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My husband and I reached Dehradun, the capital of Uttarakhand in North India, the heat was still chasing us so we decided to have some fun and explore Rishikesh. We hire a cab that took us there in about fourty minutes. The road view was of a peaceful forest.

Finally at Rishikesh we had our very first lovely view of the Ganga River. It was so powerful and impressive.

Inside Rishikesh we found all sorts of people, foreigners and locals walking here and there in between the small market and taking the holy bath at the Ganga River bank. It was impressive to see all the different kinds of people that the Holy Ganga attracts.

Yoga classes, prayers, necklaces and brass images of the Indian Gods where all around. I really enjoyed shopping for a tulsi necklace which I will keep as a memory of my trip. Read More…

The “shaadi” (wedding) season has started in India and I have been invited to some weddings. Attending a wedding in India is always a great experience and I look forward to have some fun. But the fun starts way back before the shaadi itself. And that means shopping for the occasion.

Indian women like to attend the weddings with the most luxurious ornaments and dresses. A catwalk of jewelery and sarees are a delight to the eyes, specially to mine who always like to watch these sparkling women walking around.

An essential part of Indian makeup is of course the bindi, which is placed in the middle of the forehead, most of the times like a sticker. It is said that it can protect you against the bad energy or luck. For me it’s a very nice ornament and it just goes perfect with sarees or salwar suits as they come in different shapes, colors and sizes. Read More…

Buy a bottle of Bisleri sparkling water (commonly known as “Soda” in India) for Rs. 15 to cool off yourself from the scorching heat. Open the cap, drink a little while and then you will find three sexy girls waiting for you… can’t believe it. This is what happened…

Nowadays it’s terribly hot in India, so I drink at least 3 to 4 liters of water in order to keep myself hydrated. Most of the time, when I am out I often buy water if I feel too thirsty. This time I wanted to drink some sparkling water and I got it from the local shop. I was so thirsty and just enjoying the cold drink. Suddenly, when I was about to finish I noticed that there were some images at the back of the label so I went to my window and look at them again, something was there but it was not possible to see exactly what because the water bottle was kind of blue color.

Bisleri Label on Soda Bottle... Hiding 3 Girls

So I just removed the label and when I turned it around I saw the images of 3 white girls there in some sexy positions. Wow I was so surprised of my discovery. I never really saw pictures of girls at the back of the cold drinks. Read More…

Just like me I found a few Latin people in India. One of them is Peter and he is in his late 30s. Now he is in India for almost a year and trying to figure out how to do all the things. His company sends him to all the countries where they want to expand their business. He works for a beverage company and mainly sets up the company infrastructure and later on moves to another country.

The first few times when he went to his own embassy he had to wait outside in the sun for approximately 4 hours to submit papers. Mostly here Indian citizens work in his embassy. He doesn’t know English neither he knows Hindi so he can’t communicate with anyone. I told him that it’s not easy to work in Indian Environment. Not everyone is honest and not every one is hardworking. If you don’t know the language people will take advantage of the situation as they do with me while I do shopping. As long as I don’t speak they charge normally, but once I say something in English and they know my accent they immediately start charging extra to me. He took my advice and he is learning English but at this age you normally don’t learn too fast. Read More…

Today I went to the market. I wanted to buy Melon and so I went to my fruit vendor as usual and stood there looking for fruits. I saw the melon and asked the price. My fruit wala said to me Rs. 20 per Kg.  I was surprised because till last week he was selling the same for Rs 50 per kg. All of sudden it became 20 rupees. First I thought the Indian government has curbed the inflation which is going out of control, but then I saw that everyone was selling melon so I understood why he was selling at a cheaper price… the first thing to keep in mind when you go to the market is to never buy something when only a handful of vendors have it. When the product is with everyone all the fruits and sabji vendors sell at the same price and you get the fresh fruits and vegetables.

So I stood in front of my regular fruit vendor looking at the melon and their sizes and color. It was almost 7-8 minutes that I was looking and wondering that if it would be sweet or not… shall I buy it or not… if he is cheating me or not… I mean, those 20 rupees made me think so much because I didn’t wanted to feel fool when I returned home as most of the time I feel like that, so I was taking my time. Read More…