Ongoing travels...

Hey all (or almost all, yet...)
I apologize for the delay - our trip has been quite a "trip", in intense and high speed mode so to speak. After Auroville, Kuty and I went straight to Puna to check the Osho Ashram for 2 days. Very cool, one of the most interesting "ashrams" I have ever been, although it may turn down some people due to the luxury and the resort/western feel. As always, most of the buzz about theweirdness of the place is actually not true, although we had to do our $10 HIV test to get in... ":-) In general, people were very cool, polite and with good boundaries. I can also see why the place can be used as a "spiritual" date scene, especially in high season. The pyramid of the main hall is amazing, holding 5000 people in crowded days, and we can see Osho speaking every day in a big screen, almost as if alive. He was a funny guy! Lots of dance meditation, laugh meditation, sun meditation, all kinds of workshops, sunbathing in the lake pool (a la Haiwaii hotels), trance music at night, and the German bakery a block from the place is a must! After that we headed to Delhi for a day, and did a quick tour through the town. Very impressive metropolis, much cleaner, beautiful (in some areas) and organized than we thought. The government buildings are majestic. We were lucky because it was Sunday though... We then flew to Nepal, Kathmandu. Crazy city, people offering drugs in the street during day light, crowded streets, very intense, definitely a darker "mood" than India. The markets are fun, with all kinds of crafts, trekking stuff, etc. I felt a certain political chaos going on, as if Nepalese people are now in a period of transition with no strong government to hold a cohesive structure. Some manifestations at the street almost prevented us to get to the airport the day we left. Also, 1/3 to half a day with no electricity is now considered normal given the political instability... We then went to Pokhara, and saw the Himalayas much closer (we were lucky because the sky was clean!), although there was not time for bigger trekkings. Great city, great food, nice air, very touristic feel, but, beware... Nepalese sellers can be REALLY hardcore in harassing you all the time for selling all kinds of things, and that can be quite annoying! But he had a good time there, besides been constantly seeing as walking dollars, probably because of the social and economical dispair of people, which is kind of sad. You can always rent a motorbike for really cheap and drive around the area. After that, we head into beautiful, pleasant and first world (in our perception) Thailand. GREEEEEATT food, finally! I can't stop eating. Kuty says that I am "eating" my way into the town. The people are more friendly by nature, and seem happier, and with exception of some weirdos they do not harassed us to sell things as in Nepal, and usually stop when we say 1 or 2 "no's". The temples, ah... the temples. Buddhist in majority, they seem to come form fairy tales. Difficult to express the exotic, beautiful, luxurious look of the buildings. In general, things are so clean that that it looks like the US in the tropics. Lots of wealth in this Asian "Tiger", new buildings booming all around. The airport is the most amazing I ever saw from my architect's eyes, and I have traveled quite a bit. The touristic side of the city was made for teens and 20s year-old's, and is constantly buzzing day and night. The legend of the "sin" city is true though, bringing one of the most amazing paradoxes I ever saw: Lots of exotic golden Buddhist temples and shrines all over town, all kinds of monks walking the streets, deep historical roots, people bowing at you for the most simple or smaller things, such as buying a snack or answering to a question, TONS OF delicious FOOD everywhere, combined with overdoses of all all senses for all tastes (a la Vegas scene), boy-girl androgins walking around, in a clean tropical urban setting full of 21s century technology, high rise buildings, and a predominantly "Orange" mentality. City of paradoxes, but very joyful though! Then we came to Chiang Mai in the North, where we are now. BEAUTIFUL! Nature, waterfalls, small town feel, more down to earth people, and very safe. I LOVE the land of Thai, and Kuty is also having a great time!
Hope you are all adapting the best way you can to your new settings with no major shock and much joy. Let's keep in touch, and please don't hesitate in sending me emails if you feel like it.
Best wishes, I love you all! --- Moses (and Kuty)