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Before The Monsoon: Reflections From India Without Fetishizing It

Before The Monsoon: Reflections From India Without Fetishizing It

by Calvin Sun | Feb 9, 2009 | India, January 2009: India, Post-travel Reflections, You're Going to Miss It...

  I wrote the following note in January 2009, a few days after returning with friends from my first “backpacking” trip abroad. It would be my first (and definitely not the last) time in India, having visited Mumbai, New Delhi, Agra, Fatephur Sikri,...
Before The Monsoon: Not Staying Mumbai About It

Before The Monsoon: Not Staying Mumbai About It

by Calvin Sun | Jan 16, 2009 | India, January 2009: India

After arriving into Trivandrum from Kanyakumari by an early afternoon train, we had a few hours to kill before our evening flight back to Mumbai. So Isaac and I decided to hit up a few rickshaw drivers to find us a place to get some toddy’s, an Indian beer...
Before The Monsoon: “Kanyakumari” Here For A Sunrise For India’s Sunset?

Before The Monsoon: “Kanyakumari” Here For A Sunrise For India’s Sunset?

by Calvin Sun | Jan 15, 2009 | India, January 2009: India, What Dreams May Come

  From Trivandrum, we took a late morning train to Kanyakumari and arrived in the mid-afternoon:     Apparently, we stumbled upon a Hindu pilgrimage that was also taking place that week. You can notice them from their all-black attire.    ...
Before The Monsoon: In-Kerala-dulous!

Before The Monsoon: In-Kerala-dulous!

by Calvin Sun | Jan 10, 2009 | India, January 2009: India

  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

Before The Monsoon: Fly Me To The Munnar

by Calvin Sun | Jan 10, 2009 | India, January 2009: India, Way Way Off the Beaten Path, What Dreams May Come

  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

Before The Monsoon: Teardrops On The Face Of Eternity – Agra

by Calvin Sun | Jan 6, 2009 | Getting that VISA, India, January 2009: India, Way Way Off the Beaten Path, What Dreams May Come

  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...
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