United StatesPeabody Darst Webbe38°37’16” N 90°12’12” W
June 7, 2015 in the United States ⋅ 🌙 22 °C
Graduating onto new things... Some more professional than others. Hopping on a nighttime mega-bus with Wi-Fi to Chicago to then catch a train in order to board a plane to countries largely withoutRead more
IndiaErnākulam9°57’39” N 76°17’45” E
June 9, 2015 in India ⋅ ⛅ 25 °C
After 1.5 days of crying babies, busses, trains, and a 17 hours of flight, I could not be more excited for my first night's sleep in southwestern India's coastal hub.
IndiaRāmanturuttu9°58’8” N 76°15’4” E
June 9, 2015 in India ⋅ ⛅ 31 °C
Jain Temple & Oldest Synagogue in British Commonwealth (1583). For my Jewish friends back home: locals would ask if I had yet visited the area known as "Old Jew Town" in Fort Kochi and seen some ofRead more
IndiaElamkunnapuzha10°0’37” N 76°13’5” E June 11, 2015 in India ⋅ ⛅ 29 °C
Final day in Cochin, more pictures and videos to come. The cows on the road slowed us down a bit, but the downright reckless drivers kept us alert. Plus, some quotes I found written in a journal givenRead more
IndiaPuyānkutti Ār10°3’13” N 76°49’47” E
June 12, 2015 in India ⋅ ⛅ 27 °C
Western Ghat Mountains. Drive in & Day 1: Cheeyapara Waterfalls, Elephant Ride, Spice Farm.
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IndiaChinnakanal10°2’22” N 77°10’1” E
June 14, 2015 in India ⋅ ☀️ 19 °C
Found myself a bit turned around at the tail end of a hike in Munnar. This lady was happy to pawn off a bucket she was carrying on me in exchange for directions to the trails jump-off point...aRead more
IndiaKalloorkkad9°57’32” N 76°41’43” E
June 14, 2015 in India ⋅ ⛅ 28 °C
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While stopped on the side of the road on the way to RRUP school in Ullanoor, a young lady from Riyadh approached me and two others, inviting us to an ongoing weddingRead more
IndiaKulanada9°15’39” N 76°40’41” E
June 16, 2015 in India ⋅ ☀️ 14 °C
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The work begins at Rural Reconstruction Upper Primary (RRUP) school. Meeting with advisory board and school manager to discuss possible solutions to threats toRead more
IndiaVizhinjam8°23’5” N 76°58’56” E
June 20, 2015 in India ⋅ ⛅ 31 °C
Arrived in Thiruvananthapuram this morning via the 6:30 a.m. train from Chengannur. After a bit of heckling, a 16 km rickshaw ride to the hotel cost 600 rps ($10). With what energy we had left after aRead more
Jeff BarnesIt's great to see what you're up to. So inspired I opened my own account and started to track some of my travels, which I'll share once it gets more put together. BTW, a jerk comment, I don't think you meant "heckling, " which is when, for example, people in the audience shout out disparaging comments to someone on stage. Rather, you probably meant "haggle." Anticipating another common error, in the market you don't "barter," unless you actually are trading something you own, like a watch, in exchange for something you would like to own; you bargain, haggling to get the price down.
TravelerFindPenguins was a great find. I stumbled across it in some travel blogs, and despite it not amassing a huge following to date, it has worked for me with very few kinks. It's lack of clout in the travel community is more due to how recently it was launched, I believe. And yes, yes you are correct about the word choice. However, whether it remained haggling or started that way and ended up just arguing, I would have hated understanding some of the Malayalam remarks made by the driver under his breath. Probably necessitated about as much censorship as a Bob Saget routine.
IndiaThiruvananthapuram8°28’59” N 76°56’41” E
June 21, 2015 in India ⋅ ⛅ 29 °C
Padmanabhaswamy Temple, referenced in Tamil literature as early as 500 BCE, is believed to be the wealthiest temple in the world due to the mass amounts of unaccounted gold and silver stored beneathRead more
