The Tranquilo Traveler
The Tranquilo Traveler is a celebration of voluntourism, slow travel, and other interesting ways to see the world. Travel writer and award- winning Moon Handbooks author Joshua Berman created The Tranquilo Travel as a resource for world trippers and international volunteers, a window to the author’s travels in Nicaragua, Belize, and beyond, and an update of his books and articles.
Darjeeling Sunrise: Moonset and Massifs
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It took several days to settle into the “Queen of the Hills,” as Darjeeling is known; the town was totally socked in by an unseasonably cold fog, and it took some trial and error before we found the perfect guesthouse, a truly tranquilo haven atop the highest ridge in town. Guesthouse Andy’s (Rs. 300, or less than $8 for a double) is run by a pair of sweet Nepalese Christians named Matilda and Genesis Gurung, who gave us an immaculate and ample room with private toilet and brought-to-our-door buckets of hot water for bathing, as well as hot water bottles for warming up at night.
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Leaving Birpara: The Toy Train Not Taken
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The reason the Dalgaoan-Birpara Railway Station does not appear on my map of the town is because, until my final week, I had not had any reason to go there, so it did not exist. Not many trains stop there, anyway, only two daily coaches bound for Calcutta via Siliguri Junction, where we would change lines. But that bright Sunday morning (which was also Lakshmi Puja celebrating the God of Wealth and Prosperity), the station was new to us. How amazing, I thought, after two months, to be able to continue our discovery of Birpara until the very moment of our departure.
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