.  At half past …

Like the appeal of riding a yak in Sikkim, witnessing the daily India-Pakistan ceremony in Attari captured my imagination the moment I learned about it. In the case of the …

The reason I made the torturous move to wake up at 4am to catch the direct bus to Amritsar was so I could see Sikhism’s holiest temple AND the India-Pakistan …

I was tempted to leave McLeod Ganj a day or two before Steve’s 27th birthday, but it seemed silly to not stick around to help him celebrate it.  When my …

It felt great to meet up with Steve again after having first hung out together in Pokhara, Nepal back in April. Since then, I’d also kept in regular contact with …

Eating Food…delicious food. McLeod Ganj is filled with great restaurants offering predominantly Tibetan, Indian, and Italian food. I became a regular at popular Carpe Diem after trying a few of …

The morning after returning from my Indrahar Pass trek, I awoke with a giant, furry spider in my bathroom, aching right shoulder, stabbing pain in the area of my right …

On our fourth and final morning of the trek, I awoke with surprisingly little soreness in my legs and body.  And my headache was gone, again.  Harold and I packed …

When the photos were taken, the Tibetan freedom video shot, and the food consumed, we began our descent into the now cloud-shrouded valley. I was glad to have finished one …

Video Dedication Of My Climb The world’s attention is on the Chinese government in light of the upcoming 2008 Summer Olympics. To find out more about the Tibetan cause and …