We left at 7am for the 4 hour ride to Sa Pa in the mountainous area of north western Vietnam, famous for its trekking and its cable car up a 10,000 foot mountain. Sa Pa is a much busier town than we expected and there is a ton of construction. You pretty much have…
Month: October 2016
Viet Nam
Hanoi The flight from Cochi to Kuala Lampur was horrible. First off, between walking into the airport and getting on the plane, we had to show our passport and boarding pass a minimum of 6 times; it might have been 7, we lost count! Then there was so much turbulence and it lasted for so…
Mumbai
We had to leave for the airport at 4:30am for our flight to Mumbai. Yuck! I was fascinated to learn that Bombay (Bombay and Mumbai are used interchangeably) was originally 7 different islands that they connected with stones and dirt. That is why you sometimes hear it referred to as the Island City. Mumbai is…
Udaipur
These posts are coming fast and furious. Good WiFi and a bit of downtime allows us to catch up a bit. Sorry for the on slot. On the mountainous drive to Udaipur, we stopped at a Jain Temple. Now these people take things to the extreme. They will not wear hard shoes because they may…
Ranthambore
We arrived in Rathambore at about 5pm. They had Mango drinks waiting for us while we got checked in. Every 2 rooms are a little cottage all their own; this is a very cute place. The staff is very attentive and polite. I tell you what….American hotel customer service can take a lesson from these…
Jodphur
Jodhpur looks pretty much like every other Indian city. There are really nice places next door to slums and filth. Our hotel was closer to shops and restaurants than the last couple so we went out to local restaurants rather than eat at the hotel. For lunch we got a Thali, which is kind of…
Jaipur
On our trip to Jaipur, we stopped at the Chand Baori step well. You may recall that we visited a step well in Delhi. This could not have been more different. The one in Delhi was cool but this was astounding. This was in a little village in Rajastan called Abhaneri. The first 10 days…
Agra
Sandeep told us we were going first to an 11 year old Hindu temple, Akshardham. Well, there was some grumbling throughout the tour folks….”who wants to see a brand new temple…I want to see a 500 year old temple.” But this place was fantastic! They were very strict about what you could bring inside… no…
A “Touring” We Will Go
When planning this trip, I was a little freaked out about traveling India on our own. So we booked a 15 day tour with Gate 1 Travel about in the middle. This was our safety net and our time to relax a little with all the planning and figuring things out on our own (that…
Driving Tour of India
When I went back to pick up my tailor made outfit, it fit perfectly. Don’t know where I am ever going to wear it, except maybe around the house, but I love it. I have never had anything tailor made for me and the whole outfit with pants, top, and matching scarf was about $45….
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