tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5029159028015312900.post3315807337685189834..comments2024-03-28T21:05:38.984-08:00Comments on Gullible's Travels: The India Journals, Ch. 6, The Most Harrowing Ride EverGulliblehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01757448241656853571noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5029159028015312900.post-79376668503902968952015-06-07T06:47:14.598-08:002015-06-07T06:47:14.598-08:00Golly. That is definitely not Kansas. Incredible t...Golly. That is definitely not Kansas. Incredible tapestry, at breakneck speed.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5029159028015312900.post-55687611202637986822015-01-17T19:57:52.780-09:002015-01-17T19:57:52.780-09:00NOT ONLY do I LOVE IT .. I actually CRAVE IT .. Al...NOT ONLY do I LOVE IT .. I actually CRAVE IT .. All of the action. I deleted from my above comment the following .. IF you want some real excitement .. go out into the Calcutta alleys in the dark of night. Have a weapon you (1) KNOW how to use and (2) WILL use IF the need warrants. Usually just showing a weapon (you show it with AUTHORITY! .. as if you are about to use it ..) chases the bad guys away. Of course my demeanor would be somewhat different from YOUR demeanor.<br /><br />For me HARROWING RIDES are on buses in the mountains as you look over the sides and the down-slopes are littered with cars and trucks and motorcycles .. With hairpin turns so severe the bus has to take the turn in about five movements .. part turn .. back up .. part turn .. back up again .. etc .. with a man coaching the driver so he does not back off the road .. <br /><br />Oh how I have been looking forward to YOUR TRIP to INDIA .. Big and Many Smiles .. Cap in Hong Kong .. sans Patti ..Caphttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13365904390796791255noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5029159028015312900.post-85937851669536845802015-01-16T10:43:10.819-09:002015-01-16T10:43:10.819-09:00I am not used to being around so many people,not u...I am not used to being around so many people,not used to traveling through a mass of people, cows and dogs at break-neck speed on narrow roads, not used to people, cows, and dogs sleeping on the roadbed, not used to such traffic congestion, all beeping their horns constantly. I think it was the speed at which the journey took place that astonished me. One woman who sat in the front of the coach said she was never sitting in front again after that trip.Gulliblehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01757448241656853571noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5029159028015312900.post-65760182119139943122015-01-16T02:09:30.367-09:002015-01-16T02:09:30.367-09:00Then a motor coach, only slightly narrower than th...Then a motor coach, only slightly narrower than the ones you see in the USA, took me on the most harrowing ride I have ever experienced in my world-wide travels. It would be almost a two-hour ride through narrow streets teeming with people and dogs and all manner of conveyances.<br /><br />This amazes me Gullible .. the most harrowing ride you have ever experienced in your world-wide travels ? Wow ! I have to tell you .. it all looks so familiar. I must admit .. after travel spanning 24 years in India .. HONG KONG SURE looks good to me right now. I congratulate your travel agency .. you DID see some real life there. My goodness your Post sure brings it back to me and how .. Smiles .. Cap and Patti ..Caphttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13365904390796791255noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5029159028015312900.post-75257931781999097782015-01-15T15:12:20.431-09:002015-01-15T15:12:20.431-09:00Your post brought back India to me raw and clear.....Your post brought back India to me raw and clear...the cabs (and the lights you mentioned...in case others might have missed the significance, the lights were wiggly because the streets are very rough), the people sleeping on the streets, those washing laundry in the street, sacred cows and skinny dogs everywhere ... welcome to India. I have often said, "India is INTENSE." Hope you get some rest on the Ganges River cruise. BE CAREFUL. Love, Patti and CapAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5029159028015312900.post-24654147318890902132015-01-15T07:37:46.269-09:002015-01-15T07:37:46.269-09:00It's soooo awesome to see these sights which y...It's soooo awesome to see these sights which you have seen first hand and that your camera has captured forever. My goodness, the people sleeping alongside the road, living on the sidewalks, the cows wandering wherever they wish, the anything goes existence--it's all mind boggling. I can't imagine being right there as you have been. <br /><br />I'm glad you arrived safely to the Voyager. De-stress and enjoy the next week on the water.<br /><br />Now I'm going back to review this post.<br /><br />Shaddy Cheryl Petershttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09064303602761860569noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5029159028015312900.post-65521095608996111842015-01-15T06:43:00.107-09:002015-01-15T06:43:00.107-09:00Considering the low stress tolerance I now have I&...Considering the low stress tolerance I now have I'd probably be headed back to the airport and home by now. Hope your river cruise is much less stressful. Rillyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11777226206749298833noreply@blogger.com