Tag Archives: International

Summary: 70 Days and Over 55,000 Miles of Travel

Posted on March 10, 2013 by David Cross

Some people have asked, how many miles did we travel in the 70 day sabbatical? I did a quick calculation this morning: we flew over 53,000 miles on flights and over 2,000 miles of travel by ships, trains, buses, cars, tuk-tuks, … Continue reading →

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Last Night in Nepal

Posted on February 6, 2013 by David Cross

Before we left, we had a nice diner in Nepal at Krishnarpan at the Dwarkika’s hotel so I took a few pics with my Windows Phone 8 (Lumia 920) 🙂 It was a gorgeous hotel with numerous fountains, sculptures and … Continue reading →

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Touring the Kathmandu Valley

Posted on February 4, 2013 by David Cross

Nepal is known by the phrase “Never Ending Peace and Love”. We found Nepal to be a very secular country despite being a formal Hindu state.  Today, we spent most of our time in the 3 cities including Kathmandu.  The … Continue reading →

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Travelling to Nepal

Posted on February 3, 2013 by David Cross

Once we landed in Nepal, it became clear that the US Marines were on some kind of special mission here. They had a half a dozen soldiers guarding the C-130 from the Nepalese army…some of them were carrying WWII era … Continue reading →

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Experiencing and Touring Varanasi India

Posted on February 2, 2013 by David Cross

We spent a few days in Varanasi.  This is a big city, over 4 million people, much different than the countryside of Khajuraho.  The traffic is a deadlock at rush hour, but we were able to walk down the street … Continue reading →

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The Exotic Temples of Khajuraho India

Posted on February 1, 2013 by David Cross

Today, in Khajuraho, we visited the famous western and eastern temples in this remote area in central India. If the area was full of jungles, I would have thought we were in Cambodia.  The structures and detail was amazing. These … Continue reading →

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Central India

Posted on January 31, 2013 by David Cross

Today, we headed south from Agra on a train to Jhansi. This was yet another interesting and different experience. The trains stop for 3 minutes – and you must aggressively plan to get yourself and bags aboard, as nobody will … Continue reading →

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Taj Mahal in Agra India

Posted on January 30, 2013 by David Cross

This morning we woke up early to visit the famous Taj Mahal. The long lines form quickly and at 6:30 AM, the people are lined up like cattle to go through security checks and pat downs to get into the … Continue reading →

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New and Old Delhi India

Posted on January 25, 2013 by David Cross

We explored around Delhi a little more today.  It is definitely easy to get around by walking, but you have to fend off the tuk-tuk drivers every 60 seconds.  They cost almost nothing, but unless you are inside one…they won’t … Continue reading →

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Flying to India over Afghanistan and Pakistan

Posted on January 24, 2013 by David Cross

We arrived in India today for the first time today… Last night, we flew over Afghanistan and Pakistan for the first time, but we unfortunately could not stop as we did not have visas for these destinations… But, I will … Continue reading →

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