All Good Plans of Mice and (Wo)men

So here I am:  At a McDonald’s outside of Gare d’Est in Paris because I have nowhere else to go, listening to a terrible rap song played on repeat over…

To Train or Not to Train?

Depending on your destination, you may have no choice but to travel by rail. Some countries, like the U.S., have less convenient railways and are better suited for road-trips or…

Be Patient. Please?

Last weekend I took the train home from Boston to Rhode Island. I arrived at the station from my umpteenth job interview and I hadn’t eaten since an early breakfast…

Michaela Finaly Arrives in Zanzibar!

Thank goodness! I have somehow managed to get through the 10 hour coach journey from Arusha to Dar (from one side of Tanzania to the other). After arguing with a…

Have to be flexible

My first night aboard the MV Explorer was rough. As soon as we pulled away from the port and Nassau began to disappear over the horizon, the ship began to…

Sometimes you just have to let go

As I stood in line waiting to board the MV Explorer, I thought to myself, “There’s no turning back now.” I looked around at all the other adventurous, excited college…

Out of Breath

We arrived five hours later than we thought we would in Agra, the city of the Taj Mahal.  Those five hours spent waiting on the train, with no update from…

Delhi Extremes

The New Delhi train station is not exactly the most lively locale at five in the morning.  And the journey there from the airport wasn’t exactly what one might consider a…

How do you prepare for a trip to India?

By Megan I decided that there is no one way to properly prepare for a visit to India. You can read novels, guide books, ask other travelers opinions, but in…