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While there is an included excursion in every port on Viking’s Rhine River cruise, there are also many optional excursions. Below I share with you a list of all the Rhine River excursions and whether I think each is worth your time and money. Amsterdam My Rhine River cruise began in Amsterdam, and headed south […]
I have had the privilege of visiting Mysore twice, once during each summer I lived in India. Mysore is about a 4 hour journey from Bangalore, and the original capital of Karnataka (the state I was staying in). Here are the details of my 2012 visit to Mysore. Mysore Palace Upon arrival in Mysore, we […]
During a February visit to Bangalore in 2013, I had the opportunity to attend a wedding in Chennai, and I was very excited to do so. A friend and I boarded a sleeper bus late in the evening, that took us the 7 hours to Chennai. The sleeper bus was amazing! We totally need those […]
Tissamaharama to Colombo After packing our bags in Tissamaharama, it was back into the car for our final destination, Colombo. Galle En route to Colombo we made a stop in Galle. If it weren’t for a lack of vacation time (this was my second trip this summer, after my Rhine River cruise), we definitely would […]
Nuwara Eliya to Tissamaharama From Nuwara Eliya we headed back down the hillside towards Tissamaharama and Yala National Park. Just a few minutes out-of-town we made our first stop of the day at Seetha Amman Temple. This temple is where Sita was held captive by King Ravana, and where she prayed daily for her husband Rama to come and […]
