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ਸਤ ਸੀ੍ ਅਕਾਲ In Punjabi, Sat Sri Akaal, is a greeting for all things. It is hello, goodbye, my pleasure, take care, and more. When spoken, it almost sounds like "Such Regard." Which I found fitting, as I prepared to say goodbye to a country that welcomed me with a full heart, while completely overwhelming…
Once recovered from the horrific taxi ride from Dehradun to Atali Ganga, we found our souls relaxing as we settled into our mountain oasis. At Atali Ganga, the resort is comprised of private mountain-side cabins. Our was #22, I jokingly referred to the cabin as the Penthouse, as it was the last cabin at the…
Atali Ganga, The final stop on our Indian Adventure. Our trip to Atali Ganga was booked at the "strong suggestion/recommendation" of my dad. He basically suggested that Atali Ganga was a place we had to visit, no excuse. After the fanatical Indian wedding, we were both looking forward to a few days of quiet, lost…
Indians do weddings big, and Punjabi’s throw the superlative of wedding parties. The final day of Ram’s wedding was one of the most surreal, entertaining, and enjoyable wedding traditions I’ve ever partook in. The morning of his actual wedding day, started off with a wake up call at 6 am. “Brrrrring, brrrrrring, brrrrrring,” the phone…
Our trip to India was built around a wedding invite. I had never been to an Indian wedding. I was promised that an Indian wedding would be unlike anything I had ever witnessed before. Which, I admit it was.After the ring ceremony in Delhi, the entire wedding party traveled by train, and plane, to the…
Our journey across the Pacific, and over the Indian Ocean was inspired by a wedding invitation. In July, a former class mate of mine sent an email, inviting me to his wedding in Delhi and Nagpur in October. At first, I wasn't sure if I would accept the invitation. India wasn't on my bucket list,…
In Goa we did absolutely NOTHING. Perhaps the most embarrassing moment of our trip was the taxi ride back to the airport. Our driver asked us if we liked Goa. Our reply, "very much so! Its beautiful here.""Oh," he exclaimed, "what did you see? Did you see Old Goa? The old churches? South beach?""We saw…
Our driver met us at our Jaipur Haveli, to port us to the old merchant city of Churu. In Churo we would again be staying at a historic townhouse. We were signed up for a walking tour the old imperial ghost-like mansions of the town. ...But first, we would stop to see the Elephants of…
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