Three years ago my boyfriend thought I was finally ready to be apart of his family’s tiny, little secret. A secret that is a half mile by a half mile long, straddled between the Atlantic Ocean and Ria de Aveiro, and home to the best sardines Portugal has to offer. He took me to Torreira,… Read More PORTUGAL: DISCOVERING TORREIRA
Prior to our booking, the verdict for Jyoti Singh Pandey’s assailants were convicted, sparking nation-wide protests for female security; I read threads and threads on message boards about women being groped in public; and my cousin told me a personal story where her friend was disrespected by multiple men in Goa. So naturally, I was… Read More INDIA: TRAVEL TIPS
How can I describe Mumbai? I’d like to call it a living paradox. Extreme poverty surrounded by vast wealth; hungry citizens who slept next to street food vendors; “No honk please” bumper stickers encompassed by cars that would honk anyway; the smell of smoke clashing with the smell of curry and Mumbai’s most popular street… Read More INDIA: MUMBAI
I bought Fodor’s Guide to India as my tour guide and the first sentence in the Jaipur section says, “You have not seen the world until you’ve seen Jaipur.” Too true. Jaipur was the home of royalty, a fact that it very much takes pride in. It’s walls are painted in pink (my rickshaw driver… Read More INDIA: JAIPUR
As the capital of India, it’s not a surprise that Delhi is one of the most progressive and modernized cities in the country. It has a burgeoning and accessible metro system; daily scheduled tours to visit some of Delhi’s major attractions; and a centralized shopping center in Connaught Place. But, that’s not to say the… Read More INDIA: DELHI & AGRA
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