Tag Archives: travel

Day to Night. . . . .Kites to Lights

Posted on January 31, 2014 by annetbell

As the light began to fade, no one was ready for the magic to be over and it wasn’t.  The sky began to fill with twinkling lights, a million flickering fire flies. Thanks Erin : http://erinmbutler.wordpress.com/2014/01/19/lanterns/ Actually not fire flies at … Continue reading →

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Uttarayan , Kite Festival in Ahmedabad

Posted on January 30, 2014 by annetbell

Colorful tissue paper kites were being sold everywhere in Ahmedabad soon after we arrived.  The anticipation of the two day holiday, January 14-15, was building. These men are preparing the string by rubbing it with the pink substance made of … Continue reading →

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International Kite Festival in Ahmedabad

Posted on January 29, 2014 by annetbell

Ahmedabad celebrates 2000 festivals during the year.  According to  me, that is over 5 per, each day of the year. In all honesty, we didn’t see or participate in anywhere near that number, but January 14-15  was memorable.  We were … Continue reading →

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Rock Stars ?!? (re-blogged from February 2013)

Posted on January 19, 2014 by annetbell

Ahmedabad is not a tourist destination. It is a working class city which used to be called the Manchester (UK) of India due to the many fabric mills. It could also be dubbed the Boston of India because of the … Continue reading →

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Surfing on the North Shore of Oahu

Posted on January 17, 2014 by annetbell

We spent  Saturday going from beach to beach on the north shore ending at Sunset Beach. There were 5, yes, 5 lines of waves visible at once. We could see little heads  of surfers bobbing in the distance waiting for … Continue reading →

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Aloha!

Posted on January 15, 2014 by annetbell

Aloha is the Hawaiian word used in greeting or parting.  We are back in New York after a lovely 5 days in paradise!   I will share some of the highlights of our visit during the next few posts. Last … Continue reading →

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Zero to Hero Day #3 Lucky Indian Children

Posted on January 4, 2014 by annetbell

Children who are born in India are lucky.  Why, you might ask? There are so many   challenges there, malnutrition, lack of basic sanitation for 50% of population, trash, and lack of meaningful work.  Yes, of course those are true, … Continue reading →

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All of us bloggers want to improve our writing, and that includes me, too. My friend  at http://greetingsfromindia.wordpress.com/about/   told me about this challenge that WordPress has thrown out for the first 30 days in 2014.  Since I have nearly 280 posts, … Continue reading →

Posted on January 3, 2014 by annetbell | 25 Comments

 Namaste! I am a storyteller and a teacher.  For years I have shared with students my adventures traveling the world with my family. The most popular stories were  the tales from the ancient world. . . .Rome, Egypt, Greece.  And … Continue reading →

Posted on January 3, 2014 by annetbell | 27 Comments

Slum People, not Dogs!

Posted on December 31, 2013 by annetbell

First, I need to apologize for using the pejorative of slum dogs for these dear people. That was the title of the Time article and I was not thinking. A few years ago when Slum Dog Millionaire was released, many … Continue reading →

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