http://solbeam.com/2009/09/marbled-black-lab-and-yes-im-in-india-again/ ...equipped with backpack, blog and her sense of Wonder, a perpetual pilgrim wanders aimfully on... Mon, 27 Jun 2011 07:50:46 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 http://solbeam.com/2009/09/marbled-black-lab-and-yes-im-in-india-again/comment-page-1/#comment-2716 Theodora Sun, 05 Sep 2010 12:34:58 +0000 http://solbeam.com/2009/09/marbled-black-lab-and-yes-im-in-india-again/#comment-2716 Scott just introduced me to your blog via this post. Lovely, observational writing. Thank you! Scott just introduced me to your blog via this post. Lovely, observational writing. Thank you!

]]> http://solbeam.com/2009/09/marbled-black-lab-and-yes-im-in-india-again/comment-page-1/#comment-1772 fish or vegetables? « Scott travels the world Wed, 23 Jun 2010 16:30:59 +0000 http://solbeam.com/2009/09/marbled-black-lab-and-yes-im-in-india-again/#comment-1772 [...] Marbled Black Lab [...] [...] Marbled Black Lab [...]

]]> http://solbeam.com/2009/09/marbled-black-lab-and-yes-im-in-india-again/comment-page-1/#comment-1645 what’s for lunch « Scott travels the world Sun, 06 Jun 2010 11:24:30 +0000 http://solbeam.com/2009/09/marbled-black-lab-and-yes-im-in-india-again/#comment-1645 [...] Not all Asians look at dogs in the same “pet” way that we do.  In many places (Guilin and surrounding areas in particular), dog meat is a delicacy that is quite popular – I’ll be writing more about this and posting photos later.  You need not worry about being served dog by mistake, it sells at a premium to pork and you will only get it if you ask for it and are willing to spend more.  If the idea of eating a dog is beyond your comfort level, try to put yourself into the shoes of someone from another culture.  Solbeam writes about her experience wherein she imagines what it must be like to be from another culture in her story marbled black lab (and yes, I’m in India again!). [...] [...] Not all Asians look at dogs in the same “pet” way that we do.  In many places (Guilin and surrounding areas in particular), dog meat is a delicacy that is quite popular – I’ll be writing more about this and posting photos later.  You need not worry about being served dog by mistake, it sells at a premium to pork and you will only get it if you ask for it and are willing to spend more.  If the idea of eating a dog is beyond your comfort level, try to put yourself into the shoes of someone from another culture.  Solbeam writes about her experience wherein she imagines what it must be like to be from another culture in her story marbled black lab (and yes, I’m in India again!). [...]

]]> http://solbeam.com/2009/09/marbled-black-lab-and-yes-im-in-india-again/comment-page-1/#comment-1086 freaky Indian stuff « Scott travels the world Sun, 04 Apr 2010 19:27:21 +0000 http://solbeam.com/2009/09/marbled-black-lab-and-yes-im-in-india-again/#comment-1086 [...] http://solbeam.com/2009/09/marbled-black-lab-and-yes-im-in-india-again/ [...] [...] http://solbeam.com/2009/09/marbled-black-lab-and-yes-im-in-india-again/ [...]

]]> http://solbeam.com/2009/09/marbled-black-lab-and-yes-im-in-india-again/comment-page-1/#comment-807 Scott Sat, 24 Oct 2009 13:02:29 +0000 http://solbeam.com/2009/09/marbled-black-lab-and-yes-im-in-india-again/#comment-807 great story... been following your blogs since 2005; have inspired me to continue my travels... currently on a 3 month trans-Siberian, logging in from Tomsk. Even better yet, your blog has inspired me to begin my own. Thanks for the template and links, and of course, thanks for the stories and great photos. great story… been following your blogs since 2005; have inspired me to continue my travels… currently on a 3 month trans-Siberian, logging in from Tomsk. Even better yet, your blog has inspired me to begin my own. Thanks for the template and links, and of course, thanks for the stories and great photos.

]]> http://solbeam.com/2009/09/marbled-black-lab-and-yes-im-in-india-again/comment-page-1/#comment-753 katie Tue, 15 Sep 2009 17:45:37 +0000 http://solbeam.com/2009/09/marbled-black-lab-and-yes-im-in-india-again/#comment-753 you are SOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO beautiful! that story should be published, with the rest of your stories and insights. you are SOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO beautiful! that story should be published, with the rest of your stories and insights.

]]> http://solbeam.com/2009/09/marbled-black-lab-and-yes-im-in-india-again/comment-page-1/#comment-751 Ian Sun, 13 Sep 2009 21:42:38 +0000 http://solbeam.com/2009/09/marbled-black-lab-and-yes-im-in-india-again/#comment-751 Just got back from India last week. A truly amazing place. Love the writing as always, keep updating please! Just got back from India last week. A truly amazing place. Love the writing as always, keep updating please!

]]> http://solbeam.com/2009/09/marbled-black-lab-and-yes-im-in-india-again/comment-page-1/#comment-745 Alec Mon, 07 Sep 2009 23:00:48 +0000 http://solbeam.com/2009/09/marbled-black-lab-and-yes-im-in-india-again/#comment-745 Truly inspiring (actions and writing). Isn't it interesting how simply climbing aboard an airplane can provide such stimulus? Congrats on getting back out there. Truly inspiring (actions and writing). Isn’t it interesting how simply climbing aboard an airplane can provide such stimulus? Congrats on getting back out there.

]]> http://solbeam.com/2009/09/marbled-black-lab-and-yes-im-in-india-again/comment-page-1/#comment-741 Jim Sun, 06 Sep 2009 00:56:29 +0000 http://solbeam.com/2009/09/marbled-black-lab-and-yes-im-in-india-again/#comment-741 Ah, we've missed your writing. Wonderful. Thank you. Ah, we’ve missed your writing. Wonderful. Thank you.

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