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While we were planning this trip I did lots of research but we purposefully left our itinerary totally open. So the first week that we were in India involved lots of route discussions. For awhile we really considered heading to the Maldives for a week since they were only a short flight away. In the end, we knew it would …
“One of the great things about travel is that you find out how many good, kind people there are.” ~Edith Wharton We have been in India one week, but it wasn’t until we took a simple 3 hour train journey that I really felt the satisfaction of traveling in India. Our time in the old fort city of Cochin and …
We weren’t meant to go to India. We had planned to travel to Japan and maybe the Philippines en route to Australia. But India had been on our wish list for awhile and in researching a different trip to India, I fell in love with the idea of traveling through Southern India. We have traveled a lot through Asia, but …
Whenever we are planning a trip, I will admit that I first think of far off, exotic lands. I know Canada has so much to offer and I have traveled to many parts of our country, but the thrill of an exotic destination is hard for me to resist. As a result I haven’t traveled in Canada as much as …
We have been in Nicaragua for over 3 weeks now and although we are enjoying our time here, we have struggled to get into a groove. We are not sure if it is because we are on the tail end of our 6 months away, the nature of travel in Central America, travelling with 3 young kids, or the stress of trying to …
While Christmas may not have been that big of a deal in Malaysia, January brought our first Chinese New Year in Asia and what a big event it is. Images of the festive season abound: red lanterns, an abundance of oranges, red envelopes (aung pao), firecrackers, McDonalds prosperity meals. We all perfected our pronunciation of “Gong Xi Fa Cai” and …
