Category: RTW Travel
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Gorgeous Golden Temple!
Read more: Gorgeous Golden Temple!In yesterday’s post, Zoe gave a great overview on Amritsar. But she didn’t talk about the most beautiful building in the city. It is the Golden Temple, a place of beauty and religion. The Golden Temple was constructed in the 16th century during the time of Guru Arjan Dev, the 5th guru. He built…
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Awesome Amritsar
Read more: Awesome AmritsarAfter an amazing train ride from New Delhi, we arrived in Awesome Amritsar. Beep Beep! That was the first sound we heard when we arrived in the northern city of Amritsar, India. The sound of tuk tuks, cars, buses and motorcycles honking their horns filled the air. The streets of Amritsar are full of life.…
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A warm welcome to India!
Read more: A warm welcome to India!After an awesome time in Zanzibar, it was time to head out on our next adventure … India! We had a bit of an adventure just getting to our first stop, New Delhi! We got up bright and early at our hotel in Stone Town, to make our way to the airport. We had a…
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Prison Island
Read more: Prison IslandWhile in Stone Town, we like to relax at our hotel’s beach and enjoy the cool breeze. During this time, I was chatting with some of the waiters from the restaurant and one suggested we take a tour of Prison Island (Changuu in Swahili). The cost of an organized tour was $50 per person…so for us a total…
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Fabulous Food in Tanzania!
Read more: Fabulous Food in Tanzania!The food in Tanzania has been surprisingly lovely! We found the meals to be simple and very flavourful. For breakfasts we always had fresh fruit like mangoes and papayas and we were lucky to have chocolate chapatti pancakes while on Zanzibar! Afternoon drinks often included chocolate banana milkshakes, passion fruit juice or fresh coconut…