Thailand-India 2006
In and around Asia
This trip was supposed to be five straight months in Asia: Thailand, India, Vietnam, and China.
But one month into the trip I broke my foot in India and had to go home. When my foot healed I went to China and finished the trip, and you can read about that in my "China 2006" journal on this website. But this journal is for the first leg of the trip, in Thailand in India.
Route taken and entries by Real Traveler MattHartzell
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1
Tokyo (airport only)
Day 1 United Flight 853 Parent drop me off at San Francisco International Airport. I note that in the terminal there are vending machines selling i... Continue reading » -
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Bangkok
United Flight 881 This time my Japenese neighbor is a friendly student, on vacation with his girlfriend. I get some sleep and in no time, I'm in Bang... Continue reading » -
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Ko Samet (an island)
Day 3 I credit Lonely Planet with helping me on my multimodal trip to the island of Ko Samet, which I was able to pull off smoothly even though it so... Continue reading » -
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back to Bangkok
Day 5 Woke up early to catch the first boat off the island. The return trip to Bangkok was easier because I had done it all already in the opposite d... Continue reading » -
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New Delhi (and Old Delhi)
The Air India flight was something different than I'm used to. The service was actually quite good. The meal (mutton curry) was tasty. And there was p... Continue reading » -
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Mumbai (Bombay)
Days 9-10: Bombay Well, I hardly made it 36 hours into my stay in India before coming down with a case of the infamous "Delhi Belly". First it crept... Continue reading » -
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Vagator (beach town in Goa)
Day 12 Woke up awfully early in time to catch a 6:55am train. After my last train experience I didn't know quite what to expect. But I'm happy to s... Continue reading » -
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Panjim, Goa
Day 14 I decided to cut my stay in Vagator a day short. Rather than stay a third night, I would catch an overnight bus to Hampi, a city of ancient... Continue reading » -
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Hampi, Indian (ancient ruins)
Now for the bus ride. I didn't know quite what to expect. I would have rather taken a train to Hampi, but the schedule didn't work, so I got a ticket... Continue reading » -
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Bangalore
Day 17 Arrived by morning in Bangalore. My stay in Bangalore is a bit different from the rest of my trip because I'm staying not at a guest house b... Continue reading » -
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Pondicherry
Day 20: I have gone from traveling alone to traveling with a group of eight. It is quite a change! There is: Juan, my friend from Harvard Kristie... Continue reading » -
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Auroville (an international experimental community)
Day 21: We hired a van to take us the 14km journey to Auroville. The other seven only had a few hours to walk around because they are all heading b... Continue reading » -
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How I broke my foot on a train in India
My evacuation from India lasted about 26 hours and took me island hoping through four countries' airports, all of which I saw from the perspective of... Continue reading »
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