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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.