“There is nothing like an Asian street market to remind me why I’m a vegetarian,” my wife once said as we walked through a local market full of pig heads, assorted organs, squirming fish, a...
https://planetbell.me/2018/08/30/snapshots-from-the-malik-ghat-flower-market/
I wasn’t looking for a new favorite country. For the last four years, I’d been in a relationship with India. I loved India from the moment I arrived in 2012, even though she challenged and fr...
https://planetbell.me/2016/03/28/mexico-is-my-new-favorite-country-there-i-said-it/
One of the downsides to living in Alaska, even though we technically have 24 hours of sunlight in the summer, is that we often get weeks of rain and don’t see the sun. It is depressing when it...
Something weird is going on in this world. Either there is a sudden uptick in people Googling about poop in the streets of India, or my blog has become the authority on the subject. Either way, t...
https://planetbell.me/2014/04/17/evidently-i-am-an-expert-on-poop-in-india/
India Black and White Photos Click on any photo below to open a slideshow view.
When I travel to “scary” third-world countries, my parents worry. They envision me kidnapped by Jihadists, murdered by drug lords or held captive by a rogue government and forced to pay a ran...
1. The time I was pick-pocketed in the Roman metro I was packed into a crowded carriage on the Roman metro during rush hour, and as the train pulled into a stop, a young gypsy girl – maybe 16-y...
Fort Fatigue / fohrt fəˈtēg / (n) Extreme tiredness associated with touring multiple forts, palaces and temples in a short period of time, usually accompanied by crankiness and a desire to dri...
The Jain temple at Ranakpur, located 60 miles north of Udaipur in rural Rajasthan, is one of the most spectacular sights in India. Constructed in 1439, the temple consists of 29 halls and 1444 un...
https://planetbell.me/2013/01/10/the-coolest-sight-in-india-that-youve-never-heard-of/
I am a budget traveler, a backpacker. I can be described as cheap, but I prefer the term frugal. In spite of this, we recently splurged on a 5-star hotel in Dubai. We’d just finished 64 days of...