Down from the Door: Four months in India, Israel, and wherever I can find a good story.

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Before I go to graduate school in the fall, I'm taking the chance to get away. From the northern reaches of the Ganges with friends to the mountains of Switzerland with family, there should be some good stories.

And if that fails, I can always make stuff up.

"I hope your travels are both edifying and hilarious." - Charlie Haas

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  When, where, and why?   Washington DC, DistrictofColumbia on Apr 9, 2009 0 pictures 0 comments
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  One last day of drinkable tap water   Reading, United Kingdom on Apr 12, 2009 0 pictures 1 comment
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  Arriving in Mumbai   Mumbai (Bombay), India on Apr 14, 2009 0 pictures 0 comments
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  Coming soon...   Udaipur, India on Apr 15, 2009 0 pictures 1 comment
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  Udaipur - dry lakes and beautiful palaces   Udaipur, India on Apr 16, 2009 0 pictures 0 comments
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  Useful lessons for travellers   Udaipur, India on Apr 18, 2009 0 pictures 0 comments
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  Scenes from an Indian Museum   Jodhpur, India on Apr 18, 2009 0 pictures 1 comment
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  Between Heaven and Earth - Mehrangarh Fort   Jodhpur, India on Apr 19, 2009 0 pictures 0 comments
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  A Station Platform   Jodhpur, India on Apr 20, 2009 0 pictures 0 comments
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  The Dog Days of Summer   Jaisalmer, India on Apr 21, 2009 0 pictures 1 comment
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  Jaisalmer, the Golden City   Jaisalmer, India on Apr 22, 2009 0 pictures 0 comments
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  A Teardrop on the face of Eternity, or whatever   Agra, India on Apr 23, 2009 0 pictures 1 comment
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  A little Delhi I know   Delhi, India on Apr 24, 2009 0 pictures 0 comments
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  The Magical Mystery Tour: part 1   Haridwar, India on Apr 25, 2009 0 pictures 4 comments
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  The Magical Mystery Tour: Part 2   Rishikesh, India on Apr 27, 2009 0 pictures 0 comments
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  Gone but not forgotten   Rishikesh, India on Apr 27, 2009 0 pictures 0 comments
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  "I like travelling, I just hate travel."   McLeod Ganj, India on Apr 29, 2009 0 pictures 0 comments
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  More soon, I promise   McLeod Ganj, India on Apr 30, 2009 0 pictures 0 comments
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  "I heart Tibet more than ever" - tshirt slogan   McLeod Ganj, India on May 2, 2009 0 pictures 0 comments
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  Oh, yeah, and big. It's definitely big.   McLeod Ganj, India on May 2, 2009 0 pictures 1 comment
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  It's easy to just ... get lost   McLeod Ganj, India on May 4, 2009 0 pictures 1 comment
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  There's a reason some people drop out of society   McLeod Ganj, India on May 6, 2009 0 pictures 0 comments
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  Conversations with refugees   McLeod Ganj, India on May 9, 2009 0 pictures 0 comments
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  His Holiness   McLeod Ganj, India on May 11, 2009 0 pictures 0 comments
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  The importance of a hat   Oxford, United Kingdom on May 23, 2009 0 pictures 0 comments
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  I do have a knack for these things   London, United Kingdom on May 25, 2009 0 pictures 0 comments
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  Why yes, I am a tourist   Paris, France on Jun 1, 2009 0 pictures 1 comment
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  A scholar and a gentleman   Lucca, Italy on Jun 2, 2009 0 pictures 0 comments
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  Further mockery of my esteemed father   Castelfranco di Sopra, Italy on Jun 4, 2009 0 pictures 0 comments
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  The Virgin in Drag   Rome, Italy on Jun 16, 2009 0 pictures 0 comments
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  Some very boring castles   Ystad, Sweden on Jun 20, 2009 0 pictures 0 comments
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  "Why Jaffa Gate, miss?" "Why not?"   Jerusalem, Israel on Jun 25, 2009 0 pictures 3 comments
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  Jerusalem Syndrome   Jerusalem, Israel on Jun 28, 2009 0 pictures 0 comments
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  Jesus Christ : The Day Trip   Bethlahem , Israel on Jun 29, 2009 0 pictures 0 comments
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  You'd Make a Great Israeli   Haifa, Israel on Jul 2, 2009 0 pictures 0 comments
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  Well, I'm officially lame   Tel Aviv, Israel on Jul 3, 2009 0 pictures 1 comment
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  Flıghts of fancy   Istanbul, Turkey on Jul 3, 2009 0 pictures 0 comments
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  Go West, Young Man   Istanbul, Turkey on Jul 4, 2009 0 pictures 1 comment
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  "I hear it is the best place to go in Europe."   Geneva, Switzerland on Jul 19, 2009 0 pictures 0 comments
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  The Tour of de Injured Joints   Chamonix, France on Aug 3, 2009 0 pictures 0 comments