Category Archives: Travel

Snuggling Baby Elephants

Posted on March 11, 2016 by annetbell

These Baby Elephants Think They’re Lap Dogs Baby elephants don’t make good pets, but you’re going to wish they did. 03/10/2016 11:47 am ET | Updated 8 hours ago Kate BratskeirFood and Health Editor, The Huffington Post Oliver NobleSenior Video … Continue reading →

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3.5 Million People? Well, It Is India !

Posted on March 10, 2016 by annetbell

Why India’s huge ‘spiritual’ festival has run into trouble 3 hours ago From the section India  bbc.com/news/world/ asia/india Image copyrightAFP A three-day cultural festival, expected to attract 3.5 million visitors and a host of local and international dignitaries, is due to … Continue reading →

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Revisiting the Caste System

Posted on March 3, 2016 by annetbell

Today, I was going to post on death rituals or mummification and reincarnation but as I was doing research, I got interested in learning about caste systems in India and ancient Egypt.   I always feel  a tad tenuous speaking … Continue reading →

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India, Quotas, Mr. Modi, Gujurat, Patels

Posted on March 2, 2016 by annetbell

Patel demonstration in Amadavad, Gujurat, one million strong. Patel community threatens BJP with poll losses in Gujarat if it can’t have OBC status… as rally turns violent and police resort to teargas. This is the quota method for giving  opportunities … Continue reading →

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Want to Clean Up India and Earn Free Internet?

Posted on March 1, 2016 by annetbell

  Want free Wi-Fi? Clean your surroundings and get free Internet You might remember that I noticed that from 2013 to 2015, trash bins had appeared on the streets of Amdavad.  I also commented that care needed to be taken … Continue reading →

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Snakes in the South of India

Posted on February 29, 2016 by annetbell

Namaste! Jesse lived to tell about this photo taken, I think, in Jaipur either at the Amber Fort or Jantar Mantar.  As brave as Jesse looks with that cobra wrapped around his neck, you need to know that we were … Continue reading →

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Parker, Toy Boy, Kylo Ren

Posted on February 28, 2016 by annetbell

Alright, Parker or Toy Boy is my grandson. He is branching out from his love of playing sports, mathematics, and  constructing lego buildings to making  videos of  him reviewing a new toy.   The family  just returned from  winter vacation … Continue reading →

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Eyewitness Guides

Posted on February 27, 2016 by annetbell

I had an idea this morning that some of you might be interested in the guide books we have used in our travels as this is the time of you might be either planning or dreaming about a destination vacation. … Continue reading →

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“Earth” . . . . film about the partition of India

Posted on February 26, 2016 by annetbell

Studying this  map, it is pretty amazing to see  how much progress India and to some degree Pakistan has made in the 69 years after partition.  After 300 years, Britain finally left two independent nations of India and Pakistan in … Continue reading →

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Horrific News from India

Posted on February 25, 2016 by annetbell

   Thanks Judy for  showing me this story. These horrible crimes against women continue to  happen.  It is important for this news to be heard as a blight on India, the world’s largest democracy.  The Indian government needs to  make … Continue reading →

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