December 19, 2011 | 7 Comments

Since I am completely committed to sustainable modes of public transit as opposed to taxis or cars, I was delighted to find that most, if not all, principal sights of tourist importance in Quito can be accessed by public transport. For a mere $0.25, one can navigate a vast network of efficient public transit system to get to different parts of Quito. It might seem slow, crowded and chaotic, but wh...
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September 18, 2011 | 7 Comments

I packed before going to bed last night so that I could wake up early and leave without disturbing other people in my dorm. I hate to be the guy who wakes everyone up at 5am in the morning. Merida was beautiful at dawn, a bit foggy, with birds flying around and women sweeping the streets and raising a cloud of dust. I hurriedly made my way to the bus station....
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July 16, 2011 | 7 Comments

Some stories, funny incidents and a tour of Mexico city's two rapid transit systems. The underground metro and the above-ground metrobus....
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February 27, 2011 | 19 Comments

I love traveling in the lowest class of collective transport - the vehicles that start only when full and stop wherever people flag them down. These are usually quite systematic, but for a visitor like me, these seem chaotic, crowded and confusing. Add to that one of my favorite thrills of traveling in a foreign country – the language barrier, the resulting combination of these random factors ...
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September 6, 2009 | 17 Comments

This post is part of a series of travelogues narrating my trip to Russia. Here are the other posts! « Previous post: Frolicking in the Arboreturm | Next post: Stolovaya No. 17 » Quick, flexible and cheap, Marshrutka’s are local shared taxis of Russia, operating on fixed routes. A Marshrutka in Sochi A Marshrutka is [...]...
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July 9, 2008 | 27 Comments

This blog post is part of my Peru travelog series. Click here for Index pagePrevious post: Trekking in the Colca Canyon| Next post: Puno Exiting Arequipa I came back from the Colca canyon trek and bid adieu to fellow trekkers. I was goddamn exhausted after the trek but considering the paucity of time, I booked [...]...
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June 10, 2008 | 11 Comments

This blog post is part of my Peru travelog series. Click here for Index pagePrevious post: Miraflores| Next post: Arequipa Lima was too much city’ish and wanted to move to the interiors so I prepared to go to Arequipa (आरेकीपा) and left for the bus station. Arequipa is to the south east of Lima and [...]...
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January 10, 2008 | 5 Comments

This blog post is part of my Israel travelog series. Click here for Index pagePrevious post: Israel ItineraryNext post:First evening in the Old City Finally I start narrating the story 20 December: Canada to Israel Someone told me that El Al (एल आल) terminals are always located at the end of the airport, because they [...]...
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