Chaaya

Shirish, April, Chaaya, Neela and Devika are leaving the beautiful, tropical island of Saipan on February 11th. We will travel for three months through forests, beaches, temples, sanctuaries, preserves, ruins and monuments to reach the shores of Manhattan ...

... Nepal. Es waren auch viele Mönche und Schulklassen unterwegs. Am Nachmittag, schon so gegen 14 Uhr, checkten wir erst im Hotel Chaaya Citadel ein. 7 Stunden nichts essen war schon sehr hart. Stunde später sind wir nach Kandy zum Zahntempel gefahren. Es ...

... in India and the U.S. For instance, the pooja at the art gallery was preceded by a ceremonial cockfight (and subsequent sacrifice). Chaaya and Neela found this a bit alarming, but mostly fascinating. The 10th full moon is actually celebrated as Holi (the ...

... ferris wheel (The Eye).  The strain of the endless planning, research, etc. resulted in our delegating the London itinerary to Chaaya and Neela... so we spent a lot of time in playgrounds and the world's greatest toy store (Hamley's). We had ...

... enjoying this unique breakfast we started our onwards journey to Dambulla where we reached by noon. After a quick check-in into the exotic Chaaya Resort, we had a delicious lunch and headed for a much needed siesta. By the time we woke up it was 5 pm and ...

... that exitsts there.  There are geysers and bubbling mud baths all around.  It provided some great sciences lessons for Chaaya!  We spent my birthday in Rotorua and began investigating the Maori culture that is so prominent in this area. ...

... and some chaos on the metro, but overall things were just fine. The obligatory visit to St. Peter's Square and Basilica gave Chaaya a chance to marvel at Michelangelo's 'La Pieta,' while Neela considered, "what if the Pope was the bad ...