I left off last time in Trichy.  A lot has happened since then.Before leaving the city, John and I visited the rock fort/temple.  In the middle of an otherwise flat city, there is a huge mountain of sandstone, and of course, people carved it up and built a temple inside and on top.  Non-Hindus aren't allowed inside the temples, but joining the hundreds of people in climbing the stairs was exciting enough.  From the top, you can see th...

You'd be surprised how hard it is to find an internet cafe that works in India. So far, I've been able to upload one more set of pictures from Thailand, but that was a fluke. Maybe someday I'll be able to finish up Thailand and move on to India. John and I are currently in Tiruchirappalli, or Trichy, as it's commonly called. We arrived yesterday evening, and spent today exploring a huge temple in a neighboring town, and are planning on visiting another few th...

I finally made it.  I was sad to leave Bangkok, as I hadn't seen half of what I wanted to see, but I was also excited for India.  I met John Bamert in the airport at around 9ish, and we waited around for our flight to leave at 11.  As far as good places to have a rendezvous go, Bangkok is right at the top of the list.  There's nothing cooler than saying you met up with someone in Bangkok.  It sounds like the start of a great adven...