Through my eyes and words, I want each of you to experience this exotic, ancient country, India, which is standing on the brink of becoming a world power. And having a blog gives me a reason to write for my family, former students, grand-babies, and friends. Writing is to be read, so having readers, comments, and questions to answer will encourage me along the way.
Update
Our four month adventure in India is over, but there are still tales to tell from that far off magical place which seems now only a dream. I want to share the perfect quote from a new blogger friend who understands the trouble I am having articulating my Indian obsession!
“India leaves her mark on her guests in a most haunting compelling and often surprising way. I suspect that even now you are trying to figure out how to get back there!” (A comment response to me from Ninagrandiose’s Blog)
Bingo, Nina!
I have been fortunate to travel pretty extensively through Western and Eastern Europe to Egypt, Ghana, Tunisia, Belize, and Guatemala. So stories from any of these places could pop up anytime. And of course tales from the United States ! You are most welcome to come along for the ride!
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Thanks Don, for thinking of me. I was just going to post you on my list of angels to pass this award on! Have a great weekend!
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Very interesting, Anne.. Really nice to meet you. Regards from Indonesia, Risty
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My pleasure , new friend!
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Many thanks for the award Don!
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Thanks so much my fried!
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Congratulations!
I have nominated your blog for the Versatile Blogger Award.
More about this nomination is at
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Just tuned in; followed 🙂 come visit me if you like over at http://www.thatssojacob.wordpress.com, thanks!
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Thanks ever so much!
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Hey Anne, I love your blog and I’ve nominated you back – for the Sisterhood of the World Bloggers Award. I hope this is something you would like to participate in but of course, I understand if this is something that is not of interest to you, or if you do not have enough time to participate. If you are interested, please follow the link below.
http://lydiadevadason.wordpress.com/2014/04/19/awards-ceremony/
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Dear Annetbell,
I have nominated your Blog for ‘Blog of the Year 2013′ award. Please follow the link below to accept it! 🙂
Have a great blogging journey ahead.
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Oh thank you very much for this lovely award. It will take me a little time to pass it on, but I will! Congratulations to you for your successful blog. Keep up the good work!
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You are most welcome.
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beautiful Ann!! I thank you for such kind words for INDIA 🙂
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They are 100% sincere! It is a wonderful, amazing country , but it is the kind, generous, friendly people who were the best for me!
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🙂 you made me smile 🙂 you still here or you are back?
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I am hear trying to respond to my posts. Soon have to go out to shop and take food to a food pantry for the poor. Yes we have poverty and hunger in the US, too !
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Thank you !
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I’m sure you get inundated with these awards, but I love the title of this one
xx
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Hi Annetbell. Thanks for dropping by my blog and liking 🙂
I am really overwhelmed to see that you love India so much.
Thanks 🙂
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I do love India, and look forward to her future in the international community.
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🙂
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Greetings! A great weekend to you!
Congratulations. I nominated you for the Award for Love and Kindness.
For more details, please check http://wp.me/s32YrK-gracious.
Peace and blessings,
belsbror
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Hi Anne! I see belsbror and I have both nominated you for the Love & Kindness Award! Please see my link and thank you! http://wp.me/P4doQv-9K Hugs, Cher xo
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Yes, he did! Many thanks for the honor. Have a lovely week!
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Double the love and kindness, dear Anne! And to you as well! Big hugs, Cher xo
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Thanks for showing interest in what I put out too. I sincerely hope you continue to find my works entertaining & pleasurable. Be safe.
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I am sure I will be back. Good luck with your blogging!
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Wishing you happy trails and happy tales…and thank you for visiting eve’s apple!
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And back at you, Marisa! Happy weekend. . . .
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Dear Anne,
I respect your passion towards India.. But coming from where my father died trying to explain his condition to doctors for 2 hours .. My husbands uncle, who was having a heart attack.. was left to die on the road begging for water by a “friend” who ran away to avoid any trouble .. My gold chain was stolen while I napped on a bus during a long journey and instead of being helped I was mistreated and teased by cops .. Looking at the condition of states like Bihar where people dont upgrade the condition of their houses for fear of being bullied to pay money.. In a land where the most crime happens in the capital city of the country, where girls can’t travel .. Where I have been teased and whistled and made cheap comments at .. I guess I am pretty justified .. It’s a beautiful land , there are mostly great people .. But I won’t accecpt that the politics is in order … If there is no law that’s implemented, if guilty has no fear of justice .. No land is safe for anyone ..
In Delhi there had been cases of olden citizens being killed and robbed in the supposedly security of their homes. There were cases of Persident’s bodyguards raping women in Delhi .. Forget Modi .. I won’t call any politician correct .. Thank you for your interest in the history of the country and I have nothing against it , but I will call a spade a spade …
Hope you enjoy your visit 🙂
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Oh my, and now the most terrible story yet. I can see why you are so hesitant and fearful of politicians. No one should be treated in such a terrible way. Right now in the US there is a huge scandal that the many of the Veterans Hospitals that involves lying, keeping two sets of books and awful care. The precious veterans are returning home alive from war and fighting for us and then dying waiting for a doctor to see and diagnose them! The heart of evil men and women can be as black as coal with evil. And we have to continually do diligence and be on the outlook especially for the “least among us” whom we have a responsibility to help. I hope that Mr. Modi will do that! Not that I am naive enough to think he doesn’t have a huge ego , he most assuredly does, but also he wants to have a good reputation and I think he will want the world to admire him and his leadership. AAP had a selfish candidate that proved he couldn’t lead and didn’t really care about helping his people and Congress and their arrogance and regal manner as the royal family. There was no choice in my mind and it seems from the Indian people agree . Is mr. Modi perfect, of course not, but I think people trusted that he understood the life of a tea-wallah and knew in his heart what their life is like.
My dear friend, I am so sorry for the horrible things that have happened in your life and I hope and pray things will be better and soon for your family in India. Peace!
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Thank you for understanding …. I love India .. It’s the bureaucracy and twisted hunger for power I can’t stand … I hope you enjoy your stay .. It’s a wonderful country and the warmth you get from the people in General is wonderful … Choice between any political leader is picking between deaf (to peoples need), dumb(to speak against wrong) or blind ( to the wrong). . Hard to pick one to Lead
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Great analogy on elections! Actually we were in India from January until the first week in May in 2013 and were in Ahmadabad with architecture students studying at CEPT. Husband is professor of architecture. Then we traveled to the north for 2 weeks and 10 days to the south. We hope to go again. We really loved the country and especially the the wonderful welcoming people! Thank you for sharing your story and helping me understand more about India!
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Anytime 🙂
I love architecture .. Civil engineer myself 🙂
I hope you have a great time and I will be revisiting your blog again to share your wonderful travel tales 🙂
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Hi Anne, Angie had another bout of WP troubles late last week and had to change her site address again. She asked me tonight to make sure you had the new one so you could follow her again. Here’s her link. Hope all is well. Marco.
http://agw2536.wordpress.com
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Hey thanks Marco for letting me know. I was up your way this weekend for Lax at the Onondaga Nation arena. Parker was able to suit up. He has 26 kids on this team and they only suit up 20 per game. The boys there start playing at 4 years of age! Parker is small and 8 playing with 8-10 year olds, but he is catching on and figuring it all out. He is loving it.
Saturday there were matches from 10 in the morning until 10 at night. Too bad about Albany getting beaten by Notre Dame.
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I’m glad you got the chance to see Parker suit up for the team, Anne. Very nice.
Yes, Albany had it all but won. Too bad. I’m not a Notre Dame fan.
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No Notre Dame fans here either . First game , Parker was the awed by the checking but this time he ran, seemed in the game and likes it. That is important . He is smart and quick , he
Will get it . Don’t know if you have been to the nation arena or not . Nice building with huge Onondaga word on the front including all the diacritical marks. Literal translation is “where they play!” I thought that was neat !
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I have driven past but not been inside, Anne. Next time you come over to see Parker play, let me know, and if my schedule allows, I will drop in to meet you in person.
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How sweet of you ! As of right now, we are going to Tanawanda near Buffalo in June for a game and quick peak at Niagara Falls……I have never seen it …poor me, I never go anywhere is what the professor says!
I will surely keep that in mind as I am sure we will be back there for a game at some point. In the fall of 2015, the semi finals of World Lacrosse with be there. there are people from all over the world who are anxious to see and play where the game was born ! There will be much building and preparations for that event. .
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Enjoy the Falls, Anne T. You will smack your forehead and say, so that’s why they call it a Wonder of the World!
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I can ‘t wait!
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Thanks Don for thinking of me !
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I have nominated you for Most Influential Blogger Award
Check http://createthissimple.wordpress.com/2014/05/31/most-influental-blogger/
Of course you never have to accept an award, just know that you are appreciated!
Regards,
Risty
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Congratulations! Great work. . . . .
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Hi Anne
I loved your blog. I am as passionate as you about travelling. I used to maintain a travel journal from last two years, will note down details of my trips, things I loved in that. Recently started to blog and putting all that away to be shared with the people who love experiencing new things as much as I do.
Looking forward to read more posts from you.
Cheers,
Aanchal
http://travelfunfoodpictures.com/
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Thank you for the visit and the kind words. Travelling gets in your blood doesn’t it? I look forward to reading about your travels. Have a lovely weekend. . . Anne
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Hi Anne, I so much agree with you on that. It gets on to your blood and it makes you addictive. Addictive for good 🙂 Aanchal
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I love your blog and have nominated you for Versatile Blogger Award.
http://travelfunfoodpictures.com/2014/07/05/versatile-blogger-award/
xxx
Aanchal
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Dear Aanchal, how lovely of you to nominate me for this award. I have fallen behind on awards, but this will stir me to get the process rolling again. Thank you and I accept , though it will be a little while until I get it done!
Smiles. . . . .
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Thanks Anne. Pleased to have come across your blog. I’ll be returning. Regards from Thom at the immortal jukebox (plugged in and readynto play)
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L O L ! Many thanks!
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How nIce to be in contact. You found the blog where I write about photography. Now I will find out about you.
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Welcome and I hope you enjoy my little blog!
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Thanks, I’m sure you’ll enjoy my weekly discussion on photography. As I wrote, its nice to be in contact.
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Indeed!
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Hi! You are such an inspiring blogger that I have nominated you for the Very Inspiring Blogger Award. http://maryaperez.com/very-inspiring-blogger-award/
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Hello Ann, and thank you for the follow on my blog. I share you desire to share stories from other places. Oddly, we traveled around our own state to see things we had never seen before.
I will be following your blog to catch your adventures too.
Thanks again. I appreciate the support.
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We have only been treasure the wonders of the US lately. Driving back to New York from Phoenix was great. And the 7 years I was in AZ and the explorations we did there are wonderful memories. Travelling is the most productive learning, I think and am so thankful for all the places we have visited. And this summer we are taking trips around New York State after living here for years and years! Ciao !
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Thanks for stopping by and following my photo and travel blog. I will enjoy visiting and following your comments as well!
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Thank you so much! Isn’t travelling wonderful?
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It sure is… Our first trip to Alaska is coming up at the end of this month and I can hardly wait.
Safe travels!
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A cruise? I would love to see Alaska and the animals. I love animals. Architect husband is partial to cities and old ones at that so that is mostly what we do. Can’t wait to hear your wonderful tales! Cheerio!
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It is a cruise, four ports in a week. I am looking forward to posting many photos!
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Oh , I will look forward to seeing them!
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Hey Anne!!! I’ve enjoy your blog a lot and it inspires me to blog more so I’ve nominated you for the Very Inspiring Blogger Award. See here: http://keeppicturing.wordpress.com/2014/08/07/very-inspiring-blogger/
Congrats and keep bloggin…:)
-Keep Picturing..:)
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Hi Anne 🙂 You have a wonderful blog.and a flair for writing. Thanks a lot for stopping by my blog. Do keep visiting….
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Thanks for giving me a big smile ! I will visit again soon. . . Thanks!
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Hi Anne! I enjoyed going through your blog and hope to read more of your adventures. Happy Travels. .
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Welcome, please visit again soon and often! Anne
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Hi Anne,
Thank you for following my blog, which means you are a person who cares about the well being of animals.
Different places speak to people in different ways. I look forward to reading more about your journies. Best wishes,Emy ❤
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You would love India! We were fortunate to be there for 4 months in 2013 and are going back in January 2015 for four months more with another group of my husband’s architecture students!
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I want to buy the parot design swing posted in this site, please advise where to buy
Email me on mahendra@princepoly.com
Regards
Mahendra
Link of image below
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Sorry, I have no idea where you could buy the swing! Good luck !
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Thank you so much for the follow! I’ll be back strolling!
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Thank you Leya! Please visit again soon and often.
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Interesting! Glad to know more about you!!
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Glad to meet you , too. Visit again soon. . . .
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Sounds lovely! Count me in on your adventure 🙂
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Anna, welcome ! I am so excited that we are going back to India between Christmas and New Years for another four month adventure with another group of architecture students. I hope you will enjoy reading about amazing India. All my posts from February – May 2013 are about my first time in India. Check them out ! Smiles. . . . Anne
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That sounds amazing! I wish you all the best on your trip this Christmas and New Years, and I can’t wait to catch up on your journey until then! All the best, anna
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Thanks for following Hanukah & the Angel and I understand how you feel for my three week journey through India and Nepal following the lotus path has left an indelible mark that seems now like a previous life … which is in fact very near to the truth having been in Gujerat all that time ago, but that’s another story which like yours might pop up some time. In the meantime India holds a special place in my heart. Love, David
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I am so thrilled to be returning in a month, if all goes as planned with 11 more of my husband’s architure students.
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Thank you for following my blog. India holds a huge fascination for me. I’ve always enjoyed poetry from my friends in your country–so much spirituality.
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India is incedible. We will be there again from Jan-may 2015 so be sure to stop by again. There are lots of India posts all mixed in the blob with 1/13-5/13 all India. If you have questions, please ask! Happy Thanksgiving!
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Hi Anne!!!I just wanted to let you know that I nominated you for a Liebster award as i really love your blog.
The rules and what to do next can be found at http://keeppicturing.wordpress.com/2014/12/14/liebster-award-10000/
🙂
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Hey Keyur! How sweet of you to nominate my blog for an award. the thing is that award is for blogs with 200 or fewer followers and i have mote. I am most happy especially when Indian friends enjoy the blog. Please pass the award on to another blog to encourage them! Thanks for your kind words !
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I really enjoy your blog so definitely I would nominate you for the awards and your blog is really interesting with lots of Indian stuff :P.Yes of course I have shared it with others too…:)
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Oh Keyur, thank you . I love all the interesting Indian stuff, too !
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Of course you do… And soon you’ll be enjoying them too.. Right ???
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Thanks for following Shakingg the Tree. Much appreciated. 🙂
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You are most welcome. Thanks for stopping by!
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Back again. Thanks for following ZimmerBitch also. 🙂
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Interesting to hear about India, thanks for the blog and following me on this platform.
Happy New Year and welcome to India in near Future.
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I am in Amdavad now!
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Amdavad is very nice city and you must be enjoying!!
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It is a wonderful city and we are having a great. Stay tuned for the wonderful time we had at Muslim festival last night!
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Hello! You have very interesting blog! It is a lot of information! I enjoy it! The wish is more best! – Vlad.
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Thanks so much!
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thanks for stopping by.
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So glad I didj!
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i really thank you for your time on my blog and lovely comments! I would explore about your posts as well,
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I have nominated you please check the link: https://anjalidhawan.wordpress.com/2015/07/28/quote-challenge-day-2/
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Thank you so much for the honor!
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I challenge you to find nine blogs you find interesting and give them a comment to brighten their day…well, eight other blogs and mine 🙂 Copy this message in your comment and enjoy your new blog friends!
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Glad you accepted!
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Hey Anne, It’s so interesting to know that India has left a mark on you, and that certainly does show in your posts. 🙂 Happy to have connected.
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I love, love, love India! Varanasi is my favorite place. I would go back in a New York minute!
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Wow ! Would love o read all your India related posts.
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Jan-may 2013 and 2015. Then mixed in. Type in search places. Very few negative topics , world already knows the challenges. They need to know the triumphs! I love Mr Modi. Husband calls me Modi’s press director! Later!
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Mr Modi must be elated 🙂 Have a comfortable flight. More later.
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Sadly , he forgot to send me an invitation for his big party when he came to the UN last year! We are back in Upstate New York now. No flights in the foreseeable future!
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Haha …his bad 🙂
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Hi! Thanks for the follow! Great blog indeed! 🙂
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Thanks, girl! Visit often!
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It’s a pleasure!
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Hi, thanks so much for liking many of my posts and for following my blog at: http://lovelyseasonscomeandgo.wordpress.com. Your blog is amazing and so I will follow your blog too. Have a great day. Betty
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Thanks Betty !
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I have lived in New York, and have spent time in Belize as well. Never been to India. Yet.
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Did you live in the city or the state? We are upstate near Albany, the capital. I have been to Belize on a trip to help with a missionary school. It is wonderful. I love that it was left in its naturalness unlike the destruction in Mexico. I have been so blessed to visit lots of places and as you probably know, India is at the top of my list. i have discovered that there are people who really want to go and love it or others who ask, “Why would you want to go there?” Not many in-betweeners! Travel gets in your blood, doesn’t it?
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Both. You can read the Bio on my blog, theoryofirony, but the short of it is that I grew up in a town just outside New York City and then moved to Albany, where I lived for many years (maybe even more in common). I like to go to places off the beaten track, like Belize: we visited Belize City; Altun Ha, tubed the River of Caves, spent a day on Goff’s Caye, went to the Bird Sanctuary, etc. As you say, in your blood.
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