india
Indian McDonalds
Monday, June 30th, 2008Yes, I still have things to say about India, though apparently I’ve gotten very off track in writing about it in any regular fashion. Oak and I recently decided we have a thing about visiting McDonalds in new places to see what the regional menu items are. In Hawaii, for example, we saw spam […]
Crazy indian fruits
Tuesday, March 25th, 2008Our first introduction to crazy Indian fruits was at Crawford Market in Mumbai. Not only are there tons of fruits we had never seen before, the prices of fruits we consider “exotic” were incredibly cheap. Fruit like bananas, pineapples, etc. became an easy staple snack. Always tasty and easy to find. Fruit stands have the […]
Indian luxury: Houseboat
Monday, March 17th, 2008One of my favorite parts of our trip was the night that we spent on a houseboat. It departed from Alleppey, and went on a tour of the backwaters. We saw the beautiful lowlands, including many rice patties. The homes were right on the water! Being that it was “dry” season, […]
What TO wear (in India)
Thursday, February 21st, 2008Now that I’ve told you what not to wear, in a true Clinton and Stacy fashion, I am going to tell you what you should wear in India.
Sneakers. In particular, a comfortable, but not brand new pair. They are likely to get covered in India Funk.
A pair of sandals or flip flops that […]
What not to wear (in India)
Wednesday, February 20th, 2008As a woman traveler in India, what to wear is an issue. You won’t get kicked out of the country for inappropriate dress but you’ll certainly feel out of place. Luckily I did read about some of this stuff ahead of time, but I did find a few things I packed ended up being basically […]
Lost in translation
Monday, February 11th, 2008While we were in India, we saw our share of poorly translated English. The bad grammar, the misspellings… but, we could usually get the gist of what was meant by it. Well, in one restaurant, we were trying to be adventurous, when we came across this item on the snack menu:
“Green Peace”
Well, […]
Thali-Ho!
Thursday, February 7th, 2008In India, we ate almost as many Thalis as we did idlis!
Thalis are a lunch that is always served on a metal platter, with several types of sauces, curries, curds, and so on in small metal bowls around the circumference of the platter. You usually get a piece of pappadum (a crispy chip, similar to […]
Indian kids
Wednesday, February 6th, 2008When we were in Ooty, we took a hike of the countryside and happened across a small village along the way. The kids there kept bugging us to take their pictures and show them the picture as it came up on the digital camera screen. While the more urban areas of India are […]
In pursuit of the Indian elephant
Monday, February 4th, 2008In Thekkady, we were in desperate pursuit of elephants. As soon as we arrived, though, our driver recommended that we go take an elephant ride. I was quite surprised that Oak, Nirav, and I could fit on ONE elephant…. who Oak immediately gave the nickname “Stampy.” We learned that elephants make only […]
Indian breakfast
Thursday, January 17th, 2008On our trip to India, we became very familiar with the South Indian breakfast. In the US, you can get these foods at Indian restaurants but, since the restaurants are not open for breakfast in the US, we’ve only had them as a lunch or dinner item in the past. It was a […]
