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26/11/2019

a.m. agenda.

23/11/2019

It’s time!

22/07/2019

Seward, Alaska.

17/07/2019

Mum totally jacked Navdeep’s blanket to enjoy the gorgeous views from the balcony Norwegian Cruise Line as we enter Alaska!

14/07/2019

26/04/2019

‪Home sweet home. ‬

17/04/2019

Morning view.

11/03/2019

When your mama buys you a new masala tin — then helps you fill it. (Heavy on the jeera.)

21/01/2019

I have succumbed to the . Drinking my chai in the dark cuz it’s now 5 a.m. and the kids are still sleeping. (Thank god.) It’s adraki!

21/01/2019

Today’s adventures!

18/01/2019

India here we come!

30/12/2018

Lookit Navdeep Singh Dhillon packing for his big solo trip! Follow his adventures on !

27/10/2018

“All journeys do not end well.
Genocide, slavery, colonialism, and consumerism. These are also acts of the imagination. We celebrate what we have acquired and call them spices, precious metals and gems, slaves, and other bargains and steals.”

An art critique essay by Monique Truong: “All journeys are composite acts of the imagination. Our traveling companions are myths, fantasies, History as we have learned it, and other compe…

02/11/2017

All hail the mighty khichri.

14/09/2017

This white dude really went to great lengths to be denied boarding and see how far his white privilege will get him. It went pretty far though, just not to Lao on this particular airline.

A man once dubbed the "most hated German in Thailand" was denied boarding a Thai Airways flight on Tuesday after being blacklisted by Thai immigration.

04/09/2017

Suddenly have a major urge to move to Ballyhaunis and become hurling champions. A lovely story.

How Ireland’s ancient sports are helping to integrate kids in the country’s most ethnically diverse town.

07/07/2017

We are usually pretty adventurous eaters, but draw the line at parasitic flatworm.

A doctor in Thailand has started a new campaign to try and prevent people from eating a Thai dish called that can kill you by giving you liver cancer.

06/07/2017

I recently flew on United with both kiddos, and aside from the reliably terrible service where they took an hour to bring water for the kids, nothing like this has occurred yet. I hope she sues United because their response is pretty feeble https://nextshark.com/shirley-yamauchi-united-forces-toddler-out-of-seat-on-overbooked-flight/

Has United Airlines learned nothing? According to Hawaii News Now, a teacher from Hawaii was forced to hold her toddler throughout the entirety of their three and a half hour flight even though she had purchased a ticket for him. The reason? United Airlines had given away his ticket to a standby pas...

15/06/2017

We are usually traditionalists when it comes to Indian food or pizza, but fusing both of these things has got our curry-osity radar up (the pun had to be used). Our City slicker Kiddos are especially particular about Indian food and pizza. Our annual visit to Fresno, California in July is now centered on eating everything at The Curry Pizza Company. Watch out! https://www.google.com/amp/abc30.com/amp/food/new-fusion-pizza-taking-over-fresno/2099805/

It is all in the sauce-- or the curry sauce that is, at curry pizza company in Northwest Fresno.

27/05/2017

(New Post) Navdeep and Kavya go on a Papa-Daughter dinner outing to Taco Mahal for delicious Naan tacos filled with Rogan Josh aka lamb curry, and roti taco with chicken tari-vala! http://www.ishqinabackpack.com/a-late-night-papa-daughter-outing-in-nyc-for-indian-latino-tacos-at-taco-mahal/

for weeks. The conversation always goes the same. She’ll post a delicious photo or video on instagram or twitter or Facebook or via text message or group chat.

24/03/2017

Sad to hear of Norma's passing, but such a courageous decision to just hit the road.

"We found ourselves sitting in an OB/GYN office talking about treatment options," a post read. "You know the drill: surgery, then radiation and chemo in some order. When the doctor was finished he asked her how she would like to proceed. "I'm 90-years-old, I'm hitting the road." Driving Miss Norma

An American woman who decided to take a road trip across the United States instead of undergoing cancer treatment has died at the age of 91.  Norma Jean Bauerschmidt’s travels have been followed by more than 400,000 people on the page "Driving Miss Norma", which posted pictures and accounts...

13/02/2017

No need for dramatic names: Hawai Adda, to the point. As long as they're not serving 1000 rupee dhokla we'll give it a try. After we eat bread pakoras off the street vendors in Ludhiana and wash it down with some fresh nimbu pani. A visit to India is calling to our bellies.

01/01/2017

Two years ago!

Our Favourite Travel Moments of 2014 December 27, 2014 by Navdeep 2 Comments In February, we welcomed a new little traveler to our brood and wasted no time in introducing him to traveling in style – on slings and prams all over New York City. We went on some fun family road trips in California over…

14/11/2016

This looks fantastic!

AiW Guest: Jade Lee For all of the genre’s diverse geographical settings, much travel writing has depended on a relatively consistent viewpoint. For the Western reader (especially the white, male v…

03/10/2016

Navdeep Singh Dhillon's latest post for Quiet Revolution on the beauty of life in the slow lane:

"We both have many relatives in India, and those relatives had strong opinions on our travel itinerary. After spending a few nights on a houseboat in Kerala that ended up being much noisier and more sociable than we’d thought it would be (it was fun, we just needed a break!), we made a decision that is now seen as infamously unfathomable to most of those relatives. We opted out of going on a very short train ride from our houseboat to Kanyakumari, a place rooted in history and Hindu mythology, whose features include the ability to take iconic photos of sunrise and sunset on the beach. The “must-see” factor of Kanyakumari can’t be overstated. But it also sounded that the beach would be crowded with people trying to get their perfect photos. So, our collective response was: “Nah, maybe next time.” That was 10 years ago. We are still questioned by aunts and uncles on our decision-making process."

http://www.quietrev.com/beauty-of-life-in-the-slow-lane/

Advice on how to organize your family travels without losing your mind.

01/10/2016

Been a while since we had a getaway with just the two of us. Of course this involved a bed in, followed immediately with room service!

25/09/2016

Many years ago when it was just the two of us roaming through India, Sona celebrated her birthday on the streets of Amritsar hunting for cake! Even though a jalebi with a candle would probably have worked too . . . maybe not.

Sona’s Birthday Adventure in India! September 23, 2013 by Navdeep 1 Comment One year, me and my dad forgot about my Mum’s birthday. We were driving back from picking up some groceries, Mum in the back. It’s dead silence and out of nowhere she starts quietly singing, “Happy Birthday to me,” and then…

24/09/2016

So awesome.

The past isn't even past.