Omani dates are the best in the world, we thought. We were sitting on the floor of the majlis of an Omani house in old Nizwa. In front of us, on a cloth covering the carpet, fresh fruits, dates, tahini and tea.
Finally, we were on the other side of the Arabian sea! After taking an unexpected mean of transport: a cruise ship! And when we put our first foot in Oman, we really didn’t know what to expect from this country and from Middle East.
If there was a country which we did not expect to visit during our adventure between Singapore and France, the Maldives totally was! Not on the way, not for backpackers…
And even if I once dreamt about the marvelous beaches over…
Who knew we would end up in a cruise ship for the most difficult part of our adventure! Crossing the Arabian sea had been a challenge from the beginning of our trip. Our plan to take a cargo ship had been countered by Indian immigration. We were stuc…
I have to admit this part of the trip happened to be much more interesting than what we expected in terms of sociology. We went from our hotel room in a super popular neighborhood of Mumbai, with rats and garbage, to a shiny cruise boat, full…
As we told you before, as we reached Delhi our discovery of India turned to be focusing more on places. Our defensive instinct was “on” in order to protect ourselves from scams. We met some nice people but overall we were disappointed by some behavio…
It was by chance that we ended up in Agra to celebrate our ten years together.
So we agreed that a visit to the Taj Mahal on our tenth anniversary would make a good celebration!
We woke up at 5am to be at the entrance at 6am. We are not early bi…
Salim Chishti stepped out of his shelter. A claim was coming from the streets. The Emperor was coming. The capital of the Mughal empire, Agra, was 40 kilometers away from Sikri but the emperor Akbar would travel regularly there. After all these years…
We didn’t realize that the small city of Khajuraho was so interesting to visit until we got there. Khajuraho hosts temples that have the same age as Angkor temples. They have been built between 950 and 1050 under the Chandela dynasty. There are much …