Tag Archives: museums

May Madness (Munich, Part One)

Posted on 7 May 2012, Monday by

My May is insane. From the 2nd until the 5th I was in Munich (I’ll get to that later). I spent the 6th and the 7th with my Uncle, who is currently on vacation in the United Kingdom. I will … Continue reading →

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Rembrandt on a Bicycle

Posted on 3 March 2012, Saturday by

Usually, I try to avoid being That Tourist. It was nearly midnight and I was at a street corner, a few drinks in and on my way home from the red light district.  I was using the streetlight to read … Continue reading →

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Ghosts in Museums

Posted on 9 February 2012, Thursday by

I am sitting in the dated museum cafe of Tate Britain. This is my … oh, I don’t even know.  I’ve been to at least a dozen art museums in the past year.  More than that, but I can’t keep … Continue reading →

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Meteora

Posted on 22 December 2011, Thursday by

Meteora means “suspended rocks” (or something along those lines) in Greek. The term works, but it doesn’t quite describe the oddity of the landscape. It’s as if someone cored bits of the moon and replanted them in rural Greece. Then … Continue reading →

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An Introduction

Posted on 21 December 2011, Wednesday by

One of our first encounters with Athens was a middle aged man in a business suit spray painting the side of a building. Graffiti is everywhere – admittedly, we are staying in a <25 euro / night hotel room and … Continue reading →

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The True North strong and free!

Posted on 13 September 2011, Tuesday by

Driving through the United States, even regions allegedly similar to my own, only emphasizes the cultural difference between Urban America and Rural America. In a lot of ways, I have more in common with a middle class Delhi urbanite than … Continue reading →

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A Stateside July

Posted on 7 August 2011, Sunday by

You would think, being largely unemployed, that I would have more time to blog and such things than I did when I was traipsing around the world. Strangely, this is not the case. It’s not that I don’t have my … Continue reading →

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Life is Hard in the Tropics

Posted on 11 June 2007, Monday by

You know how they always speak of the seven levels of hell? Well, if they were to level heaven level 7 would be “Having a bustling food market with stall after stall of tasty Thai street food a block away.” … Continue reading →

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Hà Nội và du lịch (Hanoi and tourists)

Posted on 31 March 2007, Saturday by

(Note: ranting regarding tourists for the first part. Skip down to the ”Read More” for a less ranty part.)  I came to Hà Nội expecting to fall in love with the city, to love its apparent French influence, to enjoy the … Continue reading →

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Monkeys are Fuckers

Posted on 18 March 2007, Sunday by

Today we went on this random day trip out to Can Gio. This trip involved: a van to the harbor, a two hour boat ride to the area, a rickety truck, a tiny boat where we were basically sitting on … Continue reading →

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