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Year View| Summary| Highlights| Month View| Monday 18 December 2000 (Day View)

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18.12.2000 – Monday 18 December – Panaji

7:30am

• I feel sick. I’ve left the hotel. The man next door also feels sick. I’ve caught a bus to MADGAON, then on to PANAJI, where I’ve had extreme difficulty finding a room. I eventually found a 60-rupee room, plus 10 rupees for the tout I was forced to use, at the “Venus Lodge”. It’s very small and basic, but it’ll do. I change $US50 at 46:10 to 2305 rupees and sent email for 30 rupees.

• Silas sent me his Cairns address.

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• 2K305

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