Grinder backpacking Asia round 2
Quote: FleaStiffI think it is more likely ... the incident took place ... immediately outside...
That was what happened, Flea. It all "had just happened" outside the American Express storefront office, according to my brother's recounting the incident.
There! And you all thought Flea was dumb because he can't add and can't remember what comes after 'Walla'.Quote: LuckyPhowThat was what happened, Flea. It all "had just happened" outside the American Express storefront office, according to my brother's recounting the incident.
Quote: PokerGrinderI’m not sure where you got $650?? Total trip cost was about $3500 USD.
Not at all, it’s been mentioned all over this site for years. I play poker for a living.
Here’s what I was referring to:
Quote: PokerGrinderBangkok is one of the most expensive places I’m going to visit in Asia. My entire month in India will be about $650 USD which includes a lot of high end travel. I will be flying a lot, all my train tickets are 1st class and I’m staying in the nicest hostels. The $650 also includes day to day expenses. You can live VERY well in these countries for very little money.
Quote: gamerfreakHere’s what I was referring to:
Oh I see. India was about $600 spent (5 weeks) but the whole trip (India, Thailand, Cambodia, Laos and Vietnam) was closer to $3500.
When I heard "Fort" and "India", I immediately thought of PG's trip and pictures. Was this the place?
Quote: PokerGrinder...I...ordered a tuk tuk off Ola (uber) to take me to Amer Fort. The first one refused the ride cause he was lazy and the second one didn’t come and find me, I had to find him. He seemed annoyed that I had found him but took me to the Fort. The Fort isn’t in Jaipur, it’s in Amer 45 minutes away. The tuk tuk only cost 150 rupees which is $3, I don’t know how they make money like that cause gas isn’t cheap here. I spent a few hours checking out the Fort and the gardens attached. The Fort is very cool, walking up steep hills in the blistering sun was less cool.
This is the mountain across the street. A local told me that a king had had this built for protection.
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Quote: AyecarumbaWhen I heard "Fort" and "India", I immediately thought of PG's trip and pictures. Was this the place?
Doesn't seem likely. Here's what PG said of the location:
Quote: PokerGrinderThe Fort isn’t in Jaipur, it’s in Amer 45 minutes away.
And here's what your linked article says:
Quote: Smithsonian articleThe circle we know as “zero” was invented in India, and on the walls of a temple in Gwalior, you can find the oldest known representation of the circular symbol for nothing.
Google Maps suggests that (by the road) the two locations are about 337km (and 6h 22min) apart.
If you Google “first zero” and “india” you should get some other links that aren’t as limited. Note that recently a scroll with a zero on it was carbon dated centuries earlier, so the temple inscription may not be the earliest example. Neat to see it though.Quote: PokerGrinderI said cool article from the little bit I read from Doc’s post, I was planning on reading the whole thing later but I can’t seem to open it?!? Weird.
C'mon now. Surely they discovered something.Quote: billryanI thought the Mayans discovered zero?
;-)
ruinous agriculture, torture, murder, cannibalism, and the existence of a tunnel from Riverside to MexicoQuote: DocC'mon now. Surely they discovered something.
Didn't they figure out how to remove the toxins from potatoes?Quote: DocC'mon now. Surely they discovered something.
;-)
Quote: PokerGrinderOD I don’t think that comment made any sense, I think you’ve been spending too much time in Nathan’s corner.
hmmmm.
Quote: DocC'mon now. Surely they discovered something.Quote: billryanI thought the Mayans discovered zero?
Which i took as an assertion that 'Surely the Mayans discovered something' To which i was adding...
Quote:Didn't they figure out how to remove the toxins from potatoes?
Something I recall from some documentary. Of course, I probably got confused along the way.
My Mesoamerican geography is a bit vague.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chu%C3%B1o
[edit] Yup. I got my Mayans and Inca mixed up, even before any other misinterpretation of the thread [/edit]
You're right though. Some of us spend too much time in Nathan's corner... Especially since it branched out into every thread.Quote: PokerGrinderI was reading two threads at once and got confused. My bad lol.
Wasn't there talk of building a wall?Quote: OnceDearYou're right though. Some of us spend too much time in Nathan's corner... Especially since it branched out into every thread.
Quote: PokerGrinderI went poipet to siem reap to Phnom Penh to snooky back to PP then to bavet on the way to Ho Chi
I don’t believe you. I want to see pictures of watches, cash on beds, hotel bills, the babes you hung out with, their photo IDs, passport stamps, weather reports, detailed travel itineraries,
Happy new year!
Ooooh, those are places, I just assumed they were the names of a bunch of foreign dudes.Quote: SOOPOOI don’t believe you. I want to see pictures of watches, cash on beds, hotel bills, the babes you hung out with, their photo IDs, passport stamps, weather reports, detailed travel itineraries,
Happy new year!
Happy New Year.
Quote: speedycrapPG, would you do me a favor please? Check on craps in those casinos please. I wonder any craps in Hai Long casinos please?
Happy New Year.
You probably are closer to there than he is. He lives in Canada.
Quote: speedycrapPG, would you do me a favor please? Check on craps in those casinos please. I wonder any craps in Hai Long casinos please?
Happy New Year.
You probably are closer to there than he is. He lives in Canada.
Not quite. I am closer to him personally (I believe). I am planning a trip to Vietnam in the future. I wonder they have craps there. Or any casino, then I will make a pit stop.Quote: DRichYou probably are closer to there than he is. He lives in Canada.
Quote: speedycrapNot quite. I am closer to him personally (I believe). I am planning a trip to Vietnam in the future. I wonder they have craps there. Or any casino, then I will make a pit stop.
No craps at the casinos that I went to in Vietnam.
Quote: PokerGrinderNo craps at the casinos that I went to in Vietnam.
Thanks
