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Driving Through Gujarat

Going from Ahmedabad into and across Kutch and down to Dwarka has meant some long days of driving. We are lucky enough to have a wonderful driver with us for 5 days so we can… https://tofuamazon.com/blog/driving-through-gujarat/

The Ass Whisperer

I am the ass whisperer. The manager of Rann Riders had tried to temper my expectations regarding actually seeing wild asses on our safari. After all, there is 4954 km2 of… https://tofuamazon.com/blog/ass-whisperer/

White Desert Full Moon

My mind is BLOWN! I am at the Rann Utsav Festival in Tent City. It’s the wealthy Indian cruise ship version of Burning Man that I never knew existed until our travel agent put us… https://tofuamazon.com/blog/white-desert-full-moon/

Learning Sobering Histories

“I don’t think we should be here” I whispered to K in the Smitrivan Earthquake Museum in Bhuj. I already knew India was prone to natural calamities. The tectonic plate on which it… https://tofuamazon.com/blog/learning-sobering-histories/

Don’t Buy the Overpriced Airport Masks: A Tragedy in 2 Parts

February 22 I thought I woke up feeling bad yesterday. That was naive. During the 6.5 hour drive to Bhuj I began coughing and snot rushed like a mighty river. I had an Anokhi… https://tofuamazon.com/blog/dont-buy-overpriced-airport-masks-tragedy-2-parts/

Having a Moment with Gandhi

I bawled like a baby at Gandhi’s ashram. I don’t know why it hit me so hard in that moment but I had all the feels and just couldn’t stop. We were looking at the site map and K… https://tofuamazon.com/blog/having-moment-gandhi/

Walking Old Ahmedabad

Ahmedabad is the first of only 2 World Heritage cities in India. Jaipur is the other. We learned this at an ungodly early hour after getting up for the Ahmedabad Heritage Walking… https://tofuamazon.com/blog/walking-old-ahmedabad/

Welcome to Gujarat!

Gujarat is a prosperous state and it shows as soon as you disembark into the glamourous Ahmedabad airport. Everything is clean, modern and stylish with nods to traditional local… https://tofuamazon.com/blog/welcome-gujarat/

Touchdown -India 2024

The flights were surprisingly quick. There was the usual beige girl security shakedown in Ottawa but we managed to grab seats on an earlier flight to Toronto and landed in Delhi… https://tofuamazon.com/blog/touchdown-india-2024/