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- Hari 1
- Ahad, 20 Mei 2018 8:45 PTG
- 🌙 13 °C
- Altitud: 83 m
AustraliaRoyal Theatre33°52’8” S 151°12’33” E
Off and away
20 Mei 2018, Australia ⋅ 🌙 13 °C
Lila and I set off for our travels, beginning with 2 weeks in India before Jean meets up with us
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- Hari 2
- Isnin, 21 Mei 2018
- ☀️ 39 °C
- Altitud: 462 m
IndiaAshok Nagar26°55’3” N 75°49’13” E
Welcome to India...
21 Mei 2018, India ⋅ ☀️ 39 °C
We land to the lovely announcement that it's 39degrees in Jaipur! We are hit with the heat, noise and the all those amazing things which make India India. We get to our hotel and dump our bags thenBaca lagi
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- Hari 3
- Selasa, 22 Mei 2018 8:00 PG
- 🌫 34 °C
- Altitud: 455 m
- IndiaTāl Katora Tank26°55’21” N 75°49’19” E
Exploring Jaipur
22 Mei 2018, India ⋅ 🌫 34 °C
Early morning was great to go for a little walk through the town, less traffic, less busyness...and you can stop, notice and appreciate things :) Jaipur is an amazing city which encapsulates all theBaca lagi
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- Hari 3
- Selasa, 22 Mei 2018 9:30 PG
- 🌫 37 °C
- Altitud: 454 m
- IndiaHawa Mahal26°55’27” N 75°49’38” E
Hawa Mahal
22 Mei 2018, India ⋅ 🌫 37 °C
Visiting the Hawa Mahal, palace constructed in 1799
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- Hari 3
- Selasa, 22 Mei 2018 5:00 PTG
- ☀️ 43 °C
- Altitud: 462 m
- IndiaAshok Nagar26°55’3” N 75°49’13” E
Passport pics india style + hair cuts
22 Mei 2018, India ⋅ ☀️ 43 °C
So only in India...
Go into a photo place asking for passport photos. I'm directed behind the little screen to wash my face and comb my hair. I must have looked really bad, because they insisted twiceBaca lagi
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- Selasa, 22 Mei 2018 7:00 PTG
- ⛅ 41 °C
- Altitud: 460 m
- IndiaAshok Nagar26°55’3” N 75°49’12” E
Lassi walla
22 Mei 2018, India ⋅ ⛅ 41 °C
With this heat, it's a great excuse to indulge in the amazing lassis... several times a day. Lila's diet thus far has consisted of chapatis (her new favourite food), rice with a few spoons of whateverBaca lagi
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- Hari 4
- Rabu, 23 Mei 2018 12:00 PTG
- ☀️ 41 °C
- Altitud: 462 m
- IndiaAshok Nagar26°55’3” N 75°49’13” E
Search for a swimming pool
23 Mei 2018, India ⋅ ☀️ 41 °C
Only in India... Will it take more than 3hrs to find a swimming pool where you can swim + get a tour / buy from this factory for my commision visit thrown in by the auto rickshaw driver. So afterBaca lagi
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- Hari 5
- Khamis, 24 Mei 2018 4:07 PTG
- ⛅ 41 °C
- Altitud: 442 m
- IndiaAshok Nagar26°55’0” N 75°49’0” E
India so far...from Lila's eyes
24 Mei 2018, India ⋅ ⛅ 41 °C
When we first landed the heat was pretty overwhelming for Lila...and a few days in it's still one of the big things she talks about. Here are some questions and pics from Lila :)
What is differentBaca lagi
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- Khamis, 24 Mei 2018 8:44 PTG
- 🌫 36 °C
- Altitud: 462 m
- IndiaAshok Nagar26°55’3” N 75°49’13” E
Lights and lassi
24 Mei 2018, India ⋅ 🌫 36 °C
For our last night in Jaipur, we braved the crazy roads to walk down the road to see the lights at Albert Hall...and then treated ourselves to lassi and chai at our favourite lassi place :) our nightBaca lagi
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- Hari 6
- Jumaat, 25 Mei 2018 9:22 PG
- 🌫 37 °C
- Altitud: 436 m
- IndiaJaipur26°54’45” N 75°47’14” E
Lila's first overnight train
25 Mei 2018, India ⋅ 🌫 37 °C
Waking up Lila to leave for the train station around midnight and running through a pack of barking street dogs to a waiting uber (who you can't contact due to your technical incompetence...hence theBaca lagi
PengembaraIt is so lovely to follow your journey! Such an amazing experience for Lila! She is a natural traveller! 💕💕
PengembaraThat sounds amazing. Lila looks excited. I woupd be too. Have a great time and can't wait to see more of your trip.
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- Hari 6
- Jumaat, 25 Mei 2018 6:00 PTG
- 🌙 24 °C
- Altitud: 236 m
- IndiaGadisar Lake26°54’35” N 70°54’46” E
Haveli in the desert
25 Mei 2018, India ⋅ 🌙 24 °C
Tonight we went for a little walk around jaisalmer, a desert town in Rajasthan and our home for the next few days. We visited salam singh (old prime minister) haveli, moti mahal (meaning pearlBaca lagi
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- Hari 7
- Sabtu, 26 Mei 2018 10:51 PTG
- 🌙 25 °C
- Altitud: 235 m
- IndiaGadisar Lake26°54’34” N 70°54’46” E
When hot water comes out of the cold tap
26 Mei 2018, India ⋅ 🌙 25 °C
So we are visiting jaisalmer in the off season (which I love) but it means its around 45deg at the hottest part of the day, and the minimum is 31deg. You desperately want a cold shower but onlyBaca lagi
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- Hari 8
- Ahad, 27 Mei 2018 4:00 PTG
- ☀️ 38 °C
- Altitud: 236 m
- IndiaGadisar Lake26°54’35” N 70°54’46” E
How to unbog a car in the desert
27 Mei 2018, India ⋅ ☀️ 38 °C
So how many people/vehicles does it take to unbog a car in desert sand... Well at least 10 guys, a jeep and then a tractor and about 1.5hrs later. Lila said it would have been handy to have ourBaca lagi
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- Hari 10
- Selasa, 29 Mei 2018 12:08 PG
- 🌬 36 °C
- Altitud: 269 m
- IndiaRatanada26°17’46” N 73°0’52” E
Is popcorn a vegetable?
29 Mei 2018, India ⋅ 🌬 36 °C
So we found popcorn tonight (hence the fleeting thought this is the closest thing to a vegetable she has eaten in the last week), amongst our battle with motorbikes, auto rickshaws, occasional cars,Baca lagi
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- Hari 10
- Selasa, 29 Mei 2018 12:00 PTG
- ☀️ 39 °C
- Altitud: 224 m
- IndiaJodhpur26°14’27” N 73°1’24” E
Lila's first sari
29 Mei 2018, India ⋅ ☀️ 39 °C
I should be banned from going to markets...on the other hand, I'm getting quite good at just squeezing more stuff into our backpack :)
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- Rabu, 30 Mei 2018 3:52 PTG
- ☀️ 40 °C
- Altitud: 172 m
- IndiaNāharganj27°10’5” N 78°3’0” E
Tadpoles, squirrels and the Taj Mahal
30 Mei 2018, India ⋅ ☀️ 40 °C
We headed off our overnight train directly to see the iconic Taj Mahal in Agra today.
It really is quite a grand and amazing structure, also because of the grounds around. Inside the mausoleum isn'tBaca lagi
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- Hari 13
- Jumaat, 1 Jun 2018 12:00 PTG
- ☀️ 37 °C
- Altitud: 210 m
- IndiaTeen Mūrti28°36’50” N 77°12’32” E
Delhi, some photos from Lila
1 Jun 2018, India ⋅ ☀️ 37 °C
We've come to Delhi to meet up with jean who is flying in. Here are some photos from Lila at the local market. We also got to the post for some stamps to post off some post cards and then visited theBaca lagi
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- Hari 14
- Sabtu, 2 Jun 2018 5:00 PTG
- ☀️ 37 °C
- Altitud: 75 m
- IndiaVaranasi25°18’25” N 83°0’39” E
The holy 'City of Light'
2 Jun 2018, India ⋅ ☀️ 37 °C
After another overnight train we have arrived in the holy city of Varanasi. Varanasi is considered a holy pilgrimage site for many Hindus, as the city founded by the god Shiva. The city is on theBaca lagi
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- Hari 16
- Isnin, 4 Jun 2018 5:00 PG
- ⛅ 29 °C
- Altitud: 93 m
- IndiaLahartara25°19’4” N 82°58’26” E
Varanasi at sunrise
4 Jun 2018, India ⋅ ⛅ 29 °C
This morning we woke up early to catch the early morning sunrise activities at the Ganges (early mornings are usually a huge effort for our family!). Lila dipped her feet into to river, and Jean wentBaca lagi
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- Hari 17
- Selasa, 5 Jun 2018
- ⛅ 23 °C
- Altitud: 806 m
NepalBasundhara Park28°12’20” N 83°58’5” E
Welcome to Nepal
5 Jun 2018, Nepal ⋅ ⛅ 23 °C
We had a day of travel, heading from Varanasi to the Indian-Nepalese border and on to the small city of Pokhara, which is a starting point for many trekking the beautiful Annapurna mountain range. WeBaca lagi
PengembaraOh no! I think Jean was mentally getting ready for the “Delhi belly” already some time before he left Australia. I hope that experience is well and truly over now for both Jean and Lila and you are all well and happy and enjoy Nepal.
PengembaraI think Lila will have grown so much by the time you are back. The best thing you can give to your child is experience.
PengembaraYeah funny after US it was Angie but now btr we on our way to annapurna :) bonjour a Stefan n go france for world cup :)
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- Hari 18
- Rabu, 6 Jun 2018
- ⛅ 22 °C
- Altitud: 890 m
- NepalManipal28°14’17” N 83°59’44” E
Pokhara
6 Jun 2018, Nepal ⋅ ⛅ 22 °C
Today we got our permits for walking in the Annapurnas and then at sunset we went for a little walk along the lake. Lila enjoyed running through the park and was intrigued by some people playing chess
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- Hari 19
- Khamis, 7 Jun 2018
- Altitud: 890 m
- NepalManipal28°14’17” N 83°59’44” E
Old Pokhara, Nepal
7 Jun 2018, Nepal
Jean is feeling better after almost 2 days in bed, so we head out to check out the old Pokhara. Jean got a shave and we had a nice tea in a small tea shop
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- Hari 20
- Jumaat, 8 Jun 2018
- Altitud: 914 m
- NepalRahughat Khola28°22’22” N 83°34’3” E
Leaving for our trek
8 Jun 2018, Nepal
After a big thunder storm last night, we woke up to drizzly rain for the start of our little trekking adventure to the Annapurnas. We have decided to follow a trek we found online of a small familyBaca lagi
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- Hari 21
- Sabtu, 9 Jun 2018
- ☁️ 17 °C
- Altitud: 1,246 m
- NepalTatopani28°29’53” N 83°39’16” E
Day 2 Galeshaw- Tatopani
9 Jun 2018, Nepal ⋅ ☁️ 17 °C
We visited the local temple in Galeshaw which is apparently a sacred pilgrimage site. We saw 3 buses in a row come (which made us excited that we wouldn't need to wait too long for the bus) only toBaca lagi
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- Hari 22
- Ahad, 10 Jun 2018
- Altitud: 2,764 m
- NepalJomsom Airport28°47’6” N 83°44’7” E
Day 3 Tatopani to Jomsom
10 Jun 2018, Nepal
Today's we left Tatopani on foot as it's a bit unknown when the bus will come, after a short while we were lucky to hitch a ride with a truck driver to Dana a few towns up. He said the bus would comeBaca lagi
PengembaraYou guys are adorable and loving your adventures thus far!