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Billy April 3, 2017 2 Comments

What To Expect When You’re Expecting To Go To India

Here I am at the incredible Taj Mahal! Despite all the challenges of my trip, seeing the Taj (and so much more) made it all worthwhile. Taj Mahal, Agra, India, Asia.
Here I am at the incredible Taj Mahal! Despite all the challenges of my trip, seeing the Taj (and so much more) made it all worthwhile.

India was challenging.  India was frustrating.  India was exhausting.  India could be heartbreaking.  India was very, very dirty.  And it was all worth it.  Travel in India comes with a learning curve.  The longer I was there, the more I learned how to be a traveler in India.  And if you go, you’ll be ahead of the game after reading about [Read more…]

Filed Under: South Asia Tagged With: Animals, Asia, Challenges, Delhi, Food, India, Jaipur, Jodhpur, South Asia, Taj Mahal, Travel Planning

Billy March 27, 2017 2 Comments

San Francisco 2016, Day 4, Part 2

The Mission (Part 2) and the Castro

The Mission (Part 2)

Dolores Street and Mission Dolores

Dolores Street is a lovely boulevard running near the western edge of the Mission, where the Mission becomes the Castro.  It runs along the eastern edge of Dolores Park.  A couple blocks to the north is [Read more…]

Filed Under: United States Tagged With: AIDS, Christianity, Gay Travel, History, Holocaust, North America, San Francisco, United States, US West

Billy January 7, 2017 Leave a Comment

San Francisco 2016 Food Diary, Day 4

Before I embarked on my Mission murals odyssey, I had breakfast at Cafe La Boheme in the Mission.  I had a veggie omelet.  It was okay.  Definitely a letdown after the phenomenal breakfast I had in SoMa on Day 3.

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Filed Under: United States Tagged With: Food, North America, San Francisco, United States, US West

Billy January 5, 2017 2 Comments

San Francisco 2016, Day 4, Part 1

The Mission (Part 1)

Welcome to Day 4–the day that blew me away.  The Mission District is a predominantly Latino neighborhood, but it is quickly gentrifying.  It is named for Mission Dolores, in the northwest part of the [Read more…]

Filed Under: United States Tagged With: AIDS, Gay Travel, North America, San Francisco, United States, US West

Billy December 12, 2016 5 Comments

How I Planned My 2017 Trip To India!

No, this is NOT a picture of India.  After all, I haven't been there yet to take any pictures.  However, it is a picture of Indian culture, specifically Hindu culture.  This is a picture from the Chettiars' Temple in Singapore.  I'm sure I'll have ample opportunity to take pictures of Hindu culture in India.  Singapore, Asia.
No, this is NOT a picture of India. After all, I haven’t been there yet to take any pictures. However, it is a picture of Indian culture, specifically Hindu culture. This is a picture from the Chettiars’ Temple in Singapore. I’m sure I’ll have ample opportunity to take pictures of Hindu culture in India.

Yes, I’m going to India!  I’m really excited about it.  There’s so much to see in India, I spent a lot of time figuring out where in India I was going to go.  I’m going to share my [Read more…]

Filed Under: South Asia Tagged With: Agra, Amritsar, Asia, Delhi, Hinduism, India, Jaipur, Jodhpur, Rishikesh, Sikhism, South Asia, Taj Mahal, Travel Planning

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