How Travel as A Couple Makes Life Easier
March 18, 2010 by davendeb
Filed under COUPLES TRAVEL, JOURNAL
How Travel as A Couple Makes Life Easier- There are many solo travel blogs out there that talk about how traveling is solo is great and we admire the people that travel alone. It takes a strong person of a certain breed that can go out into the world solo and explore. We are not those people. Traveling as a couple is all we know. Having been together since we were in college, Dave and I have only...
13 Essential Items for India, and 5 We Wish We Had
13 Essential Items for India, and 5 We Wish We HadA couple of months ago we wrote a post about items that were essential here in India. Now, after 3 months in India and one in Sri Lanka, we have found other items that are needed while traveling through India. You can see the other items that we list in our post Travel Gear Did We Need it All? and we have found a few more items that we really needed,...
Top Scams to Watch out for in India
Top Scams to Watch out for in India- When traveling, a person always has to be on their guard. All countries and cities have their dangers and annoyances and India probably is one of the worlds leaders when it comes to scamming tourists. Here are a few that we either encountered or heard about during our travels through the country and hopefully will help you when you travel to India or another...
Ranthambore, Where Have all the Tigers Gone?
Ranthambore, Where Have all the Tigers Gone?- How many tigers are left in Ranthambore? We ask our guide. “40 Tigers, but we sent 3 to another park because poachers killed all of them there.” He answers.Are there any Tigers in Ranthambore? We then hear from a German Couple that their guide book claims that only 15 tigers are left in the park. Another person tells us 28 is the total...
Snapshot Sunday: The 1444 Marble Pillars of Ranakpur
March 14, 2010 by davendeb
Filed under ASIA, India, JOURNAL, Photography
Snapshot Sunday: The 1444 Marble Pillars of Ranakpur- Ranakpur Temple When we entered the temple at Ranakpur in India we were totally taken off guard. You see temples are not really our thing but when we wlaked through the marble door of this one we knew it was different. Constructed between the 14th and 15th century this temple houses 1444 uniquely hand carved pillars. They are all different and...
Big Bad Delhi
Big Bad Delhi- Ooh, Delhi. It is so scary. Pickpockets, thieves, street kids and poverty. Everyone has told us to get out of Delhi, so as usual, we went into the city with our back against the wall expecting the worse. Delhi’s not so bad. Sure, the Pahar Ganj area is filthy and over crowded. Sure the train station is intimidating with its masses of people crowding the platform and sure it...
Hampi Ruins, a Photo Story
Hampi Ruins, a Photo Story- One of our favorite places in India was the ancient city of Hampi. We had told you about this place way back in December at Hampi Celebrates 500 years, but as Dave was going through his photos the other day, we decided that words just couldn’t do justice to this spectacular site. A photo story lets you see just how spectacular it is. The city of Hampi is surrounded...
