After a short flight from Udaipur to Mumbai, we began our last stop in India in its largest city (even larger than Delhi). Mumbai also happens to be the most expensive city we visited in India, and after some unsuccessful hotel searches we settled on an Airbnb for our accommodations. Read more…
Our first few stops in and around the Indian state of Rajasthan were in a trio of cities known as “The Golden Triangle” – Delhi, Agra and Jaipur – which were wonderful and beautiful, but also a veritable viper’s nest of con artists and scammers attempting to prey on us Read more…
A popular tourist trail in India is known as the Golden Triangle, which includes Delhi, Agra and Jaipur, so our arrival from Agra to Jaipur signaled our end of this loop. Jaipur is interesting in that it is known as the “Pink City” and is the capital of the state Read more…
We flew from Guwahati to Delhi on the eve of Holi, the holiday in India also known as the Festival of Color where people throw colored powder at each other, rub it into each other’s faces and hair, and generally have a spirited, joyful party. We planned to be in Read more…
The mental image most people have of India – and that we shared prior to this trip – is that the country is very large and diamond-shaped. Few people seem to realize that, from the northeast portion of the diamond, there is a thin strip of land that juts out Read more…
Because of the adjustments to our trip arising from my prolonged stomach illness (aka: Myanmar trying to kill me slowly), we commuted straight from Bagan to the town of Nyaung Shwe for the last leg of our Myanmar journey. The bus ride itself was adequately comfortable and lasted for roughly Read more…
Before diving too far into Bagan, it is worth noting that details about a certain important part of our experience in this city are covered in the blog post about our engagement (here’s the link!), so be sure to check that out if you haven’t seen it! With that said, Read more…