BEAUTIFUL KERALA Close my eyes, spin me around 3 times and I might think I'm in Hawaii instead of India! I've just spent 5 amazing days in the hills of Kerala, a tropical, southern Indian state famous for it's lush, green tea plantations, rolling hills (mountains?), backwater cruising via canals into the heart of village life. I'm also wowed by the region's ability to grow absolutely everything: pineapple, tapioca, coconut, bananas, pumpkin, ginger, pepper, c...

Good Morning Goa! I'm catching my breath and chillin' out in Palolem, Goa after 2 weeks in Delhi, Agra, Jaipur, Pushkar and Varanasi. India's big cities are fun for a change of pace but here I'm breathing again - literally - pollution and smog, smoke or fog painted Delhi in sepia tones. But Goa is green! It's 30c! There are palm trees! I can wear shorts, tank tops and sundresses with bare legs and not get stared at too badly! The freedom ....!! I'm here for 5 d...

Taj Mahal "So what's the best thing a guy ever did for you?" She asked her girl travel buddies as they looked at the Taj Mahal....They all pondered. "A book of poetry about birds", and "chocolate" were pretty good answers but kind of insignificant really when you're standing in front of the world's most famous monument to Love. The Taj Mahal is Impressive. Breathtaking. A little surreal. It might have taken me until just this moment to realize I really AM in ...

India - Slowly Down the Ganges India is FULL ON. My First impression that "Delhi is a Dump" was quickly replaced with "Holy Cow!" (literally). Culture shock was fairly high but after a few days it all seems fairly normal. The dirt, dogs, garbage, disgusting smells, craziest driving ever, cows happily wandering everywhere, incessant and ear piercing horns honking, small frustrations, and the crush of people everywhere has been replaced with surprise, delight ...