So, I am not too proud to admit that I did not know anything about Pushkar before my driver dropped me off there. It was a necessary stopover to break up the long drive between Jaipur and Udaipur, and I didn’t even bother to crack open the relevant Lonely Planet chapter until I arrived. The town is situated around a lake that is thought to be holy – Gandhi’s ashes were spread there.
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Like Bangkok, my introduction to Delhi was not the smoothest. When I landed just before midnight after a long series of flights from Seoul via China, I was informed by an employee of China Southern Airlines that my bag would not arrive until the following evening. I have experienced baggage delays many times before, and wasn’t too worried about it, although I was annoyed by how long it took the employees to fill out the paperwork – nearly an hour – and the fact that I could not get a straight answer about whether I would be compensated for the delay. Whatever. I hopped in a taxi after the driver assured me he knew where my hotel was and we agreed on a price. I quickly became nervous about the driver’s odd behavior and erratic driving. At one point about 5 minutes into the ride, he pulled over, got out, and splashed water on his face – he had either been awake for a very long time or was on something. He also had no idea where the hotel was. Great. After a long, creepy ride, I finally arrived at the hotel, checked in and passed out.
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There isn’t a lot to do in Shanghai beyond shopping and sipping fancy cocktails in a fancy bar with a fancy view of the city’s skyline. But Shanghai’s dining is unrivaled, and the dumplings alone made Shanghai worth the trip. Here are my suggestions for where to get the best dumplings Shanghai has to offer.
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The rain was coming down hard, which was unusual for April in Phnom Penh. It was a Saturday night, but Pub Street was only half full of tourists darting between bars, trying to stay out of the downpour. I had my jacket pulled over my head, looking for someplace to hide from the rain when I felt a tug on my elbow. It was a small boy. “Please, I don’t want money, just food.” He was joined by a girl who looked to be about 7, with a baby swaddled to her chest. They all looked dirty and disheveled.
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