Although Delhi’s Paharganj area was testing my backpacking travel skills in ways I wasn’t expecting, I sucked it all up and made my way to visit the Delhi main tourist attraction sites. There are some magnificent historical monuments in Delhi
Taiwan Election Day : ShouShan Martyrs’ Shrine in Kaohsiung
There’s something symbolic in where I spent my Taiwan election day. High up on the ShouShan mountain overlooking the sea and Kaohsiung city was the Martyrs’ Shrine : From its imposing, majestic and scenic location at the southern foot of
KMT Rally in Tainan : Kuomintang’s Ma Ying Jiu visits the Tainanese
I owe thanks to John for alerting me about a KMT rally here in Tainan, maybe the biggest one that has come here to DPP land. I’ve been to some political rallies in Israel, but I’ve never seen anything quite
Ghost money burning : Gods worshiped at Tainan-Taiwan
Money burning is a long long tradition of the Taiwanese people, being an inherent practice in many Chinese culture rituals. Living in Tainan, one of Taiwan’s most traditional cities, I get to see alot of money burning. Yesterday, as I
Taiwan High Speed Rail – THSR from Tainan to Taipei
Taiwan’s High Speed Rail (HSR) is a wonderful project. From northern Taipei to southern Kaohsiung in less than two hours is a conceptual revolution in the way distance is perceived in Taiwan. The way everything looks is extremely professional. The
India – Day 7 – The Delhi culture shock
Nothing prepared me for what I was about to see in Delhi. I must apologize, thinking of Delhi doesn’t do good for my soul, and I don’t really have a good reason why. It probably has some great neighborhoods and
India – day 6 – Riding around Goa beaches – Vagator, Chapora Fort, Siolim, Morjim and Arambol
Having rested for a few days chilling out not doing much on the Goa beaches I headed out to try and see as much of Goa as possible. I started off with going up the mountain to the lovely Fort
India – day 5 – Anjuna beach Wednesday flee market
Anjuna is the hippie joint, and Israelis used to love Anjuna a while back when it was still the center for wild mushroom trance parties, which are now considered illegal, are a bit harder to find, and are often visited
India – day 4-5 : Goa – Candolim beach
I’ve heard so much about Goa before I came there that it’s quite surprising how I haven’t been there before. I actually wanted to see all of the different kinds of Goa beaches, spend a little time in each, and
India – Day 3 – Panaji and Old Goa
Having rested a little, I went out to explore Panaji. Panaji is a gorgeous little town and the Goa Indians have the Portuguese to thank for that. The two days previous, which weren’t that great, just made Panaji even more
