After a long day of traveling from Bangalore to Coorg, it was time for our next wedding ceremony. This event was more of a reception with a lot of dancing and food, and it’s where us foreigners finally got to perform the dance we’d been learning and practicing every night! I’m excited and nervous for that,…
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Today I’m going to show you a picture. This is a picture I don’t show many people, because well, it’s not my best. But first, the story behind this picture. On our last day in Amritsar, we had plans to get up before the sun to see sunrise in the Golden Temple. We went to…
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Day 2 of our 3 days in Amritsar begins leisurely. We have nowhere to be until the afternoon when we’ll check out the Wagah Border Closing ceremony on the border with Pakistan. I had hoped to do a day trip to Lahore in Pakistan as it’s generally considered safe for tourists, but Maggie said she…
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One of the places I ended up unexpectedly enjoying quite a bit in India was Amritsar. There’s so much more to do here than we first realized, and it’s truly an enjoyable place to spend a couple days. We flew up early in the morning with nowhere planned to stay. I had hoped to stay in…
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I’m a sucker for a good list. I am that person who will add something I’ve already done to a list, just so I can cross it off. I love making them, I love reading them. One of my favorite lists is the 7 Wonders of the World, and by extension, the New 7 Wonders of…
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After leaving the Qutub Minar, it was time to go shopping for our sari fabric. We picked up Goli, her parents, Sierra and Meike and went to the shops. There were several stories of more fabrics than you’ve ever seen. It’s almost overwhelming! But the colors are amazing. We all managed to find a sari…
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It took me 27 hours to fly from Seattle, through Germany to New Delhi. And unfortunately for me, I landed at 9am. I met Maggie at our hotel, as well as Nitish, the groom and Maggie’s former roommate from their days in Spain. We immediately left for a salon to get a bit of pampering…
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Oh my gosh I’m finally writing about my trip to India. I’ve been trying to write this post (and all the others to come) almost since I got back at the end of 2012, but there’s so much to share that I’ve been a bit overwhelmed. But I’m really excited to tell you all about…
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