Author: debibaydush

Out to breakfast, which is served on the veranda of the tea house below, we eat on our own. The two couples are off today, and we will be the Read More …

Moving day once again. We are up and packed, and head out after breakfast to walk the 20ish minutes to the Himalayan Mountain Institute. As it happens, it is located Read More …

What a great night’s sleep! The cold air works wonders, evidently. Up and out to breakfast. Remember, our room is nice and warm from the space heater, but when we Read More …

Travel day. We have to be up at 4:45 for a 5:15 pick-up and 7 am flight. Probably the only time that the roads aren’t crowded! First flight goes smoothly, Read More …

As I’ve mentioned before, I used the long drives to hang out the window and snap pictures. The same for pushing through crowded streets to get to my destination. That’s Read More …

Uh oh. Sat bolt upright in bed at 5 am, nauseous and thinking I’m sol. I took a cipro anti-biotic imemdiately and laid back in bed, sitting up. After the Read More …

A lazy morning today. Vikram, our guide, picks us up about 11. We head to the old city, and definitely feel the difference between Varanasi and “The Pink City”. So called Read More …

Poor Matty, he was up during the night with stomach cramps before the inevitable conclusion. I have breakfast alone ( and yummy curried vegetables with fresh fried bread puffs for Read More …

Out with our guide at 6 am to watch the sunrise on the Ganges. We hop into a boat and are rowed upstream past many ghats, including the two major Read More …

I re-arranged our schedule with the guide so we could have a lazy morning, instead of up and out at 6 am. Thanks to mother’s little helper, I slept for Read More …