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We just returned from Jaipur where we spent a long weekend. The first tour – and possibly the highlight – was Elefantastic, a sanctuary...

March 27 – we headed up to the Solang Valley where we did some horseback riding, zip lining, and zorbing. As usual, Daddy had a gassy...

Day 2 found us visiting the Manali Wildlife Sanctuary, a serene park with Deodar, Horse Chestnut, Maple, and Walnut trees between the...

We took an overnight Volvo bus (14 hours) from Delhi to Manali, which is really the only way there unless you want to fly and then still...

Today, Kirsi, Aidan, and Daddy went to Sultanpur National Park, which has a great bird sanctuary. #bird #india

November arrived and we hit that phase of moving overseas where things became “normal.” We got into our routines at school and life...

Perhaps, the most fascinating aspect of the drive from Udaipur to Kumbhalgarh Fort is the dramatic transition from modern city to a...

Day 2 of our holiday saw us join a guide and driver to drive through the rugged countryside and small villages of Rajasthan to...

We woke at 4:30 to get to the airport in time for our one hour flight to Udaipur, the City of Lakes. Day 1 included the City Palace, a...

Happy Diwali – The Festival of Lights Happy Diwali to everyone!!!! (officially October 19th but we get the upcoming week off for a...

The Full Derwin A colleague is recovering from the trifecta of illnesses combination of Dengue, H1N1, and Bird Flu. When some colleagues...

India has now banned the practice of using dancing Sloth Bears to make money. The mothers would be shot and the young bears would have a...

Taj Mahal On September 15, we visited the mausoleum Taj Mahal. Shah Jahan had the building built for his wife, Mumtaz Mahal. It was the...

Jama Masjid #india #JamaMasjid #NewDelhi

After our tour of Old Delhi, our guide took us Gurudwara Bangladesh Sahib, a Sikh house of worship. To me, this was the highlight of our...

Two weekends ago, we spent Friday morning (holiday) touring Old Delhi. Red Fort The Red Fort was completed in 1639 by the 5th Mogul...

The Foreigners Regional Registration Office On Friday, the family and I got to spend some quality time getting to know the bureaucratic...

Dhobi The doorbell rang this morning and a very shy, humble young man in his 20s introduced himself as Vineet. Vineet is our dhobi. Every...

We arrived in New Delhi late last night to a warm welcome from the admin and support team from the American Embassy School New Delhi. It...

I was downloading some videos that we’ve just taken when I decided to flip through some old photos from our adventures while living...