Time to send your Scavenger Hunt Pictures please!

Please send your scavenger hunt photos as soon as you can!  As a reminder, here is the list of photos you're looking for:




1.    A Sleeping Watchman
2.    Bamboo Scaffolding
3.    Don’t Touch Me
4.    Bean Bags Phone Number
5.    Amitabh Bachchan
6.    Uniformed Schoolchildren
7.    Family of 4 on a motorcycle
8.    A bicycle transporting a crazy load
9.    Goods Carrier
10.  Sleeping Dog
11.  Cow
12.  A rotten stench

It would be best if you could send the hi-res, printable image in a zip file to me, using the following naming convention:

• name_image
• example:  summer_watchman, summer_amitabh, summer_family, summer_stench

If that's too complicated, simply upload them to Shutterfly and share the album with me.

ACTUALLY:  I will create a Share Site on Shutterfly and you can upload them there yourself.  So, to reiterate, your options are:

• Use our Share site on Shutterfly (you'll get an email with a link shortly)
• Upload to your own account on Shutterfly and share with me
• Upload to Google Web Albums and share with me
• Send a zip file

Thanks in advance!

An Update

Hi everyone!

In the coming weeks, we'll post links to online albums, upload PDFs you got during the wedding, a scan of the newspaper article, and maybe even get the playlist from the CDs we burned.

Checking in to say hi!

We've been in Nasik for a few days and internet connectivity is a little spotty here at Sushant's mom's house.  We've been super busy and can't believe the wedding is next week.

For the girls getting in on Thursday night, we'll meet you at the hotel Friday around lunchtime.  We are on the morning train out of Nasik and should arrive to Bombay by 11:00.  Not sure what the plans are for that day.

For everyone else, you should have heard by now, how you are getting from  the airport to wherever you're going.

Most of you have already gotten requests from us to bring something from the states, or picking something up in the airport.

I can't think of anything else at this point because my brain is fried.

We miss you all and can't wait to see you!

Red Leader Five, Standing By...Just a Few More Seconnnnnds....

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I know it's morning...but I forgot about Booze!

I wanted to let you all know that there's a liquor store across the street from your hotel.  Dad knows the walrus-mustachiod watchman - I finally spotted him!

Juben Wines is located (almost) directly across the street from the hotel.  Now you only need to figure out how to cross the street.  Ha ha!

Here are some answers

Best tourist but not lame places/things to check out in both places?

We'll give you a list of suggestions when you get here.  But, here's a teaser:

• Bombay:
• Taj hotel, Dhobi Ghat (pictured above), a movie theater, Gateway of India, Elephanta Island
• Nasik
• Um.  We're still researching this.  But, it will likely be "You should visit the place that our bus takes you to."

Where do I find bottled water and restrooms when out?

You can find bottled water pretty much everywhere.  Stalls, stores, shops, etc.  

Bathrooms, I suggest a coffee place. Costa Coffee, Cafe Coffee Day or Barista generally have clean, air conditioned bathrooms. 

When I am out, I will use a restroom at a place like that, or a restroom in HyperCity (like walmart), or in a five star hotel, or at home.

PLEASE make sure you put some TP in your purse or pocket.

Best breakfast/lunch/dinner/drinks spots to go to?

The options are really different between "town" (the southernmost part of Mumbai, pictured above) and in the "suburbs" (where you will be staying).

Rather than rewrite what's already been written, here are some great articles by Sharrell Cook:

• 6 Unforgettable Bars in Mumbai
• 6 Popular Mumbai Hangouts

Also, Bandra is an area near Juhu where you'll be staying.  There are LOTS of restaurants and bars there.

Is it hot as fuck there?

It's not that bad.  The last few days have been very dry (awesome) and probably in the high 80s / low 90s.  Nasik will border on cold at nights.

Insect Bite Gel

I should have put this in our post about Mosquitos (dad, is there an "e" or not?).


Anyway, I have this great Insect Bite Gel that I picked up in Singapore.  I get bit a lot, and when I have a bite, I usually scratch the hell out of it and get a scar.

This bite gel stops the itching instantly.

I've never found a similar product (yet) in India.  So, if you're going through Singapore airport, definitely stop and get this.  If you're going through another airport, then see if you can find it anyway!


Google Search Results for other matches:
http://www.google.co.in/search?sourceid=chrome&ie=UTF-8&q=insect+bite+gel