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In the article, "<a href="http://www.bootsnall.com/articles/10-09/how-i-travel-anthony-bourdain.html">How I Travel: Anthony Bourdain</a>" he discusses good tips on what to bring, how to get through a long plane ride and bad food, choosing a destination and some great places not to miss.<br />
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There mission is to "create a global awareness of child slavery in Ghana by establishing university and regional organizations that educate the public on the existence of slavery. Empower the mothers within the targeted fishing villages by providing education and training for sustainable jobs." It's a great organization that my college's chapter is hoping to continue so we may help in ending child slavery in Ghana.<br />
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Over 700 students, life-long learners, faculty and staff stepped off and greeted their loved ones.</p> <p class="MsoNormal">On the pier in San Diego my mother and sister were waiting, but my small family has grown immensely over the past four months. I was never home sick because family was everywhere.</p> <p class="MsoNormal">Many students who participate in Semester at Sea find home stays, one of the many field program options offered by SAS in each country, as an intrical part of their experience and understanding of each culture.</p> <p class="MsoNormal">The last leg of our trip included spending Thanksgiving at sea. For those who celebrate the day it is a time for thanks and sharing with one’s family.</p> <p class="MsoNormal">Students can sign-up at the beginning of the voyage to be a part of a shipboard family, in which a life long learner gets paired up with 3 – 6 students forming a family. I will never forget JoDee and Cooper my SAS mom and dad or my three sisters and one brother.</p> <p class="MsoNormal">My family has grown to include members who have opened my eyes to a different way of life, and have shown me the kindness, and honesty that one usually only gets from their family.</p> <p class="MsoNormal">My new extended family includes a Moroccan woman named Fatima who opened her home to my friends and I for an evening, made us diner, and shared secrets of what it’s like to be an Islamic woman. In Ghana a man gave us a free ride to an orphanage so that we wouldn’t have to walk in the pouring rain even though he was losing hours worth of work by doing so. We spent a day in a South African woman’s living room talking about the township she lives and works in. Also, my shipboard friends Maria, Anjali and Ashley, from India, Venezuela and Pennsylvania, were all there during sorrow, danger and laughter.</p> <p class="MsoNormal">I now know, my family is all around the world.</p><p class="MsoNormal"><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-small;">Article published in Dec. 6 issue of Hometown Weekly Newspaper</span></i></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p> <!--EndFragment-->Leahhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14454051417495629828noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1345877026722427205.post-65499751468359968212011-01-06T19:11:00.000-08:002011-01-06T19:24:40.847-08:00Hawaii<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgZ6regTVfVrJGkhc16XoZrDAUOuhL6XdRPHlaypGf0Lh5wAxLIF7chGjtNkjQwPH3xrIdt3JtjDwypPL7UuIwwKn8m_J4EeKh_Fj1A4jLATWxF90f3U5vQ-ueXbWBY20nOWGkhHDM11uOP/s1600/DSC_0308.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; 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margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 268px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjsuvVDLgwIMjQDZTXpqT2_2XgADTl9jsiL0Jzty5qhP1Az4jprCEQzX_btcLGsSF-unsKx4HkQ4FGmMXmLrQCzxr1th2fmMJ1FaQyucAk6xdRJJtNQbhs0PMfXyS4Dp91mYuGOhZN31cZe/s400/DSC_0424.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5557807138478361554" /></a><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#0000EE;"><u><br /></u></span></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEisxlvuAEmSIAbPJ3_2rScsvWeUDDRI3f2ZURPR0vMx107AgQSSpOmtW6BeKhPcLN4G9RIj7BfSks8ie7ZlIlEMEgZN0NbnBWfWK0vjy_Oy1tQa-ZRgAUu5CDpKQD4WaZWEhZAY72ZqG-TE/s1600/DSC_0403.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 268px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEisxlvuAEmSIAbPJ3_2rScsvWeUDDRI3f2ZURPR0vMx107AgQSSpOmtW6BeKhPcLN4G9RIj7BfSks8ie7ZlIlEMEgZN0NbnBWfWK0vjy_Oy1tQa-ZRgAUu5CDpKQD4WaZWEhZAY72ZqG-TE/s400/DSC_0403.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5557806926859761394" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhZj-69KppdzksvYCOXInx89bJ8iljqAqAqUaIncis_H5EGATi8xcaZElDTMudUrAA1O45UjdSS4cFgBU7KkBcY1Nzcw94c0PqUB7dSZ_Ik1GrQJ8U_u2LIPzVDL4txTlBJHErQxvCIKt_y/s1600/DSC_0385.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 268px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhZj-69KppdzksvYCOXInx89bJ8iljqAqAqUaIncis_H5EGATi8xcaZElDTMudUrAA1O45UjdSS4cFgBU7KkBcY1Nzcw94c0PqUB7dSZ_Ik1GrQJ8U_u2LIPzVDL4txTlBJHErQxvCIKt_y/s400/DSC_0385.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5557806864814662274" /></a><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div>Leahhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14454051417495629828noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1345877026722427205.post-72454366965418644962011-01-02T19:59:00.000-08:002011-01-02T20:02:51.315-08:00Photo diary of China<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiz6OYQ-wLC6cyU0R5DjKT80QTwvADlQo3AukO1fcBJ2nC-0uNFW9woigJVehAoqdEFDYuvMwvjrKYcFqHHkRDoNpYsdhNehM36ypmGE1cbcZRSUM9jEXFsmggvU-vgU1z49g79avb_hF7q/s1600/DSC_0130.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; 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margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 268px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgeJcuTgxLQybpz0IB5bJKPJGHdMCoZ-HlRnUn6Ubgb147h3Uwl4XxU3m6PiXNd8NP7L6JwvrmoblO0AExB6kZmrVb24n_gNgZh4G9GSDJ5O1waZJ6efKEUbhFrPy5iirjjx7nsLvNBItOp/s400/DSC_0229.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5557804643668108642" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgMlnQk9gzsRov_9yvROYRqA6GSGRZc21xMQdo3dnpk-ksjDX0ixUjoExSHkGFH9xwyXOVNO7GJMnpUA-2MoFWZmZTvfHWMJRySvc749krd5TiBD4trNegxM1hFtu1PiIxOlS_B8EmfJW60/s1600/DSC_0447.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 268px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgMlnQk9gzsRov_9yvROYRqA6GSGRZc21xMQdo3dnpk-ksjDX0ixUjoExSHkGFH9xwyXOVNO7GJMnpUA-2MoFWZmZTvfHWMJRySvc749krd5TiBD4trNegxM1hFtu1PiIxOlS_B8EmfJW60/s400/DSC_0447.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5557804568719977266" /></a>Leahhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14454051417495629828noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1345877026722427205.post-46484965047419010212011-01-02T19:48:00.000-08:002011-01-02T19:55:20.488-08:00Xi'an Warriors<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEji5aPt3yhMdHKoF8h_LpkBxV33rgyoM9E6VW6rqIuJFJI34LfK4U39pF2isR5piZgE60PpXZ8Zdk02HNwRtOryLZOjckbrV8gh5GokWEMFykuVyW0pFs80nZrsb5uHywzl4ZnnZe_85qZ4/s1600/DSC_0021.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 268px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEji5aPt3yhMdHKoF8h_LpkBxV33rgyoM9E6VW6rqIuJFJI34LfK4U39pF2isR5piZgE60PpXZ8Zdk02HNwRtOryLZOjckbrV8gh5GokWEMFykuVyW0pFs80nZrsb5uHywzl4ZnnZe_85qZ4/s400/DSC_0021.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5557801553293583346" /></a><br />As soon as our ship docked in Hong Kong we took a flight to Xi'an to see the Terracotta Warriors. Xi'an was filled with smog and buildings under construction. The city is growing rapidly. Here, there is a clash between the old and knew. A wall built thousands of years ago in the earlier dynasties is still used for recreation use and entrances and exits to and from the city. While modern buildings trap the old shrines, monuments, and buildings. <div><br /></div><div>The Terracotta Warriors were found in the 1970's by farmers. They were created in the Qin dynasty by Emperor Shi Huangdi. Each warrior has a different face thought to represent each officer in the emperor's army. The soldiers are to protect the emperor in the after-life. Xi'an also houses the tomb of Emperor Shi Huangdi. </div>Leahhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14454051417495629828noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1345877026722427205.post-83861442375629393862010-12-22T08:38:00.001-08:002011-01-02T19:58:09.249-08:00U-G-G Boots in China<div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">They are called U-G-G not UGG in China. They are fake UGG Boots and can be found in the five story shopping centers called Silk Markets. Stall after stall packs the hallways making it hard to move through without getting asked to buy something at a "good deal" or the "best price in the store." These women know what is in style and the latest brands. One stall has the newest style of UGG boots while the next has the latest Longchamp bag colors.</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">Traditional chinese shoes:</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 268px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh4055xv4-kZzlJQWEupayCPM0lC32aGhUtcoE5Mee18XCY3Q9r5-6REPKEcJs92SIQ95kNlcVzab_wI-1O0CklQngPZTVJPJpN09sQc59UuVmR_1MKcSGOWoOeizHtuBJq83QLBqA4oaph/s400/DSC_0251.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5557799413843589906" /><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">Other shoes I found in China: </div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 268px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjIv2Nz54Zk_g_wBFb19CcmH2eg6u3UWgtpyYMyQSu3nrDPE5XWWDEUVDYPOUxh_n1bQBoyArFcUitNU-d_wclj_2jWB5KcNIKWrTztUQ0WrAV7ch7G62dIkyq34l8s1SoUtyJR1ufYFb_l/s400/DSC_0252.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5557803689049541634" /></div><div><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 268px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhG04n5cC1sama78LjuQuerfw24nsHeD7i-_XU_Bfh85PKETErL0DEtuQ3XLHgtzDtblK5BUGVjwzc_wDv6SJyEm0CdFlIX1_bg2FdH5K1seM_-crjumQwT7_1ZfLAyTs-lNZnse1Oe-lxg/s400/DSC_0247.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5557803609659732290" /></div><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 268px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhbASQ-pRgkvOW4GiPADfDnauRKu8jCKyZS8v6zJR7OBIwZ-NkdeGApnYkZG2w2moDOPWfTYuu6a0bcglJssjr38YnQHxDcy1un7frN4HTP-JUtlhWfgMhLrpmdwXtvIpmviDNfVUVolDAz/s400/DSC_0102.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5557803499756576946" /><p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;"><br /></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;"><br /></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: left;"><br /></p> <!--EndFragment-->Leahhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14454051417495629828noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1345877026722427205.post-17064671396697736472010-12-14T12:55:00.001-08:002010-12-14T12:59:32.342-08:00Cambodia<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgRDgz5SDHjNqcvIsQkK_NkubFojGFd6xlHhVaof1i73K6AKWjeq-kcCuc-EQhxiTWcTWdy6K7XvKQGDGo0AYClYnnV6iUd7ZW7SPeK7fkVsJSap7CeEkHrqwJUuuMg4ZZuBO1qQPGpKtoQ/s1600/DSC_0284.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 268px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgRDgz5SDHjNqcvIsQkK_NkubFojGFd6xlHhVaof1i73K6AKWjeq-kcCuc-EQhxiTWcTWdy6K7XvKQGDGo0AYClYnnV6iUd7ZW7SPeK7fkVsJSap7CeEkHrqwJUuuMg4ZZuBO1qQPGpKtoQ/s400/DSC_0284.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5550645248269959426" /></a><div style="text-align: center;">Angkor Wat</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhC4-4SqgpFsMJ2sd9XVMtK6UZQQqTD_bmmr-RxaP_Jdf53f4mMY_XDq-2lCNiGKFGRbaLGgCc2syRQMqdhCgx_RJHCMZZXbpdxGfRxR8M2ruzHHcO99HTgGIUTKbaGvz__1UX_W56knWE1/s1600/DSC_0123.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 268px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhC4-4SqgpFsMJ2sd9XVMtK6UZQQqTD_bmmr-RxaP_Jdf53f4mMY_XDq-2lCNiGKFGRbaLGgCc2syRQMqdhCgx_RJHCMZZXbpdxGfRxR8M2ruzHHcO99HTgGIUTKbaGvz__1UX_W56knWE1/s400/DSC_0123.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5550644678580992866" /></a><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiBGGyh333YdzsYUCddPS5Yl5Vc-xfhCdldGnoW17ATFJGOB_ncRzIvfuXVFuBcF_K7pxGkzpyy7TVfyOXBCTJ5B6b9kk5QiTCTi2XwJAxxtXRZIphgHLA40x2MUmM_s99-HvC4mXu9_Bkt/s1600/DSC_0062.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 268px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiBGGyh333YdzsYUCddPS5Yl5Vc-xfhCdldGnoW17ATFJGOB_ncRzIvfuXVFuBcF_K7pxGkzpyy7TVfyOXBCTJ5B6b9kk5QiTCTi2XwJAxxtXRZIphgHLA40x2MUmM_s99-HvC4mXu9_Bkt/s400/DSC_0062.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5550644510531842754" /></a><div style="text-align: center;">The Palace </div>Leahhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14454051417495629828noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1345877026722427205.post-60526844550686894612010-11-04T17:38:00.000-07:002010-11-04T17:39:22.825-07:00Shopping for Shoes in Viet NamSorry for all of the posts being out of order, but I guess it’s a side effect of traveling — unreliable internet. Currently I am in Viet Nam in Rex Hotel enjoying the Wi-Fi. Ashley and I spent the day climbing through the Cu Chi tunnels created by the Vietcong in the Vietnam War or American War, as they refer to it. A war tactic that helped them win the war against the Americans.<br /><br />Viet Nam is a lively place. I have never seen so many motorcycles on the road or cars in general. The streets are jam packed and crossing it on foot is a sport. As the cars, motorcycles and bicycles speed by we have to walk directly into traffic at a turtle's pace. This speed is apparently easier for to see us and avoid us. It surprisingly works really well despite the heart attack halfway through.<br /><br />The first day in Saigon a.k.a. Ho Chi Minh City we traveled to the Ben Thanh market. It is a large complex jam packed with thousands of vendors. The alleyways to walk through is almost as tiny as the Cu Chi tunnels, which we had to crawl through. They are selling North Face everything, designer handbags, and much more at a heavily discounted price. For instance, a Prada handbag that looks and feels real is $30. All the Semester at Sea students were buying up the back packs and getting dresses made.<br /><br />And the shoes, well they are a completely different thing. There are mountains of them, stacks upon stacks, rows, bins, drawers, boxes and are even hanging. It is a site to be had for a shoe lover. It could take someone a day just to go through one alleyway of shoes. They are selling designer ones to traditional.<br /><br />On my adventure in the market a stall with intricate designed sandals caught my eye. As I picked up a white beaded pair the woman grabbed it and asked the other woman behind the tiny counter to get me my size. The woman promptly disappeared, where I have no idea because the space we were standing in was smaller than a closet. I sat down and tried to squeeze my swollen sweaty foot, from the sticky humidity, into the shoe. The woman smiled and said “No good!” She grabbed the next size and again “No good! Big feet.” We both laughed as a said “Yes” shamefully. The next size up was their largest and it fit. The Vietnamese people in general are very tiny, slender and short. The shoe seller, when she stood upright, came only to my shoulder. The rest of the day shopping for clothes went the same way.Leahhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14454051417495629828noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1345877026722427205.post-21146671579279292512010-11-04T06:42:00.000-07:002011-04-14T10:27:42.049-07:00Spain and Our Cabin<div>Our Cabin on Board Ship</div><div><br />
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They are actually the shoe covers for those who don’t want to take off their shoes to go inside the Taj Mahal.<br /><br />The traditional shoes worn with sarees and other traditional wear were sold in the open-air markets. The sparkles and beautiful vibrant colors had faded with the dust and pollution off the busy streets. Apparently they sit for a while on the shelves, not many women wear traditional clothing like sarees anymore in large cities of India. More women were sandals and high heel sandals. The traditional shoes are slippers with a pointed or rounded top. They are made out of strung beads and colorful backgrounds.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgA307VMNNa8wea80eO7U5fUVFvmWJTNeYbfGVPfa5h3UP-RBz_d5G2966cBxSyDYbMamcGB5JmQMP1hgJBLq08e6Wv-6FUQ-0hqUhkhqiq832_q7pQJUy9bg6nH74W1vWONAWcvaEDsCmy/s1600/DSC_0476.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 268px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgA307VMNNa8wea80eO7U5fUVFvmWJTNeYbfGVPfa5h3UP-RBz_d5G2966cBxSyDYbMamcGB5JmQMP1hgJBLq08e6Wv-6FUQ-0hqUhkhqiq832_q7pQJUy9bg6nH74W1vWONAWcvaEDsCmy/s400/DSC_0476.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5535681147731541954" border="0" /></a>Leahhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14454051417495629828noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1345877026722427205.post-19662680188109563272010-11-04T05:58:00.000-07:002010-11-04T06:36:24.292-07:00Singapore<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgVLLHVKPVCDzrP0KVjWDhNIUDUHzq-_AdCh_3bwusskRjkTyZl8IdXXdwgD4BzmGdd1BqicXaGNq_XSlidrliKy1iNldDLFsr1HaqDZwBKuiC__j6uzZfwwAzSkobR2oVKNxDVkLlcoxmy/s1600/DSC_0355.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; 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display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 268px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhLx8h9usOmkrefIE3Eafj27uqpiaUjYX_MeD6CQcUZop73eWfq_3Udn1t1lCVTUfV3GzUHDV0jckoefpBzism1ZzIQD3uo6kpqdMXzgpzwwVXDi_iYtivQ4Ud-sWmDud4URmFHd0in8AgU/s400/DSC_0886.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5535677271428142706" border="0" /></a>Guards in Jaipur<br /><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhXzgK1t9jCy3KPDvEZ2oEO8uJ9MWdsT19A7lfxYBpm5kcjenmLKhy5g_cqonlGycurspYlGuM4O35auO3EI_5I3FMrSmJoXLQ3LfCDYPnQphQhzgXLUn9cWDfIxV0PvPenXBwtGSxmv32B/s1600/DSC_0836.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 268px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhXzgK1t9jCy3KPDvEZ2oEO8uJ9MWdsT19A7lfxYBpm5kcjenmLKhy5g_cqonlGycurspYlGuM4O35auO3EI_5I3FMrSmJoXLQ3LfCDYPnQphQhzgXLUn9cWDfIxV0PvPenXBwtGSxmv32B/s400/DSC_0836.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5535677166587246322" border="0" /></a>Ganesh<br /><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh1c7uLVZ63IgyNTjQvLVjGSC7s65akj9UL5ICaQynUyYsuBvvaG2yUQvXNpllH7CCrZ-98tmcvahOqHPwwCWlB2AyoMXW8-URsvCUahCevqwNNZgqHtMznsk18730tZKp-qQ3QKkdqp_F7/s1600/DSC_0543.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 268px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh1c7uLVZ63IgyNTjQvLVjGSC7s65akj9UL5ICaQynUyYsuBvvaG2yUQvXNpllH7CCrZ-98tmcvahOqHPwwCWlB2AyoMXW8-URsvCUahCevqwNNZgqHtMznsk18730tZKp-qQ3QKkdqp_F7/s400/DSC_0543.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5535677037493505330" border="0" /></a>Women working<br /><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjmr8K-fKJxyYkbEZvB01pvOD2pH9YfWgDxc7AwPxQBA-wjmHfkCmj7gL4p9wndLVoxbNflZeI0uDhxv4GK6meTWrdExFdV2O8zP7JYIOHxOub8SSHYGGztFOB-L2xTA0E7XIYyFUe19dqt/s1600/DSC_0556.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 268px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjmr8K-fKJxyYkbEZvB01pvOD2pH9YfWgDxc7AwPxQBA-wjmHfkCmj7gL4p9wndLVoxbNflZeI0uDhxv4GK6meTWrdExFdV2O8zP7JYIOHxOub8SSHYGGztFOB-L2xTA0E7XIYyFUe19dqt/s400/DSC_0556.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5535675998436364002" border="0" /></a>The Taj Mahal<br /><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgwz0dBPyT8qdlIWhtj7erxA75N-5u_ypQUX_CTOmmojpWqwoeY0gBOJRUnPi6M5RpFs_VuPxET5RQ5VVwy9ZNFD1GOk62hw2IEK8Kq8dhjxXcNbkOnU0EmaCQaOSRdRs2f6CQPyPrCmxEA/s1600/DSC_0703.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 268px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgwz0dBPyT8qdlIWhtj7erxA75N-5u_ypQUX_CTOmmojpWqwoeY0gBOJRUnPi6M5RpFs_VuPxET5RQ5VVwy9ZNFD1GOk62hw2IEK8Kq8dhjxXcNbkOnU0EmaCQaOSRdRs2f6CQPyPrCmxEA/s400/DSC_0703.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5535675757435364258" border="0" /></a>With an elephant at Amber Fort<br /><br /></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhPVy93IRNW9zIPCrTOGDJKBke84bUHMqqskOmBLYecRalN629eOKF0foXk2Wvzu4eu3_CNvYjsfhZ_zIKHIZ76T__xqk5Sv7QwM5GPjPcgfMWXXgKXv1z2MuDzgTWBH-ZSt6wxcdQ9yF8B/s1600/DSC_0751.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 266px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhPVy93IRNW9zIPCrTOGDJKBke84bUHMqqskOmBLYecRalN629eOKF0foXk2Wvzu4eu3_CNvYjsfhZ_zIKHIZ76T__xqk5Sv7QwM5GPjPcgfMWXXgKXv1z2MuDzgTWBH-ZSt6wxcdQ9yF8B/s400/DSC_0751.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5535675639934007746" border="0" /></a><br /><div style="text-align: center;">Amber Fort<br /></div>Leahhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14454051417495629828noreply@blogger.com0