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I know that some of you might have been thinking that maybe I’m writing a book entitled “Eat, Pray, Eat”, but I can assure you that I’m not. In fact, it’s called “Eat, Pray, Drive and then Drive Some More”. While I’m kidding about the book, I’m not kidding that we drove some more today! That’s right, another hair-raising seven hours or so for a return trip to the hill station known as Darjeeling. Our driver picked us up this morning at 9 am and it took us about 3.5 hours to climb up this REALLY steep mountain in order to get to this really nothing town. We endured switchback after switchback in the heavy rain and fog (why oh why did we think this was a good idea at this time of year) on another ... read more

My advance apologies - this will be a long one! Also - sorry that the pictures are out of order and not always labeled - having technical issues! Hello, hello - I have access to technology once again! I am happy to say that I made it somehow through the last almost week, albeit begrudgingly at times I’ll admit. Jayesh and I are now in The City of Joy, Kolkata, after having spent the better part of the last week in very remote villages in the state of Gujarat. Yes, I actually survived the overnight train somehow, but boy oh boy, I’m not designed for that sort of travel. The train ride itself was really not that bad to be honest. Last Thursday night, we boarded on to the two tier A/C train at around 8 ... read more

Well, we’ve been in Mumbai almost one week but not quite yet - and it feels like forever. That’s not a bad thing at all. It’s just that there’s been so much to do and see although we feel like we’ve barely scratched the surface. Partly this is because our sleeping patterns are still crazy. Our bodies are just not adjusting quickly enough! It’s getting better though and at this rate, perhaps in 3 weeks when we’re on our way home, we’ll be sleeping perfectly. Before I forget, I wanted to say thank you very much for all your comments on the blog. I’m glad that it’s being read and enjoyed and that we can share our trip with you. We’re having lots of fun and it’s very interesting and eye-opening to be here. I should ... read more

....But...let's just say that I was reminded really quickly not to go gung ho. I think I was a little too rambunctious on Day 1 trying everything. Despite being careful not to drink the water, I think the spices decided to do a little welcome dance for me in my tummy yesterday. This little gesture combined with jetlag having a hayday with me has made it challenging to get on schedule so far. Aside from going downstairs to have some plain toast and tea for breakfast (despite the awesome food array available), yesterday I spent much of the day in bed, sound asleep :-(. As tummy troubles of all sorts are a well-discussed item here among family and friends, everyone was aware that I was not well. Hence, out came all the ayervedic solutions (some of ... read more