Anticipation=Happiness
We’ve written about the fact that we really enjoy the pre-travel planning and research that goes into any trip. So much so, in fact, that lately we seem to be planning trips further and further in advance, giving us more time for anticipation. Once a trip is booked, we love looking in used bookshops for books (both fiction and nonfiction) about our destination, or searching Netflix … Continue reading Anticipation=Happiness
“Would you go back?”
“One’s destination is never a place, but a new way of seeing things.” – Henry Miller After “what was it like?”, the second most popular question we’ve been asked about our trip was “would you go back?” We’ve asked ourselves the same thing many times. This was the first trip we’ve ever taken where upon our return we were not already planning what we’d do … Continue reading “Would you go back?”
Going to Kathmandu
Sorry for the delay in getting to this final city from our Indian & Nepal adventure. It’s somewhat surreal to me that it’s been just over six months since we boarded a flight towards this amazing part of the world. And it really has taken us almost this long to sort through not just our actual photographs, but our memories and impressions and figure out how best to explain it all. So far … Continue reading Going to Kathmandu
Discovering Kali in the City of Night (Part 2)
After a great first couple of days in Kolkata, we were keen to see what the next two days would hold. (If you missed Kolkata part 1, click here to read it.) Our third day in the city coincided with Kali Puja, and we decided to make our way to Mullik Ghat, by the Hoogly river under the Howrah bridge, to see the large flower market there. Checking a map, … Continue reading Discovering Kali in the City of Night (Part 2)
Discovering Kali in the City of Night (Part 1)
Our arrival in Kolkata* was surprisingly green. I don’t know why we didn’t expect it; after all, the city is in a tropical area, but somehow the idea of “Calcutta” called to mind images of impossibly crowded, urban streets and not much else. But there were palm trees, and lush greenery in many areas, notably on the drive into town, and then the motherload of … Continue reading Discovering Kali in the City of Night (Part 1)
Journey to the Pink City
Waking before dawn on our fourth morning in India, we said goodbye to Rick and his family, and Delhi, and caught a train to Jaipur. The train station was a bit crazy–it was nearly impossible to figure out where to go, signage didn’t make sense and the loudspeaker through which they called the trains and platforms sounded like the teacher in Charlie Brown. But finally, we … Continue reading Journey to the Pink City
Delhi, our gateway to India
We can’t claim to have had the most typical introduction to India, as we were not only fortunate enough to have friends with a flat in New Delhi, but that flat happened to be inside the walls of the British High Commission. Or, as more commonly referred to, the British Embassy. I know that sounds rather highfalutin’, but Richard and Kirsty work for the British … Continue reading Delhi, our gateway to India
India & Nepal: explaining the unexplainable
We had some people over this past weekend, some of whom we hadn’t seen since our big trip. “So, how was India?” they ask. “Was it amazing?” It’s been nearly four months since we returned from our trip, and we still don’t know where to start answering that question. India cannot be boiled down into a sound bite, or an elevator pitch. India was amazing. It was also … Continue reading India & Nepal: explaining the unexplainable
Moroccan lamb kefta on homemade flatbread
Since returning from India, we’ve been talking about where we might go next. That won’t be for a while, but part of what we love so much about traveling is thinking and talking about the next trip, however far in the future it may be. Our minds are always on the next destination. And we frequently start by considering some of the places we’ve already … Continue reading Moroccan lamb kefta on homemade flatbread
Noodles, surfers & sunshine: excursion to Ocean Beach
After our third day of conference sessions, we decided to make the trip up to Ocean Beach, a neighborhood of San Diego about five miles from where we were staying in the Gaslamp. Our goal was the OB Noodle House, which I’m only slightly embarrassed to admit we discovered via an episode of Diners, Drive-Ins and Dives, the Food Network show hosted by the hyper Guy … Continue reading Noodles, surfers & sunshine: excursion to Ocean Beach
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