Yala National Park, Sri Lanka
It was always my dream to go on a safari. Little did I know we would be fortunate enough to go on 2 in one year! Although, this one was significantly less expensive than the one in Botswana, and just as exciting! The Safari started bright and early at 4:30 a.m. The main reason we chose to go to Yala National Park versus Udawalawe is … Continue reading Yala National Park, Sri Lanka
Mirissa, Sri Lanka
We arrived in Sri Lanka late at night so we grabbed an Uber to a hotel near the airport. The Uber only cost 230 rupees, and the cabs were trying to charge us 1000! We’re sure glad our phones worked here! Unfortunately, we weren’t able to get an Uber the next day because the stupid app kept placing our pick up location at the airport … Continue reading Mirissa, Sri Lanka
New Dehli, India: Part 2
On our last night in Dehli we decided to participate in watching the countries most popular sport – Cricket. It was just as crazy as we anticipated. It was mainly men – I think I saw about 5 girls out of over 5000 guys seated in our section. We were the only foreigners there. When we first sat down the guys in front of us … Continue reading New Dehli, India: Part 2
Agra, India
I know you all recognize this famous featured image of the Taj Mahal. Funny thing is I never actually knew what it was until coming here. It’s actually a testament of true love, as it was built as a tomb to house the emperor’s favorite wife (as they had many back in the day). I was memorized as I saw it. I couldn’t believe we … Continue reading Agra, India
Jaipur, India
We never intended on visiting Jaipur, but it was included in our golden triangle tour. After exploring all this city has to offer we were glad we made the trip and it ended up being one of our favorite stops in India. After the five hour drive from Dehli to Jaipur we were greeted with an amazing view of the Amer Fort and Palace. We … Continue reading Jaipur, India
New Dehli, India: Part 1
After getting off the train there were many men that approached us asking if we needed a taxi. We were very happy we had already arranged transfers with the travel agent ahead of time. Our transfer/guide first brought us to our hotel called Aster hotel. It was a small nice room, but we were happy to have good wifi. The location wasn’t the greatest as … Continue reading New Dehli, India: Part 1
Mumbai, India
I was very wary of going to Mumbai because I have heard a lot of negative things. One of them being that people go to the bathroom (both number 1 and 2) right on the street, so therefore it would smell terrible. The other one was that it is so polluted that the inside of my nose would turn black. Thankfully I didn’t find either … Continue reading Mumbai, India
Palolem, India
After seeing the north side of the state of Goa in Baga, we went to a beach about an hour south which is considered the “chill” side. That description fit it perfectly. Once again we showed up without a place to stay. Rob was nice enough to walk up and down the beach bargaining at beach bungalows while I waited with our luggage at a … Continue reading Palolem, India
Baga, India
The state of Goa was every backpackers favorite place in India that we met during our travels. We were told the north is where the partying was and the south was more chill. Seeing as we haven’t done any partying in a week to the north we went! We were told not to book anything in advance by other backpackers so you could negotiate for … Continue reading Baga, India
Bangalore, India
I have been very frustrated with the Internet in India. But now that we were in the capital I.T. city we had a couple days to get some work done! We decided to get a hotel with a pool since it was forecast to be hot – apparently we are here the hottest time of the year and this is why there aren’t many other … Continue reading Bangalore, India
