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what we did: We spent two weeks in the North of India right in the middle of the hot season, decidedly the wrong time of the year to visit. We visited Delhi and took a day trip over the Agra to see the Taj Mahal. Then we headed west into the desert state of Rajasthan [...]

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Every now and then on this trip we’ve had a simple experience that somehow just seems to capture the essence of a place.  In Cartagena, Colombia it was listening to live creole music in the street late at night with spicy street food in hand.  In Buenos Aires it was sipping wine at packed tables [...]

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Rishikesh is one of the sites where Hindu pilgrims come to bathe in the sacred Ganga.  Many Hindus believe that life is incomplete without taking a bath in the Ganga at least once, which is purported to cleanse the soul of sins and the body of ills.  It was fun to watch everyone, especially the [...]

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With a long morning of Jodhpur sightseeing under our belts and stomachs grumbling for attention, I nonchalantly mentioned to Aileen that I had read something in the guide book about being able to dine at the Umaid Bhawan Palace, home of the Rajastani Maharaja, which was right then a magnificent, curvacious silhouette on the hazy [...]

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The Jaisalmer fort rose out of the Great Thar Desert like a massive golden sandcastle. I immediately felt transported back in history to old Rajasthan, land of Maharajas, lavish palaces, and formidable forts. The monochrome landscape– buildings, streets, desert, all the color of sand– was a perfect backdrop for bright turbans and the [...]

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