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Forum: Asia
Feb 6th, 2017, 05:23 AM
Replies: 151
Views: 15,771
Posted By thursdaysd

Welcome home, and thanks for a great real-time...

Welcome home, and thanks for a great real-time TR!

Be thankful the ground crew waited to unload the bags. JAL once delivered my bag soaking wet because they didn't wait and didn't cover the carts.
Forum: Asia
Feb 2nd, 2017, 05:10 AM
Replies: 151
Views: 15,771
Posted By thursdaysd

Actually, dogster did take a train, but only the...

Actually, dogster did take a train, but only the posh for tourists kind!
Forum: Asia
Jan 27th, 2017, 07:20 PM
Replies: 151
Views: 15,771
Posted By thursdaysd

'you can take photos with a phone, just not a...

'you can take photos with a phone, just not a camera"

I was definitely using a camera. They have obviously gotten more cautious.

Sounds like you're having a really interesting time, although I...
Forum: Asia
Jan 27th, 2017, 04:14 AM
Replies: 151
Views: 15,771
Posted By thursdaysd

... northeast - haven't had my morning coffee...

... northeast - haven't had my morning coffee yet.

And what's AFD? (My Madurai hotel was a dump.)
Forum: Asia
Jan 27th, 2017, 04:11 AM
Replies: 151
Views: 15,771
Posted By thursdaysd

No photos in the Meenakshi temple? That's new - I...

No photos in the Meenakshi temple? That's new - I took a bunch in 2010.

No alcohol? that's a drag, although at the best of times in Tamil Nadu it's only supposed to be local alcohol. Look at this...
Forum: Asia
Jan 25th, 2017, 06:28 AM
Replies: 151
Views: 15,771
Posted By thursdaysd

"the cremation versus burial bit is also caste...

"the cremation versus burial bit is also caste driven" - like so much in India, alas. Thanks for checking further.

Glad to hear you liked the Bangala.

I was told that each horse statue at a...
Forum: Asia
Jan 22nd, 2017, 07:38 AM
Replies: 151
Views: 15,771
Posted By thursdaysd

Really interesting report! I didn't know that...

Really interesting report! I didn't know that about cremations either - wonder whether widow(er)s count as single or married? Divorced people?

Did not realize PETA was active in Asia. Wonder if...
Forum: Asia
Jan 17th, 2017, 06:07 PM
Replies: 151
Views: 15,771
Posted By thursdaysd

When I started visiting Asia in the early 2000s...

When I started visiting Asia in the early 2000s nobody on a motor bike wore a helmet (no seat belts either). Don't remember the situation in India but the last time I was in Vietnam you still saw...
Forum: Asia
Jan 16th, 2017, 11:38 AM
Replies: 151
Views: 15,771
Posted By thursdaysd

Another reason for not swimming in the Bay of...

Another reason for not swimming in the Bay of Bengal - cows. Don't know about the beach at Pondy, but definitely cows on the beach further north in Orissa.
Forum: Asia
Jan 15th, 2017, 05:52 AM
Replies: 151
Views: 15,771
Posted By thursdaysd

Glad to hear you made it. Hope you get a good...

Glad to hear you made it. Hope you get a good night's sleep.
Forum: Asia
Jan 13th, 2017, 02:15 PM
Replies: 151
Views: 15,771
Posted By thursdaysd

Have a great trip! Good luck with the flights.

Have a great trip! Good luck with the flights.
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