Well, I’ve been meaning to write this post for quite a while, but I’ve put it off for a number of reasons. Regardless, it’s time you hear about that time I was nearly at the top of the world. It started with an overnight bus ride from Delhi to Manali. It really wasn’t horrible, but… Read More Himalayan Adventure. 17,580 feet.
Read this short article. http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-18808358 In short, India has a big problem with sex trafficking – often people smuggle the girls over from Nepal. There’s s lot being done by humanitarian and missions organizations to aid in the rescue and recovery of girls, but it’s a big and encouraging deal to see governments taking legal… Read More Off topic…
Let me recount to you the days of Mumbai (also known as Bombay). We arrived one morning. I was EXHAUSTED from having spent a full (but pleasant) day in London and 2 sleepless nights on planes. The problem is that I get cranky and mean and sickish and can’t think straight and turn into a… Read More Mumbai
Well, India is over but there’s so much to tell… Our last few days in Delhi were… Eventful. We seriously have something ridiculous from every day. I’m really tired of being white. Even in the big cities, we’re basically celebrities here. Everyone wants a picture with us. Some will just “discreetly” but not actually discreetly,… Read More Hide and Sikh
Ohhhhh India. Where do I even begin? In no particular Order… We’ve been here 2 weeks. Been to 6 major-ish cities. Driven through the Himalayas on a road only opened 2 or 3 months of the year. Crossed over the world’s 2nd highest mountain pass at 17,580 feet. Held on for dear life as we… Read More Ohhhh India
So, I’ve finally gotten around to writing about that Indian wedding I went to about a month and a half ago 🙂 Be excited cuz it’s exciting stuff… Let me start by saying, there’s still a WHOLE lot I don’t understand. And also, let me apologize for any facts or traditions that my american understanding… Read More Indian Wedding… Finally 🙂
DUBAI, United arab emirates AUSTRALIA the horrors of driving… also a funny contrast to India’s attitude towards pedestrians… “please take your rubbish home”. we don’t believe in trashcans, so take it all the way HOME.  NOW they tell us?!?! one of my favorites 🙂 Do not enter… or you will DIE no joke… they… Read More Awesome Signs from Traveling
So in planning our trip, Poorna suggested that we visit Ooty… A city also in Tamil Nadu… It,s nicknamed The Queen of Hill Stations. 9(hill station just means in the mountains).. Poorna,s uncle Ravi graciously agreed to accompany Yukiko and me on our trip… Awesome… Even more awesome because he pretty much planned entire trip… Read More Ooty
India is awesome. Of all 31 countries I’ve been to at this point, India wins the award for my favorite by far. It’s such a crazy place. Rich in culture, in landscape, in people. A land of constant contrast. I had prepared myself for the pain, but not for the breathtaking beauty of this land… Read More Chennai
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