Travel experiences across the world
We’re simultaneously starting to run out of the top sights and getting so tired from all the walking that we’re looking for plans that require traveling further away. Today, that plan started by taking us briefly to Baveno, just to purchase tickets for the Lago Maggiore Express, a train-and-boat tour that we’ve scheduled for tomorrow,… Continue reading Mottarone, Arona
Today is the day we finally went to Lake Orta! I say finally because this is how this trip originated: we had the TV on one day last month (!) and a travel documentary about this beautiful lake in Northern Italy came on, and we went “Huh, a gorgeous Italian lake that we’ve never been… Continue reading Orta San Giulio, Omegna
For our second sunny day in Italy, our initial plan had been to go to Orta, the whole reason we came on this trip in the first place (we’ll get to that) but my guidebook says it gets especially crowded on Sundays… so instead we drove up the Lago Maggiore shoreside! Our first stop was… Continue reading Pallanza, Cannobio
I can’t believe we’re finally back here -I haven’t had the opportunity to travel properly since my trip to India in 2019, which you can read about on this very blog, and so I’m so excited to start seeing the world again! This time I’m traveling a little bit closer, to Lago Maggiore in Italy,… Continue reading Isole Borromee
Complete your Japan itinerary with at least one of these less-known destinations!
Last day in Delhi. Last day in India!Today I took an Uber to a place I’d meant to visit last time, but which was closed: the National Museum! The first impression isn’t great, because it occupies a rather old and ugly building -uglier still inside, white walls with green white tiles that scream “government building where… Continue reading National Museum, Jantar Mantar, Connaught Place
Today I got up bright and early -far too early for my liking- to go to the airport. I’ve gotten used to ordering Ubers to get around, but here I booked a taxi via my hotel: since the old city is closed to traffic, doing otherwise would have meant dragging my suitcase all through the… Continue reading Back in Delhi
If you remember, today I was booked on a tour to Sarnath, having more or less seen all of Varanasi yesterday. It’s learning time!Sarnath, which is a town just 10 km north of Varanasi, is one of the four first holy sites of Buddhism, based on the major events of Buddha’s life. The first is… Continue reading Sarnath, more Varanasi
This guest house may have more charm than I needed -I slept well, but it was super noisy with people coming and going outside since the crack of dawn!My only plan for the morning was to walk around Varanasi and get a feel for the place, so I took my sweet time with breakfast before… Continue reading The ghats of Varanasi
This is going to be a light entry, as most of my day was spent traveling!I took an Uber from my hotel to Jaipur airport, which took about half an hour. At 8:30, I was afraid I’d hit rush hour, but in fact the roads were way emptier than during the day.Once at the small… Continue reading Flying to Varanasi
This Is A Lake 