India is home to eight of the fifty largest cities in the world and has a diverse population of over 1.4 billion. Samantha Jamwal had the opportunity to travel to India to meet her husband’s family and attend a wedding, Her speech at our meeting provided several tips for Americans travelling to India for the first time. In her speech, she included information about the diverse languages you might encounter, advice on drinking water and eating street food, tips on the appropriate clothing to wear and her reaction to impromptu selfies and locals staring at her as an obvious outsider. She concluded her speech by encouraging all of us to visit this truly amazing and complex country.
Avis Russell was the Table Topics Master at our meeting and she asked us questions about our future trips to India including modes of transportation we might experience in India and the types of hotels and accommodations we might find. Meghan Burns suggested that if you are travelling with a group of friends or work colleagues, have each one take on a task to help organize the trip. For example, one person could research and book the hotels, another could research places to eat, and someone else could investigate the must see palaces, monuments and other tourist destinations. Among her group of colleagues on a recent trip was a self-appointed safety officer who reminded everyone about the need to use anti-mosquito spray to prevent dengue fever.
Our Destination Master, Tym gave us these clues for a country:
- Largest per capita of cows to people (4.1) in the world
- Most unique way of making a grill to cook their meat
- Third highest output of wine in South America (to go with all the beef they eat)
- Known for “Chivito” — the national sandwich–thinly sliced grilled beef, topped with slices of ham, bacon, lettuce, tomato, melted mozzarella cheese, and a fried egg
- Hosted the first World Cup ever (1930)
- Has 3.5 million people
- Known for its beaches
- Second smallest country in South America
If you guessed Uruguay, you are correct!
Join us for our next meeting on February 23 from 6:30pm to 7:30pm Pacific (-8 UTC). The meeting theme is “South America.” Tym Myers will give a speech about his adventures in South America. You can participate in our Travel Topics session and guess the mystery Destination.
Register for the meeting: https://tinyurl.com/TravelTalkersZoomLink
Looking forward to hearing your Travel Stories!
Helen Josephine,
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