Bedlam at the Border
If you find yourself watching burly moustachioed men goose stepping with rifles a stone’s throw from the Pakistani border, you might think …
Into Africa: Why we chose to do an overland safari tour
Our African safari starts today! This wasn’t part of the original itinerary. The more we discussed our trip, though, the more egregious …
That week we were hippies in India
Dharamsala / McLeod Ganj is an interesting little town in the Himalayas. It’s really more Tibet than India. Makes sense, as this has …
Udaipur: “We’re the only idiots here — and it’s great!”
India is a place where vacation itineraries come to die, or perhaps be reincarnated. Plans have a way of morphing and changing. …
The Taj: Breathtaking beauty and romantic love (the building, not us)
One of the best things about this trip is the chance to experience a whole year’s worth of milestones and mundane things …
Varanasi, Holy City on the Ganges
[O]lder than history, older than tradition, older even than legend, and looks twice as old as all of them put together. — Mark …
When in India, head for the hills!
After our wild ride in Calcutta, we were so ready to beat the heat, the crowds, and the pollution of the big …
Crazy for Cricket
I don’t think I can set the scene for our first cricket match better than Bobilli Vijay Kumar did in his Sunday …
India…OMG
India. It defies description. Like music, or love, or the color red, explaining doesn’t quite do it; you have to experience it …
How to See the Best of Southeast Asia in 2 to 3 weeks
We’re marking the end of our four months in Southeast Asia, and we realize our incredible good fortune to have so much …
