As we make our plans for India, we have been very lucky in that we have an inside track: our friend Richard has lived in India for the past few years, and recommended hotels in two of the four cities we will be visiting: Jaipur and Kathmandu. Having stayed in them both himself, we saw no reason not to take his word. Even more delightfully, … Continue reading Booking a hotel halfway around the world
We can finally breath a sigh of relief: passports have been returned to us, with six-month, dual entry visas inside. Those who followed our earlier post on the confusing process of filling out and sending the correct documents may be interested to read about what happened after we sent off our application packets, particularly if you’re considering venturing to India yourself. On the other hand, … Continue reading Coda: Indian visa process
As we eagerly await word on the status of our visa applications for India, we are in a sort of limbo. All flights and hotels are bought and/or booked, and we have done plenty of preliminary work looking through guidebooks and websites about what to see and do in each place. But nothing consumes our thoughts about this upcoming trip quite as much as the … Continue reading Trekking for Momos
Portland, Maine was one of the first places we vacationed together, as it’s a short drive–or for us, train ride–from Boston. But we return to Portland again and again because it’s also a fantastic place to visit for many reasons, not least of which, especially lately, is the vibrant food scene. We try to get up there for a couple of days once a year, … Continue reading Portland love
When we started planning this trip, we knew it would be a daunting task, given that we were setting out to plan and book every aspect of a multi-city visit to Asia ourselves. But as we’ve mentioned before, we do enjoy that part of any vacation: for us, reading and planning is half the fun. In previous posts we’ve described our process and hurdles with … Continue reading The last hurdle: obtaining our Indian visas
This is a guest post by my sister Catherine on her recent trip to Norway with her husband, Will. As they are young and on a budget–Will is in graduate school full time–I was interested to hear how they fared in what is known to be a pretty expensive country to visit. So I asked her to share her “top 10” and some tips for … Continue reading Viking ships, fjords, and food halls: tips for seeing Norway on a budget
Inevitably, when you tell someone that you’re going to India and Nepal, they ask you how long you’ll be there. “A little over two weeks,” you say, “actually 16 nights in total.” And then, depending on whether they have ever traveled to that part of the world or not, they will either comment on what a fine long trip you’ve booked, or look at you … Continue reading You can’t get there from here: booking travel within India
Having arrived home from our weekend in New Orleans at about 1AM this morning, it will likely take another day or two to fully recover. It was a fantastically fun weekend, full of amazing food and even better music, but three days at an all-day music festival, plus late jazz shows, decadent dinners, and lots and lots of walking mean we’ll need a few early … Continue reading New Orleans restaurant update
Besides the music, one of the delights of Jazz Fest, we have discovered, is the food. This is no normal fairground food. You will not find hot dogs, fries, or cotton candy. No greasy chicken fingers or hamburgers anywhere. Rather, local restaurants and catering companies come with the best food around, both traditional New Orleans cooking as well as other ethnic cuisines, including Mediterranean, Vietnamese, … Continue reading Jazz Fest Food
Sun protection is key at the Fest, and besides the ubiquitous straw fedoras and cowboy hats, many show off their particular style with headgear. Hat watching, therefore, is actually one of the fun elements of a day at the Fest. Here are just a few I was able to catch on camera. (I have to get better at my surreptitious picture taking!) And here’s a … Continue reading The Hats of Jazz Fest
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