Public Address | Cafe | OnPoint: D6: Trainspotting

Rebecca Williams

Fri, 18 May 2007 10:52:30 +1200

awwww i loved this post! i looooooooved travelling by train in india. it was so romantic, in a dirty, smelly, uncomfortable, too hot, too cold, crammed in, rubbing-shoulders-with-the-locals kind of way. sigh. oh for my travelling days .......

"chai chai chai.... chicken lollipop .... chai chai chai ...."

jon_knox

Thu, 17 May 2007 23:09:10 +1200

Looks like you were in the "flash" trains Keith! I recall on a couple of overnight train journeys in India when I splashed out for a couchette, I had to (politely) shoo the half dozen fullas off it that were keeping it warm prior to my arrival. My manky backpack…

Jackie Clark

Sun, 13 May 2007 11:22:18 +1200

Living vicariously has never seemed so sweet, really.

Rob Stowell

Sat, 12 May 2007 23:38:04 +1200

Great post. I'd love to visit India.
Reminds me of an overnight trip- only about 14 hours- we did in Cote D'Ivoire. There was not a lot of sleep.... people- ear-rings clattering, scarves and baggage baggage baggage, naturally including chickens- just kept piling on. The aisles were crammed, women perched…

James Green

Sat, 12 May 2007 22:36:14 +1200

That bed looks (vaguely) more comfortable than Vietnamese first class, in which a westerner can't sit on the bed without having to twist the neck (and I'm not tall). I still can't quite work out whether it was better to have the bed you can't sit up in with air-con…

Ben Austin

Sat, 12 May 2007 12:27:35 +1200

While I commiserate for your condition, I can't but help think you are gaming the system

Keith Ng

Sat, 12 May 2007 00:28:29 +1200

I got myself some leprosy. 75% discount – score!

Ben Austin

Fri, 11 May 2007 20:25:13 +1200

So we can assume independent foreign journalists do not qualify for a discount? If so, do you have any plans for remedying this situation?

Keith Ng

Fri, 11 May 2007 04:52:56 +1200

Oh, a good 28 to 30 hours, I reckon. I am a master of the Sleeping Log technique.

With the gentle chugging of the train, it's really quite nice. Of course, after the first 16 hours of continued sleep, your mind goes into power-saving mode, and then after 20 odd…

David Slack

Thu, 10 May 2007 07:07:55 +1200

That bed don't look too forgiving Keith. How much sleep did you get?

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Thu, 10 May 2007 07:07:54 +1200

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