Travels with BRANCY

Author: Brian

  • Avignon and Provence Bike Tour

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    After the Tulip Bike Tour, the next leg of the trip was Avignon, France where we would embark on a bike tour of Provence. To get there we made the first use of our Eurail pass. This was a long day of trains that began at 10am in Alkmaar, Netherlands and finished at 10pm in…

  • Tulip Bike Tour in Noord-Holland

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    This is something Nancy has always wanted to do – see the tulips in Holland. Of all the time we / she have spent in the Netherlands, it has never been during tulip season (April to mid-May). The bike tour routed us through the tulip fields and past a few tulip gardens via a 180km…

  • King’s Day in Amsterdam

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    King’s Day (Koningdag) is a national holiday celebrated annually in the Netherlands on April 27th. This holiday celebrates the birth of King Willem-Alexander, the current monarch. Although it is celebrated throughout the country, Amsterdam takes the celebration to its highest level.

  • Our escapade through SE Asia & India

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    (Summary of weeks 1-7) Here is a quick summary of our travels during the first seven weeks of the trip. Airports We traveled through 15 different airports between initiating the trip from SFO on March 10th to landing in Amsterdam on April 28th. Here is the list in order: SFO – SIN – DAD –…

  • Agra / Delhi

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    For our 12 days in India, we wanted to experience as much as possible, so we took trains to ensure we saw and lived India. We took trains from Jaipur to Agra to Delhi. Agra is home to the Taj Mahal. Train from Jaipur to Agra Train from Agra to New Delhi Taj Mahal We…

  • Jaipur 2

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    This post covers the remainder of our time in Jaipur. We took an all-day trip to the Ranthambore National Park for a tiger safari (did not see any tigers). We also met a tuk-tuk driver named Ravi (Mango Smile Tours) and he toured us to several sites including Galta Ji Temple (the monkey temple). The…

  • Jaipur 1

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    We spent five days in Jaipur, part of our “Golden Triangle” tour, which included Agra and Delhi. There are so many things to see and do in Jaipur, it will take two posts to cover. During our visit the weather was very hot, exceeding 100 degrees every day. I can truthfully say we were overwhelmed…

  • Mumbai / Pune

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    Started our India adventure in Mumbai, mainly to see Nancy’s friends Vishal and Abdul. Later we took a car to Pune for a visit to Yagna’s R&D Center. Around Mumbai Pune

  • Bangkok

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    Temples There are so many temples in Bangkok you could spend days visiting them all. We saw three – Wat Pho (Reclining Buddha), Wat Arun (Temple of Dawn), and Wat Paknam (Giant Buddha). Wat Arun Wat Paknam Songkran Festival We were in Bangkok during Songkran which is the traditional Thai New Year. The festival is…

  • Karen Tribe – Elephants

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    Nancy discovered this activity while talking to a couple at baggage claim in Ho Chi Minh City airport. She got the details and booked this adventure, an entire day with an elephant. We were picked up from our hotel and gathered a few more people, Karen (not related to the tribe) from Queens and a…