Before The Monsoon: In-Kerala-dulous!
From Munnar, we took a 9 hour overnight bus ride towards Kerala's capital Thiruvananthapuram (aka Trivandrum by its shorter name): When we arrived, we decided to take a rickshaw to check out nearby Kovala beach, 16km south from Trivandrum: ...
Before The Monsoon: Fly Me To The Munnar
After a few days with Rahul and his family, Isaac finally reached out to me when I returned to Mumbai. He had already been backpacking on his own in the south, and invited me to join him. It would be my first time deciding on making a unplanned travel detour....
Before The Monsoon: Teardrops On The Face Of Eternity – Agra
After a day acclimating ourselves to New Delhi, the next morning we headed for Agra: Agra is about a 3-4 hour drive from the capital city. You can watch entire communities that live and die on the road as you get there: Once in Agra, you can be...
Before The Monsoon: Want Anything From The Delhi?
After a few days in Mumbai, Rahul took Dan and me on a cheap Indigo flight to New Delhi to meet with the rest of his family. We managed to get in some light (and odd) reading in on the flight: Arriving into Delhi, we first visit...
Before The Monsoon: My Second Home – Mumbai
Before our monsoon formed in Cairo, there was India. Although Egypt would be my first time traveling alone, India remains the prologue of prologues; my first backpacking experience.Having had a few weeks off for vacation, I tagged along when my college...
Before The Monsoon: 3 Months In Shanghai
Taken from my xanga entry posted on August 5th, 2004. I was 17 years old then.If it's not already playing, press play. And then start reading. Setup: Every good movie should skillfully balance its situations and resolutions. Sofia...