Asia Writings http://imdvibe.home.sonic.net/Site/Asia%20Travel%20Writing/Asia%20Travel%20Writing.html Travel Stories from Asia: Tales of people and places, as seen from the eyes of an American middle aged mom, freshly sprung from the empty nest, and with a passion for culture and adventure beyond the fenced backyard. Visit Cat’s BLOG iWeb 1.1.2 http://imdvibe.home.sonic.net/Site/Images/Seperator%203-5.jpg Asia Writings http://imdvibe.home.sonic.net/Site/Asia%20Travel%20Writing/Asia%20Travel%20Writing.html Setrawa, India: The Jagrata, The Haircut &amp; The Goat Sacrifice http://imdvibe.home.sonic.net/Site/Asia%20Travel%20Writing/A82EAB6E-1A93-43E1-AA9E-AF43DFA792F2.html http://imdvibe.home.sonic.net/Site/Asia%20Travel%20Writing/A82EAB6E-1A93-43E1-AA9E-AF43DFA792F2.html Thu, 20 Sep 2007 12:34:22 -0700 <a href="http://imdvibe.home.sonic.net/Site/Asia%20Travel%20Writing/A82EAB6E-1A93-43E1-AA9E-AF43DFA792F2_files/IMG_4479.jpg"><img src="http://imdvibe.home.sonic.net/Site/Asia%20Travel%20Writing/Images/IMG_4479.jpg" style="float:left; padding-right:10px; padding-bottom:10px; width:109px; height:79px;"/></a>I arrived by train late at night into Rajasthan’s famous Blue City of Jodhpur, India. Everything annoying that can happen to a woman traveling alone in India had happened to me prior to my arrival in Jodhpur. For one thing, I was suffering from Shiva’s Revenge I had contracted eating at some place n Thailand: The Land of Smiles http://imdvibe.home.sonic.net/Site/Asia%20Travel%20Writing/15381C17-ECB5-49D5-B5BD-2CD256C0A2F6.html http://imdvibe.home.sonic.net/Site/Asia%20Travel%20Writing/15381C17-ECB5-49D5-B5BD-2CD256C0A2F6.html Wed, 7 Mar 2007 17:43:40 -0800 <a href="http://imdvibe.home.sonic.net/Site/Asia%20Travel%20Writing/15381C17-ECB5-49D5-B5BD-2CD256C0A2F6_files/IMG_3533.jpg"><img src="http://imdvibe.home.sonic.net/Site/Asia%20Travel%20Writing/Images/IMG_3533.jpg" style="float:left; padding-right:10px; padding-bottom:10px; width:109px; height:79px;"/></a>The ancient name of Siam befits these friendly people, as Siamese means people of smiles. The country was renamed Thailand, meaning people of freedom. Thailand truly is a country where smiles are in abundance, and are quite free. Upon my arrival I found that my hotel was well known for dubious re