After a very short three and a half hour flight, we made it into Dubai. This was my first time to the Middle East and I was very excited to be able to go and explore the city. Jaime was in Dubai about 12 years ago or so when he was in the Marines, and he was excited to see how it has changed since then. Going through customs at the airport was an absolute breeze. There was an express line for citizens of certain foreign countries, and lucky for us, the US was on...

You know no matter how much you enjoy a place or how much fun you have on a vacation, when the end is near, you are just ready to come home? I think it is because we program our minds for the amount of time our vacation is and we just know when it is time to be over. Well, that was actually not true at all for me......until today. My feelings about India are so hard to describe. It is hard to see such poverty, I want to cry each time a stray dog walks by me, a...

We started the day early yet again. We got in some tuk-tuks and first stopped at the Wind Palace. We were not able to go inside, but just take photos from the outside. We then headed out for a guided tour of the Amber Fort. It was quite the trek up to get inside, but it was very impressive and worth the effort. This Fort was built to protect the King. They even built a structure that looks similar to the Great Wall of China to protect the Fort. There was a lot of...

The genius award for the trip officially goes to....yours truly. Last night whilst taking my shower, I turned the hot water on full blast. I have done this at every hotel so far and each time it only produces luke warm to cool water. Seeing as though this hotel was literally in the middle of nowhere why would I think any differently of this place? Well, the water was scalding, so I immediately reached for the k*** to turn the hot water down. I didn't have my glas...

Today was another very early day. We had to be down in the lobby at 6am to leave for our next destination. Anybody who knows me knows I am not a morning person whatsoever, but it was ok. The second Jaime and I walked downstairs I was greeted with birthday wishes from the group. We boarded a public bus that we rode for about 3 hours to our first rest stop. Since it is 12 and a half hours earlier back home, I was able to call Winnie's Day Care and speak to somebody...