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Montessori way of learning

We got to learn amazing things during our downtime. We got to learn Maori (traditional New Zealand tribal) art of making things from flax (a particular leaf), got a beginners course in Maori language, saw a 12 year old do complex origami and tried a few simple ones and pom-pom…

uberX

I like Uber. I love uberX.

uberX is reasonably cheap and most uberX drivers are part timers coming from different walks of life. It is fun chatting with them sitting in the front seat, knowing the city from their perspective, getting recommendations of their favorite restaurants, bitching…

Between Czech and Austria

May 27, 2016
Czech bid us farewell in an unforgettable way. As we were about to leave the country, we were stuck…

Why vs Why Not?

Why are you doing this? Traveling for one full year? Are you sure? With kids? What about their school? What about work? How are you going to manage food? You are a vegetarian, right? What are the kids going to eat? Just four carry-ons?

More from Milford Sound

A very popular way of seeing Milford sound is taking a boat cruise. We took a smaller 9.45 am boat which took about 40–50 people aboard. We also went to a discovery Center which is an underwater observatory. It is run by a popular cruise company called Southern Discoveries, so they sell…

Random notes from last 24 hours

• Our first airbnb experience has been great. The host is a wonderful person. More on that in a separate post.
• My younger one wasn’t feeling well in his tummy. Five minutes into the Mumbai-Bangkok flight and disaster strikes. I won’t go into details.

Japan in 43 days

Today is our last day in Japan. Here is where all we went to in Japan over the last 43 days. Here’s the summary of few of our…

Shinkansen — the Japanese bullet trains

The bullet trains in Japan are not about just commuting, they are a symbol of Japanese…