We left Delhi the morning of the 15th.  After various layovers (some more fun than others) we arrived in the Independent Republic of Mayaguez on the 18th.

I must be a really shitty friend, because every time I was asked if I missed home or was anxious to return, the answer was always a resounding no.  Luckily, I seem to have passed the travel bug onto Yano who is scheming ways to live a nomadic live as soon as she’s done with grad school.  Fortunately, I can take my work with me, and there is no shortage of people wanting to get anesthesized around the world.

Perpetual traveling is not many people’s cup of Darjeeling tea, but many people have shown interest in traveling less traditionally.  Here are a few tid bits…

• The longer you travel for, the cheaper it becomes (especially when it comes to developing countries– the US and Puerto Rico are very expensive places to live).
• It was actually cheaper for us to continue traveling, than return home.
• We averaged $48 a day for the both of us, and that included guest houses, going out to eat 3 times a day, transportation (bus, train, airfare while in India/Nepal, taxis, ferries to Estonia), massages, shaves, museums fees, internet usage, phone calls, plus all the crap we (okay, Yano) bought on the street that I’m sure will be thrown out within a year. 
• $48/day included not only inexpensive Nepal and India, but New York, Estonia, and Finland, which significantly increased our spending averages.  Even factoring out Couch Surfing, traveling somewhere outside of boring Disney World is many times cheaper than staying home (and a lot more fun).
• The most comprehensive and useful guides for traveling for just about anywhere (and for any budget) are produced by Lonely Planet.  We own a Lonely Planet for Puerto Rico; they’re that good.  They’re great for finding places to eat, sleep, activities to do, and they come for virtually every country or region of the world.  There’s a Lonely Planet for diving and snorkeling in Puerto Rico, as well as a cycle touring ones for a myraid of places around the world.
• Anywhere you go people are people, and the great majority of them are kind, hospitable, and welcoming.  (Our most distrusting experience was the New York city subway, and probably because we were just starting).