India

Since my friend was still not feeling well and I awoke with the dreaded "Delhi belly" as well, we decided to eschew the bus ride that our tour company had arranged for us and instead booked our own private taxi, which saved us about three hours of driving time from...

Sadly, my friend who I was traveling with, Kristen, was not feeling well, but we wanted to do something special for our last night in Agra and to celebrate our extraordinary day at the Taj Mahal.  While lounging by the hotel pool, we decided to watch the sunset at the...

Before I entered the Taj Mahal I took a look at the grounds from a different angle.  I think no matter where you stand it is impossible to not be impressed.  However, the thing that impressed me most were the details; everything from the patterns in the marble to the...

Note: I am splitting this post into two parts -- the first detailing the events before entering the Taj Mahal and the second detailing the events after entering it. I am beyond fortunate to have witnessed incredible beauty both natural and human-made around the world and I am proud to...

Warning: Prepare yourself for photo overload over the next couple of posts. The day had finally arrived for me to visit the Taj Mahal and to say that I was excited would be a gigantic understatement!  There are many reasons why one could be completely enamored by it; one could...