Re: Countries you visited and those you avoided when you were at sea
Johnno.
Re. Ganges: You may not have seen it, but you sure must have smelled it, just add the odd floating cow or two. It's so thick with garbage and poop, I'm sure you could walk on it, that's if you could hold your breath.
The Taj Mahal looked like a diamond in a bucket of puke. The other not so charming thing is every local you come in contact with has his hand out for baksheesh, there could be six or seven tugging at your sleeve and pushing each other to get a sleeve and follow you down the street for blocks, and they don't take no for an answer. A fellow yank told me what to do. he had to keep coming back on business. He told me to come in with loads of pennies (U.S. one cent piece), go out with heaps in your pocket and when the mob starts their baksheesh crap, throw a small hand full back way over your shoulder, so the coins scatter, then speed it up while the bastards fight each other scrambling and fighting each other for the coins. Cruel, but sounds effective.
Cheers, Rodney.
Rodney David Richard Mills
R602188 Gravesend