Category: RTW Travel
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A Perfect Valentine’s Day Love Story
Read more: A Perfect Valentine’s Day Love StoryHappy Valentine’s Day! What better way to celebrate the holiday of love than to visit a monument of love! We walked to the Taj Mahal at 7:00 in the morning from our hotel which was only 500 meters away. The first word that came to mind when I saw it was “WOW.” It was stunning! Everything…
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Agra-cadabra!
Read more: Agra-cadabra!After a smooth train trip from Jaipur, we “magically” appeared in Agra…without even using that trusted magical phrase “abracadabra”! Agra was our second stop in the “north India triangle”. This “little town” of 1.2 million people is almost 1/2 the size of Canada’s largest city, Toronto! Having settled into our hotel, Katina found a well-rated…
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Barefoot Learning
Read more: Barefoot LearningWe have really enjoyed our time in Jaipur; it’s a lovely city with some really nice tourist attractions that Oliver, Mik and Zoe have shared. Lucky for us, while staying at the Jaipur Friendly Villa, our hosts Shveta and Kul shared with us a remarkable story about a college that has transformed a nearby village,…
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Elephantastic!
Read more: Elephantastic!Elephants+ fantastic= Elefantastic! In Jaipur, a lot of things are fantastic, especially in the Jaipur Elephant Village! We went to the Jaipur Elephant Village to experience an Asian elephant’s afternoon at a program called Elefantastic. When we arrived at the the Elephant Village, we were greeted by Rahul, the founder of the program. Elefantastic was…
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The Jewel called Jaipur!
Read more: The Jewel called Jaipur!After an amazing time in Delhi, we hopped on the train and headed to Jaipur! Our early morning, 4.5 hour train trip was very comfortable, even if the guy sitting next to me practically had his head on my shoulder and was snoring like a chainsaw! I even heard an Indian Grandmother behind me say “Wow, that…