// June 11th Las Vegas → Flagstaff, AZ // I could not get to sleep. Maybe because it was our first night of the trip, or maybe because I kept tossing around, despite the brand new bunk beds and having the entire dorm room to ourselves. Luckily, that didn’t stop me from jumping out of … Continue reading The Great American Road Trip: Arizona
// June 10th, San Francisco → Las Vegas // This morning we woke up and enjoyed the San Francisco skyline from our bedroom window in the Castro one last time before smushing duffel bags and squeezing zippers shut as we packed up the car. With every trip down the stairs, I worried we might be … Continue reading The Great American Road Trip: Day 1 – San Francisco → Las Vegas
Our flight landed at 3:30am, but luckily there was a 24 hour city bus that went to the airport. We were clueless as to which stop we should get off at or how to walk to our hotel, but everyone was very helpful and guided us to the right places. The wide city boulevards were … Continue reading Abu Dhabi, UAE
The alarm went off at 3:45am, but I hadn't slept since midnight with excitement for our flight from Delhi to Abu Dhabi. Since we had packed the night before, we grabbed our bags and searched for a tuk tuk to take us to the metro in time for the first train to the airport. Our driver … Continue reading Oman
Eighteen hours after pulling away from the Jaisalmer train station, we arrived in Delhi, tired, hungry, and hot. We had the pleasure of sharing our bunk beds with a family of screaming children that thought the train compartment was a jungle gym. Luckily, we had booked our hostel in advance and somehow found it by … Continue reading Delhi
We were about as remote as we could get before hitting the Pakistani border only 50 miles away. Jaisalmer is a small desert town that was built as a strategic trade location on camel train routes back in the 1100s. The highlight of the city is the Jaisalmer Fort, and I think the guidebook does … Continue reading Jaisalmer – Forts and Camels
Our morning train to Jodhpur took us past field after field of dry brown grass and desert. For some odd reason we also passed a significant number of people taking their morning poop in the ditch by the side of the train tracks. No jokes, we witnessed at least forty people squatting right in plain … Continue reading Jodhpur
Even at the ungodly hour of 2am when the tuk tuk pulled in front of the hotel, I could tell we picked a good one. The lobby was ornately decorated with antique Indian pieces and the entire ceiling was covered in tiles, mirrors, and splashes of color. We were led past the cozy lounge with comfortable leather … Continue reading Jaipur
I was relieved as the morning train pulled away from scam-heavy Khajuraho and brought us to Agra, home of the Taj Mahal. The train ride was uneventful except for an old man tapping my shoulder with great concern saying, "You better close his mouth," as he pointed to Byron sleeping with his mouth gaping open. … Continue reading Agra
Khajuraho We stepped off the train platform into the twilight and I actually shivered for the first time in India when a cool night breeze swept through. Even at this hour, the tuk tuks are insistent, so we shared a ride into town with a Scottish man from our train. The landscape here was much … Continue reading Khajuraho – Sexy Temples and Endless Scams
