I arrived in Kathmandu. I was so glad to be out of India. It was a long 30 minutes to my hotel but well worth it. I loved the Kathamndu Guesthouse! It was equipped with everything, beautiful garden courtyard, restuarant, travel agent, atm, jewlry shop and more..... I was in my room 2 hours when I knew I had to see a doctor. I called the front desk and they arranged a doctor to visit me in my hotelroom. I was uncomfortable with this but really knew I could not argue. I made sure my windows were open and the curtains [View Full Entry]

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We arrived in Kolkata in the early afternoon. I had survived a long night of being violently ill and feeling like Linda Blair in the Exorcist! We were scheduled to have our Holi party and I was just not feeling up to it. I gave my colors and water gun to the first little biy I saw. He was thrilled and his father gave me head bob and the sign of thanks and respect several times. It touched my heart. I was so glad I had not part atked in the celebration after seeing my friends covered in red, green, blue, [View Full Entry]

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I have spent three days in Varanasi and still I could stay more.... Varansi is the Holy City. Pilgrims come here to die. They believe if they die while in Varnasi they will not be reincarnated. They have public cremations several times throughout the day. People belive the water in the ganges is sacred and healing. All your sins are washed away with this water. They drink it, bathe in it, and also wash clothes in it. Everything you can imagine is in this water including of course ashes. Our first night here, we took a night cruise along the ganges. [View Full Entry]

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We arrived in agra late in the afternoon. I now understand why we had a day to relax in Bharatpur. Agra is full of hustlers constantly in your face. Its exhausting! They just keep coming and coming, it never stops. please buy please buy, you come here, transport? Chai? ect ect ect................ I ended up getting sick that night. I was beginning to feel as if my stomach was invinceable! I was one of 3 who had not yet been sick. Oh was I wrong. I spent the rest of the afternoon praying to the porcelain god begging he make me [View Full Entry]

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we arrived in Bharatpur, not understanding why. There is nothing to do here except for the bird sanctuary. We opted not to go and just relax for the day. [View Full Entry]

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We spent the day wandering around the amber Fort. We watched the elephant rides, snake charmers, and Sadhus. It was a very busy and exhausting day. We went to a Bollywood film later that night. We watched Black and White. [View Full Entry]

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Pushkar is a gypsy desert community. I love it here! The shopping is amazing! I went crazy buying silver jewlry and gypsy skirts. The sunset on the riverside ghats was beautiful. The sadhus were everywhere chanting. There are quite a few pilgrims here on there way to Varanasi. [View Full Entry]

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Yep this is where they filmed Octopussy. I had never seen a James Bond film but was forced to watch Octopussy while eating dinner. The atmosphere was great considering I had visited all the places in the film but the movie itself was awful! => My friend Jon and I spent the day at the City Palace. The Cheetah Girls were there filming their movie. That was interesting. I was enjoying the palace until we learned the King had promised his daughter's hand in marriage to two men. Both men had fallen in love with her so the king had quite [View Full Entry]

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We arrived in Jodhpur. It is a crazy busy city. Smaller than Delhi but just as polluted and crazy. I still have a hard time getting used to seeing cows, rickashaws, camels, taxis, cars, and sometimes elephants all in traffic at the same time. We spent most of our day at the Meherangarh fort. Kipling describes it as "the creation of angels, fairies, and giants". Its beautiful. That afternoon Bryanne and I go for our first lassi. Its a yogurt drink. It was absolutely to die for! It was thick and had a band of curd ( which tastes just like [View Full Entry]

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I love Jaisalmer! It is a desert scene surrounded by a fort. they call this the golden city. It sparkles during the day due to the sandstone. Its absolutely beautiful! We went camel trekking through the Thar Desert. We were taken to camp set up by the camel drivers who would cook us dinner and provide our evening entertainment. We were only 25 minutes from the Pakistan border. The sunset was amazing. The sky was filled with stars. We stayed up late telling storises and making wishes on shooting stars. It was so much fun. I love camping under the stars! [View Full Entry]

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