Travelog
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Kandy: Moving into the mountains
The bus from Colombo to Kandy costs $2.50 for three hours of climbing. Up in the highlands, the last capital of the Kandyan Kingdom still has weight.
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A Short History of Ceylon
Read on the flight from Mumbai to Colombo. Three colonial powers in sequence, one civil war, and a name that changed in 1972. Ceylon became Sri Lanka.
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Sightseeing in Colombo: One day is enough
A tuktuk driver offered a two-hour city tour for $10. I said yes. Colombo delivered on the temples and the seafront, and confirmed the title of this post.
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Dhobi Ghat: Mumbai’s laundromat
The world’s largest open-air laundry: 700 families, operating since the 1890s, no machinery. Most visitors stay at the railing. The real thing is below.
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Exploring Mumbai
Leopold Cafe has been open since 1871. The bullet holes in the window frame are from 2008. Breakfast, Dhobi Ghat at ground level, and Marine Drive at sunset.
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First Morning in Mumbai
At 9 AM I took a taxi back to the hotel I had actually booked. The first proper day in Mumbai started with a second nap and the Gateway of India by afternoon.
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24 Hours to Mumbai
The taxi was early. 4.10 AM instead of 4.15, which suited me fine. The hotel in Mumbai had already given away my room by the time I got there.
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Thailand 2025 Wrap-Up
I bought the ticket on a whim in April 2025. Norse Atlantic had a sale, the price was hard to argue with, and I clicked before thinking too hard about it. The gamble was not entirely trivial — Norse Atlantic…
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Route 66 History
Table of Contents Chapter 1: The Birth of Route 66 Chapter 2: The Rise and Golden Age of Route 66 (1920s–1950s) Chapter 3: Decline and Displacement (1960s–1980s) Chapter 4: The Route 66 Renaissance (1990s–2000s) Chapter 5: Route 66 in the…