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Angkor Wat – The Crown Jewel of Cambodia

Posted on June 5, 2012 by surfas-ing

I needed a day off after my epic grand tour bike ride, I made it my mission to find a pool for sun and relaxation. Starting my day at a cute café for some coffee and breakfast turned out to … Continue reading →

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Angkor Wat, Cambodia: Coconut delirium an epic ride

Posted on June 1, 2012 by surfas-ing

I arrived in Siem Reap ready to visit some of the most famous religious temples in the world. A little overzealous, I thought it would be fun to rent a bicycle and see some of the smaller temples in the … Continue reading →

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186 days

Posted on May 25, 2012 by surfas-ing

Thousands of photos 9 Countries:                                                                                                                                       (UK, South Africa, Turkey, Israel, Jordan, India, Thailand, Cambodia, Vietnam) Countless airplanes, buses, trains, boats, taxis, auto-rickshaws, cycle-rickshaws, bike-rickshaws, tuk-tuks, bicycles, motorcycles and … Continue reading →

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My last days in India…Ooty, Mysore, Chennai

Posted on May 21, 2012 by surfas-ing

My last few days in India were a complete shit show full of countless bus rides, a severe case of butt-o-sis (a chronic form of butt aching that comes from sitting too long) and bartering. With my two new Dutch … Continue reading →

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“I love Munnar” – Munnar, India

Posted on May 15, 2012 by surfas-ing

Munnar has a fairytale like quality, getting there however is far from waving a simple wand. For many hours it’s Space Mountain at Disneyland; the trip is long, over many windy roads and on a “government” bus.  A government bus … Continue reading →

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Kochi, India – A wandering Jew in search of a synagogue

Posted on May 8, 2012 by surfas-ing

As a shrimp eating, cheeseburger loving, more spiritual than religious wandering Jew… I was on a hunt for a synagogue in India – seemed like the perfect plan while in the neighborhood. Cochin is a quaint little town in the … Continue reading →

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Bangkok: Same Same but different

Posted on April 28, 2012 by surfas-ing

A city that most just pass through on their way from point a to point b. Bangkok is a place for a day or two: see the giant lying Buddha and the heavily gilded palace, enjoy cheap street food, see … Continue reading →

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Heaven in Hampi, India

Posted on April 27, 2012 by surfas-ing

Love, love LOVED Hampi! I arrived in Hampi dazed after a very hot, all day train with some Brits and a big German. The German and I shared a rickshaw through the bumpy roads past the typical local temples, the … Continue reading →

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Spring Break 2012 – Goa, India

Posted on April 17, 2012 by surfas-ing

What to say about Goa? It’s beaches, in India. But what does that really mean? To me Goa is: Cows on the beach, little Vagator (my beach), woman selling sarongs, children selling bracelets, trance parties, cheap drugs (so I hear), … Continue reading →

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Part III: The American Princess in Mumbai, The “real” world

Posted on April 14, 2012 by surfas-ing

Sometimes on vacation, or extended vacation in my case, we forget that the earth keeps spinning and people keep working. Since Shubham, aka Boom, and I met in Graduate school (New York University, Construction Management) it was only appropriate that … Continue reading →

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