There is a great series of books called ‘The Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy’, in which several characters have many intergalactic adventures, and they give some very good tips for traveling…
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I love languages; every place I visit, I buy a little pocket phrasebook in the particular dialect of the region, and do my best to engage people in conversation. Most people…
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There are so many things to do at the beach; I love the water, and I can spend hours snorkeling in the shallows, paddling around with the fishes, weaving over rocks.…
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At the junction of the main portion of Mexico and Baja, there is a little town called Puerto Peñasco, or ‘Rocky Point’. The village is right on the water, a town…
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Of course, the kindness of strangers is always deeply appreciated. New York is such a wonderful city because the people are so wonderful – what a culture! Everyone is very gritty…
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I think what was so special about this trip is that it was the first trip where I truly managed on my own. I have traveled many places, but always in…
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This morning I arrived at school just early enough to do a quick yoga practice in my favorite grove of trees. The sunlight was filtering down onto the leaves beneath my…
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At the end of my month’s adventures in India, I was in Kolkata (known as Calcutta in English) – the biggest city I have ever seen. If you’ve ever been to…
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Sunitha and I spent a few days visiting her uncle and other relatives in a small village a few hours from her house. Like the college in Kerala, I was the…
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At the end of my week’s stay in Kerala, I took a train from the very South of India to the very North, to a town at the base of the…