Author: Oliver
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Bangkok Oriental city…
Read more: Bangkok Oriental city…Bangkok, oriental city but the city don’t know what the city is getting the creme de la creme of the chess world in a show with everything but Yul Brynner One night in Bangkok and the world’s your oyster… Ah yes, doesn’t that Murray Head song take you back to the mid-1980’s? For our younger…
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A Fond Farewell to India
Read more: A Fond Farewell to IndiaA virtual assault on the senses, India has been an interesting, incredible, and incomparable experience for all of us. From the moment we landed in New Delhi, we had the stark realization that we were in a land like no other. For the past 46 days we have seen and done a lot, and have…
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Remarkable Rishikesh
Read more: Remarkable RishikeshAfter a very enlightening day and evening in Haridwar, I was excited to see what the day would bring as we set out to explore Rishikesh. I had heard that, though only 20 km apart, Haridwar and Rishikesh would provide two different experiences of the Ganga. Our guide, Ashish, was ready for us bright and…
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Sunset Cruise
Read more: Sunset CruiseHaving settled into our island paradise, we were given the opportunity to explore the local backwaters by canoe. We simply could not pass up the opportunity for a lovely sunset backwater cruise! Since we were in the “Venice of the East“, we climbed aboard our “gondola”, eager with anticipation. Our vessel was a 15 foot wooden…
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Stepping back in time in Old Goa
Read more: Stepping back in time in Old GoaGoa, India…jewel of the South. It’s not all just beach, pool, and awesome fun, you know! It also has some interesting heritage sites! As we toured the Goa region, one of our stops was the city of Old Goa. A bit of History Old Goa was a Portuguese settlement from 1510 to 1835. Yes, Portuguese! This…