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Very Good Blog
Very Good Blog. Nice reading it

Ecuador
Sorry to hear about the rain but this is beautiful.

Honduras
Rich in history. So many Unesco Heritage Sites and so little time.

Honduras
Looks like you are having a great time. The air freshener might have made me sick again, not sure. Usually the fragrance is too strong and if I'm already sick... well you get the idea. Glad you found a quiet place to stay.

Beauty around the world
We live in a beautiful world

Food adventures
So many eels so little time.

All the new infrastructure makes travel very convenient but ...
I visited 10 years ago - sounds much the same but with more construction and a cable car -- woo hoo. Unfortunately, it also means that there will be many more tourists as well. To avoid all the tourists we mostly visit in shoulder seasons (if they even exist anymore -- a lot of places seem to be in season all year round), but we don't always get good weather, and in Sapa we couldn't see the rice terraces at all. I guess if we visit again, we will look for a smaller village nearby to stay. We also bought a lot of little purses and bags, etc. In Laos too. We felt it was the least we could do for these people that don't actually benefit from the tourism and with the weather being bad were the best thing there - meeting and talking to them made our stay very enjoyable. Have to mention the Baguette and Chocolat cafe too -- after a month of rice and vegetables I made it my mission to try all the French pastries, we visited every day but we didn't succeed!

India
If we go back to India we will add this city to our list.

Delhi is more than just a capital city
You should have explored a bit more, I think. Yes, the air is thick, people are everywhere in huge numbers, but there are some fascinating sights, the like of which you'd be hard pushed to find elsewhere. Take a look at my most recent blog 'There's a hint of Delhi in the air...' and a previous one 'A capital with a capital 'C'' to see what you missed.

Yes, Agra is Hell on Earth....
...but the Taj Mahal is Heaven. I've been there four or five times and seen it from every angle - the usual tourist 'wow' entrance, from the other side of the river, from my hotel rooftop, from the fort, and at every time of day - dawn, daytime and by moonlight. It never ceases to amaze. (Note to Bob: move it up your bucket list - you don't realise what you're missing!).

Cooking class
Never enough cooking classes! We try to take classes when we travel. Looks good.

Traffic
Love you capturing the local scene. Love the chaos.