Elizabeth’s Adventures

Category: Asia

  • Diwali in India

    October 23-25, 2022. I arrived in India after an overnight flight. I was tired from both the flight and hiking in Georgia. Therefore, all I did in New Delhi was hang out in my fancy Hyatt hotel room (booked with points!) and meet my tour group for dinner. I stayed at the Andaz near the…

  • Autumn in Svaneti, Georgia

    Welcome to Svaneti, Georgia! An isolated land in the Caucasus mountains. These people have lived and fought in this area for over a thousand years. Invaders failed to conquer the area due to its ruggedness. Christianity became the state religion in Georgia in the 300s but it took 500 more years for it to reach…

  • Uzbekistan

    October 3- October 13, 2022. Central Asia, the stans. I admit that for a long time this was a blank space in my head. You have Europe and Asia with the Middle East below. Uzbekistan is in this space. Part of the old Silk Road, the crossroads between east and west. Goods and ideas have…

  • Round the World Trip 1-Recap

    In 2019, I took a trip I’d been dreaming about for years. I knew even before graduating university that I wanted to travel a lot. So from 2017-2019, I focused on saving money, paying off my loan, accumulating airline miles, and creating a minimalist lifestyle. I thought I would work in the UK as a…