Itinerary

Taylor India Itinerary

18 March: Drive to seattle
19 March: Flight departs seattle, to LA. LA to Seoul, South Korea and cross dateline to 20 March.
20 March: Seoul, South Korea to Bangkok where I meet Hilary and Julie.
21 March: Say goodbye to Hilary and Julie and depart Bangkok for Calcutta. Calcutta to Bagdogra/Silguiri. In Silguiri I will meet Thendup Tashi, my host for a few days. He and I will travel into Sikkim, and to his family’s farm (Yangsum Farm http://www.yangsumfarm.com/). For a little while my plans get a little foggy. I will be learning traditional Sikkimese cooking, Trekking, and visiting monasteries around Namchi—the nearby town. The farm is beautiful and ideal, but costs more money than I wish to pay for an extended amount of time, so I will probably only stay a few nights. When I decide to leave the farm I will most likely travel to Gangtok which is further north (more Tibetan/Nepali influence than Indian). I will stay in Gangtok, surrounding hills, and hamlets no later than 28 March. I will most likely travel back to Siliguiri on the 27th via helicopter (roughly $30 flat rate) and visit “the world’s tallest bridge.” My flight back to Bangkok leaves on 28 March.
28 March: Leave Silguiri/Bagdogra to Delhi. I will have an eight hour layover in Delhi.
29 March: Depart Delhi to Bangkok. Arrive Bangkok early morning and meet Hilary, Dan, Julie, and Tip. I will be visiting some Thai historical sites with the Sagers and Tip all day and will stay with them overnight.
30 March: Sagers depart for the states and I will have a day to explore Bangkok.
31 March: Depart Bangkok Late at night to Seoul.
(Asian) 1 April: (I get two April fools days!) I arrive from Bangkok in Seoul early in the morning and have 12 hours to explore Seoul. My flight for the states departs late evening.
(American) 1 April: Flight from Seoul arrives in Seattle. Seattle to Portland where Hilary will pick me up.

Places to visit: (I will only get to some of them)
Sevoke Coronation Bridge
Institute of Tibetology
Gangtok Palace
Gangtok Royal Chapel
Orchid Sanctuary
Paljor Stadium
Monastaries of Rumtek and Phodong (Sites of Gautama Buddha’s founding of Buddhism)
Tashi
Dro-Drul Chorten Monastary
Kacheoperi Lake (Holy Lake)
135’ statue of Guru Rinpoche
Ban Jhakri Park
Temi Tea Gardens
Tazo Tea gardens
Tenzing Norgay’s Final resting Place and Monument
Mt. Kanchenjunga (World’s third highest peak)
Rhododendron Sanctuary
Yoksum (Be blessed by three famous lamas)