http://jamisonruth.com/india Jamie & Ramya take on the Subcontinent Sat, 31 Jan 2009 04:46:33 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en One of the unavoidable truths of having visited so many parts of India in such a short period of time was that we had a pretty embarrassing carbon footprint, taking planes instead of trains and drinking lots of bottled water instead of water out of the tap. India is ... http://jamisonruth.com/india/2009/01/31/carbon-offsets-for-guilt-free-travel/ Well, we're back in San Francisco and I'm happy to report that I'm (almost) over being jetlagged. It was such an amazing trip and I just want to thank everyone who made it possible (especially my family in India who were the kindest, most gracious hosts and showed us a ... http://jamisonruth.com/india/2009/01/14/and-thats-a-wrap/ [Oops... I wrote this last week but it didn't get published. We're both home safe now!] We're still here in Goa (which should be re-named "paradise" because it pretty much is). For all of you who are enjoying the snowy streets of Michigan or New York, we'd just like to let you ... http://jamisonruth.com/india/2009/01/11/paradise-foundjamie-wipes-out-video/ Its 3am and Ramya and I are sitting in Delhi's airport before parting ways to head home (Ramya goes East through Beijing, and I go West through London). We've had an incredible trip, though I think we both wish we could have spent more time in every one of the ... http://jamisonruth.com/india/2009/01/10/finding-ourselves-in-the-indian-court-system/ Ramya and I are back in Delhi, our last hurrah before heading back home on Saturday. We hardly gave Southern India justice, spending just two nights with Ramya's uncle Murali in Chennai, formerly Madras. But we made the most if it, sampling roadside coconuts and Southern Indian cuisine (a Thali, ... http://jamisonruth.com/india/2009/01/08/can-you-say-bharatnatyam-10-times-in-a-row/ In the third act of the play that is our trip to India, the Krishnamurtis (my mom's family) play a starring role. We had a brief (too brief) stay in Bombay (Mumbai I suppose now) where we hung out with Shyam Mama and Suresh Mama (my mom's brothers), Shivani Auntie, ... http://jamisonruth.com/india/2009/01/06/well-fed-and-getting-into-trouble/ The tropical paradise portion of our trip is coming to a close, as we wait in Goa's maddeningly chaotic airport (chaos caused mostly by obnoxious European tourists who are either too rude, or too high, to wait their turns in line) to catch our flight to the megalopolis of Mumbai. ... http://jamisonruth.com/india/2009/01/04/rammed-by-a-cow-in-portuguese-paradise/ After exploring Northern India at a frenetic pace for the past week or so, Ramya and I are unwinding at a beautiful resort in Goa. They also have decent internet here, so we've finally managed to upload some more photos and videos. Check them out on the map, or click ... http://jamisonruth.com/india/2009/01/01/unwinding-in-goa-new-photos-video/ As I write this post, we are winding through the precipitous mountains of Himachal Pradesh, in a car artfully commanded by our driver Pema. Himachal Pradesh is poised at the foothills of the Himalayas, and the terrain allows for stunning snapshots as well as potential carsickness. We've spent the past two ... http://jamisonruth.com/india/2008/12/31/hima-chillin/ By the end of today we will have covered nearly 500 km (300 miles) travelling by road between Jaipur, Agra, and Delhi. But these roads are a far cry from the New Jersey Turnpike, and each mile offers a new source of amusement, visual/auditory/olfactory stimulation, and absolute gut-wrenching terror. Amusement comes ... http://jamisonruth.com/india/2008/12/29/amusement-and-sensory-overload-with-a-side-of-absolute-terror/