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Traveler Stories

A Round-the-World Journey to Find a New Home #2: Delhi, Jaipur, India

First impressions: well, after a dream flight (there were only about 50 passengers on our 747 plane, and we could pretty much choose where to sit) walking off the aircraft we were hit by a wall of heat.

A Round-the-World Journey to Find a New Home #8: Rishikesh, Nanital, Varanasi

When we came down from the hills of Himachal Pradesh to Dehra Dun the first thing that we noticed was the heat again.

A Round-the-World Journey to Find a New Home #6: Himachal Pradesh

Last time I wrote seemed an age ago, we had just arrived in Manali, and since then we have witnessed what I consider the most peaceful and beautiful place I had ever experienced, Chandra Tal, "Tal" meaning lake, also known appropriately as "The Moon Lake".

A Round-the-World Journey to Find a New Home #24: Mysore, Ooty and then into Kerala

Mysore has to win hands down for being the unfriendliest town in India we've been to, and comes close to the top for hassling rickshaw drivers.