The Best Kind of Mash-Up
About a year ago my roommate and I spent an evening watching all the music mash-ups we could find online. I don’t really remember what brought this on, but down the internet-rabbit-hole we went, debating the merits of each before moving on (several on this list ended up being faves). Here’s the thing about mash-ups: … Read more
Monkey Menace
Okay, so there was this great sign about monkey menace, and we did hear many stories of monkey menace happening to other people… but… other than a brief face-off following an attempted backpack grab, there is no monkey menace in this post. Sorry for the misleading title, it was just too good to pass up. … Read more
Hampi Heaven
Hampi is kind of a magical land. Imagine Joshua Tree National Park (and if you haven’t been there, imagine a beautiful desert-y landscape with crazy round boulders) with a river running through it, rice paddies and banana trees scattered here and there, and oh, right: HINDU TEMPLES EVERYWHERE. We arrived in Hampi in late afternoon, … Read more
Getting on with Goa
We stepped off the train in the infancy of the morning light a little bleary eyed, followed the herd up the stairs but left them to seek out a morning coffee or chai before we tried to do too much more. A few minutes later, now more awake and caffeinated with the saccharine sting of … Read more
The Madness that was Delhi
I should start by saying that by “madness,” I mean transportation madness. Trains, train stations, auto rickshaws, the metro, etc. I’m sure there are other kinds of madness in Delhi, but since Ben and I had arrived still needing to 1) figure out a plan in India and 2) get all of the train tickets … Read more
Spain to India
It was sad to be packing up our belongings and cleaning up around the house we had come to call home for weeks. I always leave too many things to do the night before I travel and this was no exception. We still had half a batch of croissants in the freezer and beans soaking … Read more
Little Snippets of Barcelona
“Destiny is usually just around the corner. Like a thief, a hooker, or a lottery vendor: its three most common personifications. But what destiny does not do is home visits. You have to go for it.” – Carlos Ruiz Zafon Beyond the Gaudi sites and bustling wide streets full of shops, there is a quiet, … Read more
Current Status: India and the Internet
Hello from India! We’ve been here for almost a month (!!) and have lots of stories to tell. However. It turns out that internet connections in India aren’t super interested in uploading all the pictures we want to show you. So as soon as we find a connection that can handle it, prepare for the … Read more
“Originality Consists of Returning to the Origin” – Gaudi
Antoni Gaudi loved the outdoors, so much so that in his late 20′s he explored Southern France and Catalunya on horseback and on foot. It is this aspect of Gaudi’s work that I didn’t expect, and perhaps is the reason I fell so hard for his architecture, particularly in Park Guell. Park Guell was my … Read more
How to get an Indian Visa in 12 easy steps
1) GET A VISA THE EASY WAY. Visa’s are funny little things — most of the time a simple stamp in your passport constitutes all you need to enter and have weeks to poke around before moving on. But there are places that want to have a little more control of who comes and goes, … Read more
