@Noreen: Thanks so much for the kind compliment! Are you a local girl?

@Dave: p.s. The thing that made the ad palatable at the time was seeing Daniel Dae Kim & Grace Park in bold first (it’s because I’ve been in Korea/Asia so long; it didn’t disturb the overall dream). 😉

@Dave: Ironically, today I sat myself down & asked — What do I bring to the travel blogsphere that’s new? Really. I hit moments of inspiration-type writing, standard sightseeing fluff, tourist tips & reviews, the occasional oddball experiences… This article felt nice bc it felt relative to “TRAVEL“, w/o being only about it. I’m experiencing a foreign ‘place’ I’ve never been to & going thru the awkward first climb.

The Delhi part was my favorite! India actually owns a large part of my soul. I’m a big Bollywood fanatic & seeing this out of place Five-O billboard was a little annoying at first, so I resisted. U.S. reminders that snap me out of my Indian dream were the last thing I wanted to see. I wish I took a photo of it; the irony & Indian sense of humor were priceless.

The main thing that drew me in here was your Delhi paragraph. After that I was hooked. It separates your blog from so many more. Well in the travel blogosphere anyway.

While many keep posting about this place or that place, you really put something I can only call a “little bit of soul” into many of your posts.

It’s just great to read someone write about a poster they saw, link it to their dreams, and just go for it. Without all the “Travel” infused inspirational type writing. Nothing wrong with that, if done well, but it’s post like this that stick with me!

I’m scouring some “Sites” for possible showtimes ha ha.

@Katja: LOL. And I bet they just stepped all over your tape without seeing it, huh?

@Dave: Thanks, I think you broke the cliff-hanging record, Dave!
Actually, they’re really two separate articles (and the second one, I’m still writing the ending for…). ha ha..

Not sure if Mt. Everest gets cable. 😉 I’m still astounded that you’re battling tattered shoes, AMS and still finding a way to write yr articles (and flattered you still read mine) You keep climbing and I’ll keep shooting! We’ll raise a flag at the top, come back down and start the next endeavor.

@Katja: Thnx. Coming from you, it means a lot. And it is funny– especially how I got this opp at home and not in NYC! 😉