Forgive me for how quiet things have been around here lately. I’ve been in India… Ok, not literally in India, but figuratively I’ve been thousands of miles away, totally immersed in a trip I took to Bangalore, Udaipur, and Mumbai in January of 2011. Now three years later, I finally sat down to write the…
India
Contrasting Shopping Experiences
Entering the mall “[Gopal] saw that it was a huge double-storeyed building with soft music piped everywhere, discreet lighting throwing an actually welcoming glow, rows of shops, some simply decorated…
Arranged Marriages & Many Paths to Love
From a TV ad for an Indian dating website geared toward parents marrying their kids, to monumental historical changes in marriage, this post asks whether the underlying love differs at all in different types of marriages?
Impressions of India
The overriding feeling I had during my two weeks in India was a sense that I had barely scratched the surface. Before, during, and even now after the trip is over, I’m still intrigued by the vast array of everything Indian…
Well Laid Plans, Challenges & Travel to India
The first rule of traveling, as every traveler knows, is to expect the unexpected. Whether it’s the screaming child next to you on the plane or forgetting your cell phone in a taxi somewhere, the unexpected can easily disrupt your otherwise well laid plans.
Reaching for Gold
On Monday, Dec 28, I checked my American Airlines frequent flyer balance for the first time in ages and clicked on the elite qualifying information maybe for the first time ever… I discovered that I was one flight segment away from Gold status. For all you serious and jaded world travelers, I’m sure this sounds like no big deal since you easily reach Platinum status every year. Not me. Not yet.
