Emily Silbert Articles

Open Wide - Travels in India and Pakistan (and Thailand & Cambodia) #15: Accidental Pilgrimage - Thailand
Watching the sun rise over the temple of Angkor Wat in Cambodia made Emily realise how lucky she's been to be able to change her plans to experience this moment.

Open Wide - Travels in India and Pakistan (and Thailand & Cambodia) #16: Angkor Again - Cambodia
More days of temples, sunrises and sunsets, but Emily is finding it difficult to describe what she's seeing and how she feels.

Open Wide - Travels in India and Pakistan #17: Kicked out of India - India
On Emily's last day in India she managed to offend a large cow and one alpha male monkey.

Open Wide - Travels in India and Pakistan (and Thailand & Cambodia)#14: Go South - Thailand
A cynic is converted in Krabi as Emily worships at the altar of Jacob Valdez, a tour operator with a heart.

Open Wide - Travels in India and Pakistan #12: Village Life - Pakistan
Nowadays, everyone is in search for an 'authentic' experience while travelling. In a small village in the eastern Punjab in Pakistan, one was handed to Emily.

Open Wide - Travels in India and Pakistan #13: Beautiful Bangkok - Bangkok,Thailand
India and Pakistan had worn Emily down. She decide to change her plans and head for the relative relief of Thailand.

Open Wide - Travels in India and Pakistan #10: Amritsar - India
Emily thinks the title of her travelogue is inconsistent with the reality of her travels in India so far. The first thing she learned to do was push her 'off' button.

Open Wide - Travels in India and Pakistan #11: Arrival in Pakistan - Pakistan
Emily arrived in Lahore to find it quite similar to any Indian city save for signs in Urdu and far less in English, as well as virtually no women to be seen.

Open Wide - Travels in India and Pakistan #8: India's National Pastime - India
Staying with an Indian friend, Emily finally got a real peek into the private lives of Indian families. Private, however, they are not.

Open Wide - Travels in India and Pakistan #9: Chandigarh - India
Emily spends some time with the woman she met on the plane and her family. Emily is frustrated by the role of women in Indian society.

Open Wide - Travels in India and Pakistan #7: Jesus Loves YOU! - India
A Jewish girl staying with a devoutly Christian host family led to a few uncomfortable moments.

Open Wide - Travels in India and Pakistan #1 - India
Why go to India? Emily can tell you she's am not going to "discover" herself. In fact, she's not going for any particular reason at all.

Open Wide - Travels in India and Pakistan #5: Benares is Burning - India
Emily witnesses the Hindu ritual burnings at Manikarnika Ghat, the main burning ghat in Varanasi.

Open Wide - Travels in India and Pakistan #6: Food Glorious Food - India
Emily discovers the wonders of Southern Indian food and celebrates her birthday in epicurean heaven.

Open Wide - Travels in India and Pakistan #2: Introducing India - India
After two long flights, Emily just wanted to clean herself up before facing Indian reality. However, Indian reality was waiting for her in the bathroom.

Open Wide - Travels in India and Pakistan #3: The Foreigners: Part I - India
So far, India has surprised Emily less than her visitors. There's an amazing range of characters just amongst the foreigners she has come across.

Open Wide - Travels in India and Pakistan #4: The Taj - India
A token tourist destination, the Taj Mahal is nonetheless one of the seven wonders of the world - and for good reason.

Travels in India and Pakistan #12

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