Rach and Ty

Traveling around south east Asia is by no means a breeze in the wind...well it could be but since Ty and I were somewhat low on funds, we decided to travel by bus.. not just an ordinary bus, but "buses from hell"...bumpy, dark, cold yet incredibly hot at times, crowded, smelly, dirty, bathrooms made for hobbits, air cons that leak from the ceiling onto you while you sleep on the floor that was converted into a makeshift bed(luckily the bus provided blankets)...wooooooohooo what a journey we have had...it could of been worse I guess..but since Tyler and I have been used to air con rooms, with cable tv that play marathons of law and order, and rooms that have hot showers...I guess you can say we have become a bit spoiled by traveling comfortably and in ... read more

Most of you know that I love to plan everything, from birthday parties to social events, really anything that has to do with scheduling, I am all about it (why am I not an event planner?). Not sure where I inherited this trait, but it comes natural to me and I actually enjoy it, it is part of the control freak within me....this trip has given me no choice but to leave my control freakish, Rachel the planning lady behind and accept my new found identity...the life of a nomad is not an easy one, but it is an incredibly spontaneous one...at first I felt disconnected from myself and the world, but then this sense of adventure and freedom took over my whole being and I went from being "Rachel the planning queen", to "Rachel the ... read more

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About India...and with all the research and videos, and documentaries, and photos and real life personal experiences that were shared with us about India, I have realized that it is important and gratifying to see it for yourself...or NOT! India is definately not a place to come if you are an overly anxious, paranoid, compulsive individual...(like my Mom, Just kidding..kinda). Many of you may wonder what desire I had for traveling to India...well besides the fact that yoga is one of my passions, I have always been intrigued by the ancient philosophy and Hinduism...so I wanted to see al that India had to offer...and in just one week, we had enough! My frustration about India is that my expectations were a bit too high. Although everyone and their mother and grandmother told me how dirty and ... read more

Hello everyone...we made it into India safely and finally are at a hotel that has legitimate internet access. Our mission to find a nice place to stay has been challeneging...but finally as we made it into Jaipur (where we are now) our hotel convienently has a nice "common hall" with 3 computers, a couple fans, lots of really interesting art work and books. Firstly I will start by sharing our flight experience over into India...by no means was this a smooth ride, infact it was by far the bumpiest airplane ride we have ever experienced...I had such bad anxiety, that I turned bright red, experienced subtle panic attacks and I was squeezing the mess out of Tyler's hand! All in all we landed safely into New Delhi, where we were immediately thrown into the caos that ... read more