more cities we've been to
Vashisht, India - Vashisht was the first city that we settled into for a while. It's a neat little hill town in the North of India surrounded by the snow capped Himalayas. It's centered along one road which has shopping, hotels and restaurants. We had 2 favorite restaurants which served the usual tourist selection of foods from India, Israel, China, and Italy. Both restaurants showed movies in a living room setting while serving dinner.
Old Manali, India - Old Manali is across the Beas river from Vashisht. The restaurant food is better as is the shopping. The views of the mountains are not as good. Old Manali was definitely one of my favorite towns.
New Manali, India - We didn't stay overnight in Old Manali, but it's a town worth mentioning. It's a walk or rickshaw ride away from both Vashisht and Old Manali. This is where we did our banking, yarn shopping and ate more authentic Indian food.
We had a crazy travel day transitioning from India to Thailand. We took a 2 hour cab ride to Kullu and then a one hour helicopter ride (where they served lunch!) to Delhi. From Delhi, we took a quick cab ride from the domestic airport to the international airport and got on a plan to Bangkok.
Bangkok, Thailand - Bangkok is a wonderful city. The transportation system is well developed - there is a sky train, underground subway, water ferries, busses, taxis, and, of course, tuk tuks (auto rickshaw.) The shopping malls are wonderfully air conditioned - we mainly spent time in their food courts. Hopefully, we'll be able to explore Bangkok more at the end of our trip.
Chiang Mai, Thailand - We took an overnight train from Bangkok to Chiang Mai which is another major city in Thailand. One of the big universities is in Chiang Mai. Educational opportunities for the traveller abound as well. There are courses in massage, yoga and cooking. Yesterday, I took a Vegetarian Thai Cooking class which I really enjoyed. Chiang Mai has a popular tourist night market which I wasn't wowed by. But, Scott found us the night market where the locals go to which was much better.
Pai, Thailand - Today, we arrived in Pai. It's about a 4 hour drive North of Chiang Mai. It feels like a relaxed hangout. I can envision us staying here for a while.
Old Manali, India - Old Manali is across the Beas river from Vashisht. The restaurant food is better as is the shopping. The views of the mountains are not as good. Old Manali was definitely one of my favorite towns.
New Manali, India - We didn't stay overnight in Old Manali, but it's a town worth mentioning. It's a walk or rickshaw ride away from both Vashisht and Old Manali. This is where we did our banking, yarn shopping and ate more authentic Indian food.
We had a crazy travel day transitioning from India to Thailand. We took a 2 hour cab ride to Kullu and then a one hour helicopter ride (where they served lunch!) to Delhi. From Delhi, we took a quick cab ride from the domestic airport to the international airport and got on a plan to Bangkok.
Bangkok, Thailand - Bangkok is a wonderful city. The transportation system is well developed - there is a sky train, underground subway, water ferries, busses, taxis, and, of course, tuk tuks (auto rickshaw.) The shopping malls are wonderfully air conditioned - we mainly spent time in their food courts. Hopefully, we'll be able to explore Bangkok more at the end of our trip.
Chiang Mai, Thailand - We took an overnight train from Bangkok to Chiang Mai which is another major city in Thailand. One of the big universities is in Chiang Mai. Educational opportunities for the traveller abound as well. There are courses in massage, yoga and cooking. Yesterday, I took a Vegetarian Thai Cooking class which I really enjoyed. Chiang Mai has a popular tourist night market which I wasn't wowed by. But, Scott found us the night market where the locals go to which was much better.
Pai, Thailand - Today, we arrived in Pai. It's about a 4 hour drive North of Chiang Mai. It feels like a relaxed hangout. I can envision us staying here for a while.
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