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<span style="font-family: Courier New, Courier, monospace;">I would have loved to have <b>traveled around the world</b> for 80 days, but until I find the magic way to travel in such a way…. well 20 days would have to do it for now. I'm not complaining. Flying east in one direction and returning to the same spot was a first for me. Confirming that the earth is actually round, other than going on google maps was also pretty mind blowing… </span><br />
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FALLAhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17672234058005818625noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8280906851135978287.post-77989452717660795572013-09-07T21:45:00.001-04:002013-09-07T21:45:17.160-04:00NY Redemption: bread, walking and good tennis<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Courier New', Courier, monospace;">Two years ago, I decided it was time to go to my first US open in NYC. Seeing <b>Arthur Ashe Stadium</b> is one of those Bucket list items for any tennis aficionado. In previous years, I had always tried to make my way to NY city at least once a year. I just loved the energy, the busyness, the intensity, the chaos. There's something about NY city that makes you feel so alive. Unfortunately for me, the 2010 visit to the big apple was anything but pleasant. </span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Courier New', Courier, monospace;">Needless to say, the last day of my visit I was really looking forward to being <b>back in Charleston</b>. I couldn't believe myself! Had I spent so much time in the South that NYC now felt almost like a different country? ohh no, I had kind of an unsettling feeling. I was fearing that maybe two years from now, I'd be driving a pick up truck while chewing tobacco as I made my way to the shooting range? you never now. The south can sort of "creep onto you" like that….Jimmy Buffet ..say what???</span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Courier New', Courier, monospace;">There were no hospital visits, no car to be worried about and the most important factor of all, <b>I had great traveling buddies.</b> It was Mark Twain who said “<i>I have found out that there ain’t no surer way to find out whether you like people or hate them than to travel with them.” </i>And boy is that statement true. what was so great about them? </span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Courier New', Courier, monospace;">We had no schedule, no deadlines, they were easy going, up for whatever, not demanding. They wanted to walk everywhere so that's exactly what we did. In addition to that,it didn't hurt the fact that one of them is a bit of a <b>food snob</b>. This turned out to be an incredible advantage as choosing a good restaurant in NYC city can be an overwhelming task. The only bit of pre-trip planning we did was making a list of some of the best bakeries in the city and <b>voila, what else do you need</b>? oh yeah-almost forgot, free tickets to the US open helped with the healing process as well :-) </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Courier New, Courier, monospace;">After visiting India, I had a hard time not thinking about a story I had hear from a friend of mine. She happens to be a great doctor and had warned me about the dangers of <b>parasites</b> in India. She had told me this horrible story about a coworker of hers, who picked up some sort of intestinal bug while on a medical mission in India. I don't remember exactly all the medical intricacies of the story but the gist of it was basically "DON'T GET THEM" …. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Courier New, Courier, monospace;">I was already feeling frustrated about my failing skydiving attempt in Dubai. I didn't know this at the time, but skydiving is the number one attraction in Dubai. When we called to make our reservation, the first booking was a month away. One of the reasons <b>skydiving</b> is so popular in Dubai, is the unique drop zone which happens to be right over the man made "palm". The Palm Islands are basically these set of man made islands <span style="background-color: white; line-height: 19px; text-align: -webkit-auto;">constructed from sand dredged from the bottom of the Persian Gulf. It's an incredible sight but best appreciated from above. </span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Courier New, Courier, monospace;"><span style="line-height: 19px;">My failing skydiving attempt and my fear of parasites, resulted in this brilliant idea. Why not try <b>bungy jumping</b>? why not in China? They just happen to have the highest bungy jump the world. How bad can it be right? I'm sure is no biggie. My friend in Hong kong told me it was 764ft height. After living 15 years in the United States, I still have no idea what that meant. The metric system makes so much more sense… just sayin'</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Courier New, Courier, monospace;"><span style="line-height: 19px;">But I can tell you after having jumped…. 764ft = what in the world was I thinking? 764ft = where is the elevator down? 764ft = Why can't I keep my knees from buckling and more importantly 764ft = every single parasite or living organism in my stomach dead as it was transported into my throat in the spam of 7 seconds :-) </span></span></div>
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FALLAhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17672234058005818625noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8280906851135978287.post-37288004612979097012013-08-04T15:16:00.000-04:002013-08-04T15:16:51.826-04:00Puerto Rican Power<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
<span style="font-family: Courier New, Courier, monospace;">Paris is The City of Light, New York City is the Capital of the World, Chicago is the Windy City, and San Juan is the <b>City of Noise.</b></span><br />
<span style="font-family: Courier New, Courier, monospace;">I thought Spaniards were loud, but Puerto Ricans can make even the loudest Spaniards sound like Benedictine monks. I don't mean that in a negative way. OK maybe sometimes it can get a little annoying, but for the most part Puerto Ricans don't need an excuse to raise hell and party, a commendable practice indeed. </span><br />
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This became quite apparent one day when I started hearing loud noises and music coming from a couple of blocks from where I was staying. I was curious, thinking it must be some sort of block party. I decided to walk a couple of steps to check out the "block party" only to discover that the noise was actually some sort of protest…. very very confusing. The party goers were demanding payments of some sort, but they didn't really seem to care about the payment. One guy was holding a huge boom box while everybody around him was dancing and singing. If you've never seen <b>the Manuel Ortiz show</b> on SNL, you should stop reading this and do a quick You Tube search…. You can thank me later. It is fantastic!</span><br />
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Being from Colombia and living almost half of my life in the US, I think Puerto Rico is the perfect blend of Latino and American culture. It is so bizarre to see signs for the US Postal Service with the sound of Ruben Blades blaring in the background. <b>I think Puerto Ricans have it made</b>. I know some people will disagree with me on this point, but in my humble opinion they get the benefits of traveling with an American passport while keeping their Latino heritage. Hardcore Puerto Ricans want their independence from the United States, but I don't think they know what they are wishing for. </span><br />
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My trip To Puerto Rico was supposed to be all about the elements. Chasing the wind and waves.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Courier New, Courier, monospace;">Unfortunately, as is often the case, <b>Mother Nature</b> decided to be pretty quiet. I literally saw kitesurfers from the window of the plane as I was taking off. I have a kitesurfing friend who says that's one thing he loves about the sport; the unpredictability of the wind. I, on the other hand hate it. It was windy the day before I arrived, quiet the entire time I was there, and windy literally as I was taking off. Do I sound a little bitter?.. Umm luckily, I got to spend a lot of time with my wonderful Godmother, roam around the lovely streets of San Juan, learn a little bit about Puerto Rican rum, and visit the charming town of Ponce. </span><br />
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FALLAhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17672234058005818625noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8280906851135978287.post-83448093617668283962013-08-01T17:45:00.005-04:002013-08-01T17:45:47.337-04:00Jaipur, Amer fort, and the one legged Schumacher.<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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<span style="font-family: 'Courier New', Courier, monospace;">When I started this blog, I never planned on making it a
“travel guide.” I just wanted to capture my travel experiences as I saw
them.</span><span style="font-family: 'Courier New', Courier, monospace;"> </span><span style="font-family: 'Courier New', Courier, monospace;">That being said, if you ever
find yourself in </span><span style="font-family: 'Courier New', Courier, monospace;">Jaipur</span><span style="font-family: 'Courier New', Courier, monospace;">, India, do yourself a favor and call this number:
9636998783.</span><span style="font-family: 'Courier New', Courier, monospace;"> </span><span style="font-family: 'Courier New', Courier, monospace;">Your life will be
immediately better after meeting </span><b style="font-family: 'Courier New', Courier, monospace;">Firoj</b><span style="font-family: 'Courier New', Courier, monospace;">. He is the kindest and most helpful
rickshaw driver you’ll ever meet south of Delhi. He also happens to be an
incredible rickshaw driver.</span><span style="font-family: 'Courier New', Courier, monospace;"> </span><span style="font-family: 'Courier New', Courier, monospace;">He was
even kind enough to let me borrow his “beast” for a spin.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Courier New, Courier, monospace;">I grew up driving mechanical cars, a few motorcycles, and
even a jeep who my family referred to as <b>“el commando.”</b> This was no easy jeep
to drive. No hydraulic steering, rough gear shifting and “long long brakes”
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ability to drive these peculiar vehicles just from riding around and seeing him
zip through narrow streets, avoiding potholes, animals, people – lots of
people. My respect went to another level after driving this thing. It is almost as if the rickshaw
engineers of the world got together (I’m sure the meeting took place somewhere
in India) and said, “Let’s invent the world’s most challenging vehicle to
drive.” </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Courier New, Courier, monospace;">Unlike regular mechanical motorcycles, not only you have to press the
clutch with your left hand, but also shift up and down with the same hand. So
you close your fist with your left hand then snap the wrist up, accelerate with
the right hand, Honk (you will need to honk every 3 seconds) then pump the clutch
again, snap the wrist down and so forth. In order to brake, the brake has to be
pumped 2 times before it engages the tires. So basically you have to slam on
the breaks 3 times in order to brake. This means you have to time your
breaking way in advance, a very challenging task when you could have a <b>monkey</b>
or a cow or a pothole come out of nowhere at anytime. Believe me, it is much
more difficult than it sounds.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Courier New, Courier, monospace;">Ohh, and did I mention Firoj lost part of his left leg in a
car accident? </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Courier New, Courier, monospace;">I hadn’t noticed his disability due to his <b>Schumacher-like</b> ability
to drive this thing, but also because of his incredible positive attitude about
life. I’m not saying you can entirely know a person in a day, but I think you
can learn a lot. Firoj told us about his wife with a big grin in his face. We
could tell he lived in very precarious conditions, but judging by his face you
would think he was married to a super model and lived in a mansion. Happiness
is such a relative concept. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Courier New, Courier, monospace;">Once again, the Amer fort was amazing, some of the
landmarks and palaces in Jaipur were incredible, but what I’ll remember the
most about that day was just the simple interactions with this incredible
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yeah and some pictures from Amer fort and Jaipur. I almost forgot </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Courier New, Courier, monospace;">(click <a href="http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2013/07/20/things-colombians-do_n_3628199.html" target="_blank"><b><span style="color: blue;">here</span></b></a> to view the actual article)</span><br />
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FALLAhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17672234058005818625noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8280906851135978287.post-40584408694807357712013-07-12T19:34:00.000-04:002013-07-12T23:17:58.509-04:00Agra the Taj Mahal and the never ending Indian song<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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<span style="font-family: Courier New, Courier, monospace;"> In a couple of years I probably won't remember that it took nearly 22 years to construct or that over <b>1,000,000 elephants</b> were used to transport the marble. I probably won't remember that the T<span class="">aj</span> M<span class="">ahal</span> was built by <span style="background-color: white; color: #2c2c2c; line-height: 16px;">Shah <span class="">Jahan</span> as a tribute to his third wife, </span><span style="line-height: 21px; text-align: left;"><span style="background-color: white;"><span class="">Mumtaz</span> <span class="">Mahal</span></span><span style="background-color: white;">, who died while giving birth to their 14th child. I'll probably forget that nearly 4 million people visit this place every year or that it cost an estimated 320 million Indian Rupees to construct. But there is one thing I am certain I will never forget. That is our transportation experience from Delhi to Agra and back, mainly because of one very interesting character named </span><b style="background-color: white;"><span class="">Sanjeev</span></b><span style="background-color: white;">.</span></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Courier New, Courier, monospace;">Wherever this email finds you, know that there are many of us who feel deeply indebted to your country and its people for the opportunities, the kindness, the friendships, and the many wonderful <b>gifts we reap</b> on a daily basis from this extraordinary soil.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Courier New, Courier, monospace;"> Where else in the world can someone land with nothing but the clothes on their back and build a great life for themselves and their families?</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Courier New, Courier, monospace;">We all know at least one such story and perhaps many more. Heck, as difficult as things may be at times, this is a place where at least you can aspire to build any life you can imagine.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Courier New, Courier, monospace;"> It would have been very hard to fathom even for <b>Horatio Alger or Alexis DeTocqueville</b> that America would become what it has: the last bastion of self made men and women. We are all incredibly privileged to call the USA home.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Courier New, Courier, monospace;">In this commemoration of our beloved country, I carry in my heart and thoughts all those who would desperately want to be here but cannot, all those who have shared in this <b>"dream"</b> in one way or another, and perhaps most of all--all those who despise the idea of America and fail to understand what the beautiful USA is about.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Courier New, Courier, monospace;">This is the only place in the world where a person can dream independent of background or kin; Whether you are Colombian, French, Turkish, Canadian, <b>SouthAfrican</b>, Chinese, Korean, Serbian, Montenegran or from the Congo, if you work hard YOU ARE WELCOME; even if you are British, we will take you :) </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Courier New, Courier, monospace;">Things may not be perfect and they never will be. But what a deep feeling of gratitude to wake up in the morning in this extraordinary place, and what a wonderful dream to one day have the privilege of <b>waving that flag</b> as if it was mine. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Courier New, Courier, monospace;">The next time you hear that beautiful anthem, know that there is a battalion of foreign hearts that are being melted along with yours. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Courier New, Courier, monospace;">On behalf of all your immigrant guests, your advocates, and your friends, <b>Thank you</b>. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Courier New, Courier, monospace;">Long Live the U.S.A.!</span></div>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Courier New, Courier, monospace; font-size: large;">Super sweet sign from our host in Delhi. I was glad it didn't say Santa nor San Diego<br />:-)</span></td></tr>
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<span style="font-family: Courier New, Courier, monospace;">I don't know for how long will this<span style="color: blue;"> <a href="http://www.cnn.com/2013/04/24/travel/colombia-10-things/index.html?hpt=hp_c3" target="_blank"><span style="color: blue;">CNN link</span></a> </span>work but I think is an article worth reading.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Courier New, Courier, monospace;">I just wanted to share :-)</span><br />
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FALLAhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17672234058005818625noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8280906851135978287.post-69169751272947976082013-03-17T18:43:00.000-04:002013-03-17T18:43:23.750-04:00The Death Train: Udaipur to Jaipur<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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<span style="font-family: Courier New, Courier, monospace;">Without a doubt, the best part of my trip to India was sharing the experience with my best friend Jaime. <b>Jimmy</b> (as most people call him) and I grew up playing tennis together. Regardless of how long it has been, we always pick things up as if time stood still. Jimmy is like a brother to me. He is the wittiest person I know. And no matter what situations we face together, he always finds a way to make my stomach hurt from laughter.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Courier New, Courier, monospace;"><b>India will test your patience</b>, your humanity, and your comfort zone. And when we were unable to find a first-class reservation for an overnight train from Udaipur to Jaipur, I couldn’t think of a better person than Jimmy to tackle the challenge with me. I am by no means a fancy traveler, but second and third class overnight train travel in India is quite the experience. And experience we would.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Courier New, Courier, monospace;">The person at the ticket counter made a <b>mistake</b> and booked our ticket for March 19 as opposed to January 19. Who knew that one simple 3 (for March) as opposed to a 1 (for January) would have such deep implications?</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Courier New, Courier, monospace;">Five minutes before the train departed we realized the mistake as we were kicked out of our seats by a group of guys who said we were taking their place. They kindly pointed out that our tickets were for March 19th and said we would have to change it before the train departed, otherwise we’d have to <b>pay a fine</b> of 10 times the ticket.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Courier New, Courier, monospace;">I didn’t know if that statement was true, and I didn’t want to find out. We stepped off the train and purchased another ticket with literally minutes to spare.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Courier New, Courier, monospace;">I was given two general-class tickets with no seat assignment. The train departed from <b>Udaipur</b> at 10:20 and would arrive in Jaipur at six in the morning. Without assigned seats we kept bouncing from one place to another as more people boarded the train and kicked us out of our seats. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Courier New, Courier, monospace;">Okay, you might be thinking “big deal, doesn’t sound bad” but I forgot to mention the temperatures had dropped to <b>below freezing</b>. These trains had no heaters or any kind of insulation whatsoever. To make matters worse, all the broken windows allowed the Siberian like wind to zip through from every direction. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Courier New, Courier, monospace;">We had no sleeping bags, no blankets, no nothing. The best thing about the situation was that we couldn’t do anything about it. There was no body we could complain to, and no place we could stop. <b>It was what it was, and that was that</b>.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Courier New, Courier, monospace;">Jimmy and I pulled up our hoodies, tried in vain to use our bags as blankets, and just basically started at each other. Neither of us could sleep, and we didn’t have the energy to say much. We just looked at each other thinking “is this really happening?”</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Courier New, Courier, monospace;">To make things even better, Jimmy and I were convinced that some of our fellow passengers were some sort of hybrid mammal. I don’t think a wild pig could have been louder than the guy to our left. And there was another passenger sleeping directly above us with some serious bowel movement issues. At one point I looked at Jimmy and said “this is <b>eltren de la muerte</b> (the death train)” I wasn’t exactly sure if our deaths would come from the chemical particles in the air, or if we were going to start losing our toes to frostbite and then gradually our limbs.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Courier New, Courier, monospace;">After eight hours of listening to Eye of the Tiger on repeat and some intense imagery of Bear Grylls yelling at us for being such a “<b>pair of pansies</b>”, we arrived in Jaipur.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Courier New, Courier, monospace;">I felt like we had arrived at Everest’s summit, the end of an Iron man marathon, the last stage of the Paris Dakar. Whatever lay ahead didn’t matter. We were in Jaipur and we were rewarded with the best coffee in the world. A 20-cent cup of “Indian railways” coffee! I tell you…. Best coffee in the world!</span><br />
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FALLAhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17672234058005818625noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8280906851135978287.post-14858671211928466112013-03-10T21:23:00.000-04:002013-03-10T23:19:56.089-04:00India: First Impressions<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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<span style="font-family: Courier New, Courier, monospace;">My trip to India came at a particular time. Tensions between India and neighboring <b>Pakistan</b> were at a boiling point,(Nothing new with that one) especially after some allegations surfaced of a Pakistani soldier being killed by Indian armed forces.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Courier New, Courier, monospace;">In addition to that incident, there was the rape case that plagued the news of the <b>Indian medical student</b> attacked and gang-raped by 4 guys while taking a bus in Delhi. Needless to say, I'd be lying if I said these troubling news were not in the back of my mind as I was purchasing my Dubai-Delhi ticket.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Courier New, Courier, monospace;">Whenever I’d tell people I was going to India, I loved hearing their reactions. They were either “<b>why would you want to go there</b>”? or “That is awesome, I’ve always wanted to go there”.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Courier New, Courier, monospace;">What I discovered with India, is that most people either love it or hate it. India is one of those countries that you either get or you don’t. I was pretty sure I’d fall into the first group but had no idea what to expect.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Courier New, Courier, monospace;">If I were to describe India in one word it would be LOCO; in two, Muy Loco; in three, muy muy Loco. But I think to best describe the 7th largest country in the world, I need four words: <b>shock to your senses</b></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Courier New, Courier, monospace;">I have never been under the influence of any drugs, but immediately after stepping out of Indira's Ghandi international terminal, I felt like I was under the influence of something.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Courier New, Courier, monospace;">The smells, the colors, the noise, the chaos, the craziness, rickshaw drivers coming out from all different directions, buses, cars, bicycles, dogs, monkeys, you name it.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Courier New, Courier, monospace;">India is a happening place. It might not be the kind of happening place one might experience in say Rome, or Sao Paolo, and sure it looks a lot different, but believe me when I say it, this country is <b>full of life</b>.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Courier New, Courier, monospace;">I think from all the places I could have come from into India, Dubai was probably the most drastic contrast I could have experienced. I was coming from the land of the impossible. The land where money can almost buy it all. I loved that about the trip. I loved I was coming from the country of surplus and extravagant wealth to the country of "<b>resourcefulness, scrappiness and survival". </b></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Courier New, Courier, monospace;">I plan on writing a lot more about this unique country, but for the time being I just want to cover my <b>first impressions</b>. For the most part I would say I am grateful we live in a time where information and news is almost instantaneous and infinite. My fear though, is that if we were to psych ourselves out with every single report that comes out of CNN or Fox or whatever, we might as well just lock ourselves up and never leave our houses. I guess what I'm trying to say is I am so thankful I sticked to the plan and experience India. I'd say I covered maybe 10% of the country (if that) but it was enough to changed me, enough to make a lasting impression, enough to make it a place I'd like to come back to. For now and stealing the words from Alanis Morissete I'd just like to say "<b>thank you India</b>"</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Courier New, Courier, monospace;"> If
Paris is known as “the city of lights”, New York City as “the big apple”, Dubai
should be known as “<b>the city where money can buy it all</b>”. Located in the middle
of the desert, it seems as if the people of Dubai said “middle of the desert?
Who cares, let’s build sky scrapers that rise to infinity, fake ski resorts,
man- made wave parks, simulated sky
diving, man-made island communities, and 7 star hotels among other things." I wouldn’t be surprise if in the near future Dubai will have
an underwater world or the first <b>flying unicorns</b> in the world. Maybe a rainbow land? I don’t know.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Courier New, Courier, monospace;"> Producing bewteen 50,000 and 70,000 barrels of oil a day I guess come with its
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<span style="font-family: Courier New, Courier, monospace;">Some other interesting facts about Dubai include the absence
of sales tax on all of their products, and the absence of personal Income tax as
well. <b>Health care is free</b> (I was told health costs are covered by the Sheik
himself) and if you happen to lose your job, you better find another one within
two months, otherwise you are kindly escorted out of the country. Immigration reform anybody?</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Courier New, Courier, monospace;">I also learned that Dubai is only an 8 hour flight to 85% of
the world’s destinations. Dubai
along with Abu Dhabi and Doha have made a tremendous effort to capitalize in
their unique location. Their three
major airlines (Emirates, Qatar, and Etihad) are among the top in the industry and
have created some of the most impressive terminals in the world. In addition to that, Qatar is already
getting ready to host the biggest sporting event in the world, that is off
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FALLAhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17672234058005818625noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8280906851135978287.post-13760071562081974002013-01-29T11:03:00.000-05:002013-01-29T14:44:34.529-05:00Around the world in 80 days…..Ok 18 days :-)<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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<span style="font-family: Courier New, Courier, monospace;">As much as I’d love to follow Jules Verne’s around the world
in 80 days, I haven’t found my golden ticket nor the money tree that keeps on giving so 18 days would
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<span style="font-family: Courier New, Courier, monospace;">This is the first time I was able to travel flying in one
direction, covering the earth’s full circumference. I started in Charleston
heading east stopping in Frankfurt, Dubai, India,and China (Macau, Hong Kong) and finally back to
the same point where I started.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Courier New, Courier, monospace;">I realized it is kind of hard to maintain a travel blog if
you are not traveling (duhh) so I’m quite excited to have some “material” to play with. I’ll try to make the most of my time while the muses are still
alive. It is only a matter of time until the daily grind will put them back to
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<span style="font-family: Courier New, Courier, monospace;">These are just a few pics from my around the world trip in
18 days..</span></div>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: Courier New, Courier, monospace; font-size: large;">Long enough layover in Frankfurt<br /></span></span></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Courier New, Courier, monospace; font-size: large;">At <span style="background-color: white; color: #333333; line-height: 18px; text-align: left;">2,717 ft. this is the tallest building in the world</span></span></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Courier New, Courier, monospace; font-size: large;">Partner in crime and best travel buddy. Jaime Rodriguez</span></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Courier New, Courier, monospace; font-size: large;">Taj Mahal, One of the seven wonders of the world.</span></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Courier New, Courier, monospace; font-size: large;">What I loved about India the most… Its people!</span></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Courier New, Courier, monospace; font-size: large;">The venice of India. Truly a unique place</span></td></tr>
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FALLAhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17672234058005818625noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8280906851135978287.post-25271860416108088182012-10-27T08:36:00.000-04:002012-10-27T08:36:12.823-04:00Quotable Quotes: October<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
"<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Courier New', Courier, monospace; font-size: large;"><i>Twenty years from now you will be more disappointed by the things that you didn't do than by the ones you did do. So throw off the bowlines. Sail away from the safe harbor. Catch the trade winds in your sails. Explore. Dream. Discover.</i></span>" -<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;"><b> Mark Twain</b></span><br />
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FALLAhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17672234058005818625noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8280906851135978287.post-26958860827260051622012-09-19T17:00:00.000-04:002012-09-19T17:00:30.486-04:00Quotable Quotes: September<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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FALLAhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17672234058005818625noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8280906851135978287.post-29748926470460026292012-09-06T10:31:00.000-04:002012-09-06T10:31:06.774-04:00So long Pantera…Sniff Sniff<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Courier New', Courier, monospace;">soooo 2012 has been a year of mourning. Oh no here we go again- some of the mourning has been over things way too personal to share and probably too uncomfortable to read. I'll spare you the amusement... But today I'd like to share a lighter type of mourning I'm experiencing as of last week. I'm talking about a <b>dark morning</b> (literally it was dark as I left to work that morning) when I realized my beloved <b>BMW f650</b> motorcycle had been taken away from me. Taken as in, stolen in the middle of the night. </span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Courier New', Courier, monospace;"> I think I experimented the five steps of mourning pretty rapidly. Denial, anger,bargaining,<b>depression</b>, and acceptance. </span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Courier New', Courier, monospace;">I truly hope whoever took the Pantera was in desperate need of money and I hope he/she can get something positive out of this deal.</span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Courier New', Courier, monospace;">okay so why do I share this loss on a traveling blog?</span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Courier New', Courier, monospace;">well, because <b>the Pantera</b> and I had big traveling plans :-) </span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Courier New', Courier, monospace;">this fall, We were planning on "slaying the dragon"… come again you say? </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="-webkit-border-horizontal-spacing: 2px; -webkit-border-vertical-spacing: 2px; font-family: 'Courier New', Courier, monospace;">Crossing Deals Gap at the Tennessee/North Carolina state line is the "Tail of the Dragon". It is considered by many as one of the world's foremost motorcycling and sports car roads in the United States.We would have enjoyed this 11-mile stretch featuring <b>318 curves.</b> for now that dream will have to wait :-(</span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Courier New', Courier, monospace;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="-webkit-border-horizontal-spacing: 2px; -webkit-border-vertical-spacing: 2px;"><br /></span></span>
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Courier New', Courier, monospace;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="-webkit-border-horizontal-spacing: 2px; -webkit-border-vertical-spacing: 2px;">soooo, what did I learn from this experience? I learned that when you think things can't get any worse…well they can, so be thankful for everything, the good things and the bad ones. I learned that the more you own stuff, the more the stuff owns you. I learned that is more important to <b>invest in people,</b> eternity, and the arts. These are things worth spending your time and energy. They will not perish when it's all said and done.</span></span><br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Courier New', Courier, monospace; font-size: large;">She never complaint. She did exactly what I told her to. She was a perfect companion :)</span></td></tr>
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FALLAhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17672234058005818625noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8280906851135978287.post-20764613827211113362012-08-17T14:48:00.000-04:002012-08-17T14:48:13.053-04:00Quoatable Quotes: August<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
"<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Courier New', Courier, monospace;"><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-large;">Travel is fatal to prejudice, bigotry, and narrow-mindedness</span></i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;">"- </span><b style="font-size: x-large;">Mark Twain</b></span><br />
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FALLAhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17672234058005818625noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8280906851135978287.post-82735090234114952932012-08-12T22:11:00.000-04:002012-08-12T22:11:27.063-04:00Around the world in 4:53 minutes…while dancing<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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<br /></div>FALLAhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17672234058005818625noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8280906851135978287.post-25603668308816791772012-07-29T15:03:00.001-04:002012-07-29T15:03:39.477-04:00High as a kite<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Courier New', Courier, monospace;">So you probably know somebody who's obsess with the stock market don't you? </span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Courier New', Courier, monospace;">you know, the person who is constantly looking at the bottom sticker <b>on CNN</b> or has the app on their phone telling him/her of every stock, the high and the lows, the closing prices, etc.</span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Courier New', Courier, monospace;">well, I sort of have a similar obsession with plane tickets. I know it's kinda weird but I love spending time on <b>kayak</b> looking at airfares. I like to look at different routes and see what fares have gone up what fares have gone down. I like to go on this dream "flights" and just like to wonder how much it would be to fly here or to fly there. Not only do I like to look at different routes, I also like to know what type of plane is covering a particular route. So for example I know that I'd have a much better chance of flying in the <b>new Airbus A-800</b> (double decker jumbo) if I fly Emirates or if I go to Paris from DC as opposed to Newark. I know it's weird but I can't help it. I wanted to be a pilot and have been obsessed with flying ever since the day I saw a plane for the first time.</span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Courier New', Courier, monospace;">But because it seems like it might be a couple of weeks until I get to be in one of man's most incredible inventions (planes that is :) , I had to come up with a different type of flying. Something that would help with the <b>cravings </b>of being up in the air. Lucky for me, I live in a wonderful city that provides the most epic conditions to get that kind of temporary fix :=)</span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Courier New', Courier, monospace;">okay so facebook, twitter, social media, blogs are all about portraying the best self one can be correct?.. </span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Courier New', Courier, monospace;">well, when I set out to create this humble blog of mine, I said to myself it would be a "baul de recuerdos" a <b>trunk of memories</b> or souvenirs. I had the intention of being real or at least as real as one can get in social media. I wanted to make a record of the highs and lows of life in particular as they relate to traveling.</span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Courier New', Courier, monospace;">so even though I want to blog about the awesome places this world has to offer, the amazing people I have encountered in my travels, today I feel like writing about a little darker trip. I'm talking about a half a mile trip I took from my house to <b>Ink*land</b>.. That's right. The time had come to get a bit more ink in my body….why so?</span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Courier New', Courier, monospace;">in the book of Joshua chapter 4, after God had parted the Jordan he asks Joshua to get twelve stones and put them in the place where they were to camp out. The Israelites asked what for?. and Joshua responded something like "so when your children ask what are these stones for, you might tell them that the flow of the Jordan was cut off <span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 0.65em;"><sup class="crossreference" style="font-size: 0.65em; font-weight: bold; line-height: normal; vertical-align: top;" value="(<a href="#cen-NIV-5918K" title="See cross-reference K">K</a>)"></sup></span>before the ark of the covenant of the Lord"</span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Courier New', Courier, monospace;"><br />Different commentators and theologians might have different opinions on the significance of these stones, but I believe it was God's idea to help the Israelites with their short-term memory problem. This theme of<b> "remembrance" </b>is consistent over and over especially in the old testament. God's people being delivered and God's people forgetting about it. what does the story of Joshua have to do with my rainy Seattle day, grunge music in the background, soppy post?… well you see, I suffer from the same short term memory problem.</span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Courier New', Courier, monospace;">2012 has been a year of great challenges. I have encountered a level of adversity that I had never experienced before. Both spiritually and emotionally. </span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Courier New', Courier, monospace;">so over the past few weeks I've been thinking about previous years and previous seasons of pain and suffering, and I can see so much purpose in those trials. I don't know why is it that is so easy to look back at previous trials and so damn hard to look forward?</span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Courier New', Courier, monospace;">so to help me with this short-term memory problem of mine(at least in a tiny, tiny way) I decided to get a <b>triquetra</b>… a what you say?..a triquetra..I've only met one person that knew what I was talking about when I said Triquetra. if you are one of those people that actually know what a triquetra is, I'm very, very impressed…</span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Courier New', Courier, monospace;">A triquetra is basically three abstract triangles coming together as one. In history, triangles have represented enlightenment or getting closer to God (hence the pyramids) and for me, coming together as one is the perfect representation of God the Father, Son and Holy Spirit… but why have needles cut your skin to "build" this "memorial"? </span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Courier New', Courier, monospace;">well, because <b>my heart is fickle</b>, because I still want to complain, and sometimes run away from Him. because I need thee under my skin, into my heart, into my inner most part of my body.</span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Courier New', Courier, monospace;">so there you have it, whether you think tattoos are tacky, white trash, cool, stupid... I think they need to have a story and that is mine. Maybe if I get to be old and wrinkly, and my grand kids will ask me what is that weird drawing in grandpa's arm, I might regret the soggy looking dot (I'm assuming the triquetra will get lost between my wrinkles :) at least I will be able to look them in the eye and say "<b>because God is always faithful"</b></span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Courier New', Courier, monospace;">I know that I've written a whole lot about Colombia, but in light of our wonderful American holiday 4th of July, I figure I'd write about 10 things that come to mind and that I love about America. After all this is my second year I can celebrate this holiday and not feel like a poser. That's right my fellow Americans, I write and talk a lot about Colombia but I'm a gringo now too. Even though I speak a little funny, the only difference between you and I is that I can never become president… oh well</span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Courier New', Courier, monospace;">1) <b>free refills</b> - what a great concept. Who do we need to talk to take this concept across the pond?</span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Courier New', Courier, monospace;">2)<b>Saturday Night Live</b>- SO many good skits, and don't even get me started on their digital shorts</span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Courier New', Courier, monospace;">3)<b>The interstate System</b>- Truly amazing…really it is</span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Courier New', Courier, monospace;">4)<b>Steve Jobs</b></span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Courier New', Courier, monospace;">5)<b>Funnel Cakes</b>- Forget Penicillin or electricity, whoever invented funnel cakes deserves a Nobel prize</span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Courier New', Courier, monospace;">6)Call me cheesy but <b>Freedom</b></span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Courier New', Courier, monospace;">7)<b>Harley Davidson Bikes</b></span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Courier New', Courier, monospace;">8)<b>All you can eat buffets</b>- again, what a great concept :)</span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Courier New', Courier, monospace;">9)<b>US Passport</b>- Beasts the Colombian passport any day any time in any country</span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Courier New', Courier, monospace;">10)<b>Unlimited Ketchup</b>- Why do I have to pay an extra euro for more ketchup?</span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Courier New', Courier, monospace;">11)<b>Our troops</b>- truly, the real heroes of everyday life</span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Courier New', Courier, monospace;">12)<b>Eating watermelons</b> on the fourth. </span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Courier New', Courier, monospace;">okay so I said 10 things but I put 12… why? because I am a U.S American and I can do whatever I want!</span><br />
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