Udaipur, Ranakpur, and Jodhpur, India travel tips

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Nearly the world record for longest ear hair | Photo by Lauren Girardin

7 must-have holiday gifts for any traveler

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If you’re looking for that perfect something to get for anyone who travels – ever – after five months of round-the-world escapades, these are the seven items in our backpacks that Todd and I couldn’t do without: The wonders of…

If you pray, pray for India

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Bug eyed statue at Jain Temple | Photo by Lauren Girardin A slim two weeks before the recent terrorist attacks in Mumbai, Todd and I checked India off our round-the-world itinerary. From the safety of Vietnam, it’s been disconcerting to…

Jaisalmer, India travel tips

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Where we ate: Natraj – The cooks seem to have tamed down the spice for the tourists, which is a shame: NAH

Delhi, India travel tips

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Where we ate: Bukhara – Everyone we talked to told us to treat ourselves to dinner at Bukhara, one of the most highly rated restaurants in India, so we went. The food wasn’t terrible – in fact the dahl was…

Floating on a sea of tea

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Dusk falls on Safranbolu, Turkey | Art by Todd Berman We’ve been out and about for three hours and we’ve done almost all there is do in Safranbolu, Turkey, an old Ottoman village that’s been recognized as a UNESCO world…

Safranbolu, Turkey travel tips

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Where we ate: Esra café 2 – Though they seriously undercooked the eggs in Todd’s sausage and eggs at first go, they fixed it without grudge. Their mantı (meat ravioli in yogurt sauce) was served Iskender style – with tomato…

When the boys are in charge

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Tesekkur Ederiz Afiyet Olsun, Turkey | Art by Todd Berman Todd and I have noticed that whether we were in the Cappadocian center or miles away on the Western coast, most menus in Turkey have had the same short list…

Following wisdom from the desert

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Todd barefoot on the travertines | Photo by Lauren Girardin In the middle of the Sahara Desert, Todd and I got advice for our travels to Turkey, a place that at the moment seemed as far away as the stars…

Smack me upside the head with a big stick

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Tourists gather to photograph the sunrise on Mount Nemrut | Photo by Lauren Girardin You make certain trade-offs when you go on an organized tour, such as the one that Todd and I took to the hard-to-reach Mount Nemrut and…