http://www.travelblog.org/Bloggers/jessicaahmed/ Travel adventures in journals and photos from jessicaahmed en-us Sat, 26 Dec 2009 06:41:45 +0000 Sat, 26 Dec 2009 06:41:45 +0000 Here are some Delhi pics. I'll be adding photos slowly but surely.LoveJess http://www.travelblog.org/Asia/blog-25446.html Itrsquos a perfect morning in Boulder and Irsquom sitting outside with a cup of tea after actually eating breakfast thinking that I should make this morning meditation a ritual. Stopping to do nothing except nurture myself is blissful. Irsquom exhausted because I didn't sleep well last night as much from excessive thinking as jet lag although it was worth it because I came to some pret http://www.travelblog.org/North-America/United-States/Colorado/Boulder/blog-19155.html Hello everyone I'm back in Delhi now and I don't have much time to write because I'm going to head over to Connaught Place supposedly the tourist epicenter of Delhi but I haven't made it there yet with this French couple who just landed in India this morning. It's funny because I haven't been here long but I feel like I can show them the ropes a bit I'm looking forward to relaxing http://www.travelblog.org/Asia/India/National-Capital-Territory/New-Delhi/blog-18554.html Hello againDAfter yesterday's craziness I figured that for my wellbeing physically and mentallyemotionally I better stay somewhere nice pronto. Air conditioning was mandatory and that is only guaranteed from what the gentleman at my old hotel told me at two places The Taj and Clarks. I ended up at Clarks after a longride of yet another driver trying to take me to a cheaper and bett http://www.travelblog.org/Asia/India/Uttar-Pradesh/Varanasi/blog-18310.html Hello everyone Since my last entry a ridiculous amount of things have happened finally and I am currently in Varanasi which I can't describe better than Mark Twain did Older than history older than tradition older even than legend and looks twice as old as all of them put together. But I'm going to start from where I left you in McLeod Ganj and work forward. I took a taxi from McL http://www.travelblog.org/Asia/India/Uttar-Pradesh/Varanasi/blog-18305.html HelloD This is my last night in the state of Himachal Pradesh. I was going to fly to Delhi tomorrow 2.5 hours but I didn't realize that the plane is a 16seater and it's completely booked That means tomorrow I'll be taking a taxi to Pathenkot I don't want to repeat the 5hour bus ride since I hear it's only 3 or so hours by cab and then an overnight train from Pathenkot to Delhi. I http://www.travelblog.org/Asia/India/Himachal-Pradesh/Mcleod-Ganj/blog-17974.html Oh my gosh. This is superembarrassing but I know it was the amoxycillin that had me break out because....it's actually happened before When I had mono in 1998 interestingly the last time I took antibiotics I broke out in the same exact rash. How did I forget that And every time someone asks if I'm allergic to any medications I say no. Ridiculous. Anyway I'm SO happy to know what http://www.travelblog.org/Asia/India/Himachal-Pradesh/Mcleod-Ganj/blog-17841.html Hello First of all I'm okay. Seriously. You really need to get that before you read on. Okay readySecondly I will never EVER EVER say the phrase Well at least it can't get any worse. I was thinking that as I almost started to laugh and cry at the same time after slipping and falling on the marble steps leaving my hotel. But not to worry because you can hardly even see the bru http://www.travelblog.org/Asia/India/Himachal-Pradesh/Mcleod-Ganj/blog-17831.html Hello Here's the news for yesterdayYesterday I spent most of the day lying in bed in a ridiculous amount of pain. I stared out the window for a long time and as I watched an old woman with a bandage on her leg begging for change I thought about how lucky I am to be sick and at least in this country affluent. Health care IS free here but still I thought about all the people in the wor http://www.travelblog.org/Asia/India/Himachal-Pradesh/Mcleod-Ganj/blog-17828.html Okay I definitely have the most witty and brilliant family and friends in the entire universe evidenced by your awesome comments. Thank you I haven't been answering individual emails and comments but I promise you it's not you it's me I'm just too tired to answer all of them currently but I reeeeealy appreciate them and I will get back to every last one of you when I'm back in the http://www.travelblog.org/Asia/India/Himachal-Pradesh/Mcleod-Ganj/blog-17651.html Hello everyone Here's a quick update from McLeod Gang. I basically did nothing today.Okay I officially HATE doing nothing P I've been pretty cranky today and not nearly as flexible as usual. I'm realizing that I want it my way and ONLY my way when I'm sick and that could really change at any moment And yes I do get the humor in that comment because I'm probably a little like that http://www.travelblog.org/Asia/India/Himachal-Pradesh/Mcleod-Ganj/blog-17521.html Hello everyone Thank you for all your wonderful emails and comments. I know how much support and love you're all sending my way and I really appreciate it I am still feeling pretty gnarly but I just had a couple of bowls of vegetable soup at a Tibetan restaurant along with some gingerlemonhoney tea and I'm feeling stronger than I was an hour ago. It's SOOOOOO difficult for me to take http://www.travelblog.org/Asia/India/Himachal-Pradesh/Mcleod-Ganj/blog-17412.html Hello everyone I had plans of my next entry being about the AMAZING time I'm having in India and I am BUT um...I've developed a case of shingles and I'm not much in the talking mood. Mom don't freak out I went to a doctor and got medication but I am concerned because one of the complications of herpes zoster is Ramsay Hunt syndrome which involves the ear and can lead to deafness. THAT http://www.travelblog.org/Asia/India/Jammu-and-Kashmir/blog-17301.html Yay I made it out of the country I am in Amsterdam on a 2hour layover after a sleepless flight on my way to New Delhi. The airport here is AMAZING save the notsofriendlylooking guy who greets you with a machine gun as you exit the airplane. Other than that this airport is spotless has highspeed internet lots of food shopping....I may just vacation here For those of you who lik http://www.travelblog.org/Asia/India/Rajasthan/Jodhpur/blog-16953.html Hi everyoneD Who wants a postcard Send me your address and I'll get you one A couple of you have already given me addresses Maura Maya Joanne but even if you have I would appreciate you sending me an email with the info again so I have it electronically while I'm there read I have no idea where I put that little piece of paper.An update on my delayed departure The Indian Embas http://www.travelblog.org/Asia/India/National-Capital-Territory/New-Delhi/blog-16654.html First of all I Looooove everyone's wonderful comments and emails. Keep them coming I really appreciate having such amazing family and friendsSo the is now back in my account yay Which is a good thing because I missed the minor detail of needing a visa to get into India so I'll need that money to get an expedited visa. And I'll need a passport to get that which I have lost. And http://www.travelblog.org/Asia/India/National-Capital-Territory/New-Delhi/blog-16116.html My first travel blog entry Irsquom so excited Irsquoll be in India from August 9 through September 5 to study homeopathy. My plan was to observe a doctor in clinical practice in Mumbai but last week in Mumbai they had the most rainfall at one time in the history of India complete with flooding power outages and water shortages. I was nervous at first but I got over it. Then it rain http://www.travelblog.org/Asia/India/Maharashtra/Mumbai/blog-15738.html