Train Tour of Northern India, Part II: New to New Delhi
Admittedly, we have “done India” backward. We arrived into the total chaos and craziness of Varanasi and have gone on to the 2nd most chaotic city, New Delhi. If we had it to plan again, I’m sure we would have started on the western side and traveled East instead to ease into the madness. Things got off to a rough start for us with some trouble getting to our hotel...
Read MoreTravel Photo Of The Week: Monkeys Monkey and more Monkeys!
So last week we posted the first Travel Photo of the week in the last month. We have been really struggling to get the weekly photos up due to slow and unreliable internet in Asia and, more recently, on a boat. Because of the lack of photo of the week posts we thought this week we'd do something a little different and share a lot of photos from our travels for your...
Read MoreTrain Tour of Northern India, Part I: Varanasi, The Holy City
We arrived in Varanasi from Kathmadu via a very long bus/taxi/rickshaw/train ride and checked into our hostel at almost midnight. After a good night’s sleep, we headed up to meet our hostel owners and have some breakfast. Krishna, the hostel guy not the Hindu god, gave us the run of the city...
Read MoreTravel Photo Of The Week: Desert Walkers At Sunset – Sam Sand Dunes – Jaisalmer, India
While touring North India via the Indian Railroad, we spent some time enjoying the beautiful and detailed architecture of the walled city of Jaisalmer, India with is located about 100 miles west before Pakistan border...
Read MoreTravel Photo Of The Week: Ceremony By The Ganges – Varanasi, India
While in Varanasi, India, we were told about a religious ceremony that happens every night in one of the ghats on the Ganges. We decided to go check it out one night and were quite surprised at what a production it was. There were 7 young men all performing the same rituals while...
Read MoreTravel Photo Of The Week: The Taj Mahal – Agra, India
While in India, we took a trip to the city of Agra to visit the Taj Mahal. Valerie and I have always wanted to see this amazing building and we were not disappointed. It is by far one of the most beautiful buildings we have seen in our lives! I love the symmetry and elegance of it, the story behind it, the mostly white color and the detailed inliad carvings throughout. The entrance fee was the highest we have encountered at 750 Rupees ($15)...
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So, we’re not your typical newlyweds. We’re both adventurous at heart and value the opportunity to be different from everyone else. After some thought and prayer, we decided that we could think of no better way to spend our first year of marriage than assimilating a new culture and a whole new way of life. We were married on...