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Under A Different Sky
Allie has never been the type of woman to settle for cozy domesticity and weekend barbecues on the porch. Together with her husband and their three children, she has the rat race behind her to embark on a life of adventures on the open road, exploring all the four corners of the world. She wants a different kind of life for herself and her children, and she knows she never wants to go back. But when her husband decides to go home and leaves them in a remote Indian village, Allie finds herself struggling to keep the travel dream alive. A shocking assault leaves her badly shaken, and she seeks…
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Under a Different Sky – Behind the Scenes
Background It was the summer of 2013. My three kids and I were staying in Pokhara, Nepal, and thinking about where we should go for the summer. The previous years we had spent our summers relaxing in India, but this time I felt I wanted something else. For years, I had dreamed of visiting Mongolia, and had been waiting for the ‘perfect’ moment. I knew summer would be the best season to go there (not too cold) so I started looking into how I could make it happen. I discovered that flights to China were really cheap, and worked out that we could stay there for a month, and then cross the…
