India
TnT Stand in Solidarity with Amit
By Tony and Thomas on August 3, 2009 | No Comments »
Our friends Amit and Ariel, our Israeli family, are pregnant with twins!!! Biology being what it is, Amit has to do most of the work. Thomas and Tony officially stand in solidarity with Amit as she brings two new people into the world. But as everyone knows, men are lazier than women, so Thomas and I decided that we would only carry one each.
Money, Money, Money
By Thomas on July 21, 2009 | 3 Comments »
Abba was wrong, it’s not necessarily a rich man’s world. So how can you finance your next intercontinental extravaganza? It’s not as difficult as you might think. The only trick is, you’ll have to spend some money to make some money.
Our Swedish friends Emelie and Carl, who we met while traveling in India, had the brilliant idea to buy Indian textile items that would appeal to Westerners and then sell them in Sweden. During a recent trip to Calcutta, their entrepreneurial side quickly took over and they went shopping on a big scale. Scarfs, bedspreads, handbags, shawls, and other decorative items. I would have had a lot of fun with that.
But then came the shipping » Continue reading this post »
Two Years on the Road
By Tony and Thomas on July 1, 2009 | No Comments »
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Wow, two years! We can hardly believe it ourselves. It seems like we just set out from Berlin last week. From Germany to Hong Kong across China and Tibet to India via Nepal, year one saw a lot of movement. Our second year has been almost entirely spent on the Subcontinent. But as those who have followed along have seen, India is a world unto itself. To recall some of our adventures, we’ve put together an interactive gallery.
Passage OUT of India
By Tony and Thomas on June 29, 2009 | No Comments »
This country is hard. No destination has ever challenged us in the way India has. While still in Nepal, travelers laughed hysterically at the idea of our spending a year here. “You’ll never manage a year there,” they ridiculed, “You’ll be lucky if you make it two weeks!”
Well, we’ve spent a total of 15 months here. So, do we like it? The question almost seems ridiculous. We hate the country, and we love it. Every day we find ourselves cursing this place and swearing we are going to leave. And then moments later, we discover something wondrous. We’ve never witnessed such cruelty, but somehow the moments of kindness seem all the more touching. The country is one massive contradiction, so it is not surprising that our responses should be contradictory.
Hindu gods? Or South Park characters?
After two days in India, our philosophy became “Let’s just see the whole damn country and get the hell out and never come back!” But now, somehow the idea of not returning to India seems terrifying. Why? Traveling here is such an intense experience. Somehow every single day seems like it is filled with major life lessons. Or, perhaps, we just have a serious case of Stockholm Syndrome.
So we are off to Bangkok to find some cheap tickets to the U.S. But don’t worry, our adventures aren’t over. They’ve only just begun!
Calcutta
By Thomas on June 27, 2009 | 4 Comments »
A wild mixture of modern and traditional, poor and rich, ugly and beautiful, manic Calcutta is a dance of colorful characters. I’ve tried to capture this sensory overload in my latest video. Get ready to groove.
If you love the soundtrack “Dancing with the Goddess” as much as I do, check out Atman’s homepage or listen to and download more songs by this great artist from last.fm.
