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Old Jun 29th, 2008, 22:02   #211
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Triliana, that is naughty! I wonder how rhill1 is faring?
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Old Jul 1st, 2008, 09:51   #212
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Triliana, that is naughty! I wonder how rhill1 is faring?
going o.k. saw Taj yesterday & final day in Delhi today...Mumbai tomorrow...speak to all tomorrow!!
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Old Jul 1st, 2008, 11:12   #213
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Good to hear that! Do tell us more, hope your ride from airport was fine adn you found the prepaid.
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Old Jul 13th, 2008, 05:39   #214
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Good to hear that! Do tell us more, hope your ride from airport was fine adn you found the prepaid.
CHHERS Mridula! Survived the goons at the Delhi airport
Had all these dudes who looked like crap asking if i needed a taxi...i just said that i was o.k. and lined up in the queue...300 rupees to The Metropolitan Hotel...forgot to get the 200 rupees change tho welcome to India!!!!!!!!!
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Old Jul 13th, 2008, 12:54   #215
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Welcome to India Rhill1 Glad to hear that you are faring well. So are you still in India or is the trip over?
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Old Jul 13th, 2008, 13:07   #216
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Welcome to India Rhill1 Glad to hear that you are faring well. So are you still in India or is the trip over?
trip over back in Melbourne Australia...was a super trip!! Seeing where Gandhi was buried and saw Mother Teresa's mission on Wednesday...2 of many highlights...a HUGE culture shock initially with everything but i miss it now..will have to get video out and checkout my 3 hrs of footage!!
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telling them with a grin, in Hindi that they should hassle some gora works.
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Old Jul 18th, 2008, 21:16   #218
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I was in Delhi last year and this tout kept following me and asking if I would like a nice girl. After a seemingly unending series of please I told him, "I do not like girls, I prefer boys." The look of disgust, as he walked away, was priceless. I do like girls though -- a lot
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I told one pimp , in Hindi that Goats are my proclivity.He was amused and left me alone.
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wow. careful with that one! goats are easy to find :P

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I told one pimp , in Hindi that Goats are my proclivity.He was amused and left me alone.
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