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NEWLYWEDS RETURN TO `REAL' LIFE AFTER A SIX-MONTH TOUR OF AFRICA AND
ASIA, ANN- KANER ROTH AND HER HUSBAND, MARC ROTH, REFLECT ON THEIR OVERSEAS
ADVENTURES AND THE THINGS THAT MADE THEM MISS AMERICA MOST.
Duluth News-Tribune (MN)Duluth
News-Tribune (MN) - Monday, December 22, 1997
Author: Mary
Thompson/News-Tribune staff writer
On their flight home from Indonesia, Ann Kaner
-Roth and her husband, Marc Roth, listed what they missed about America.
Paved roads, hot water and consistent food topped their list.
After being married in Duluth on July 6, the newlyweds backpacked across
Africa and India before returning Dec. 15. Their travels became a regular
feature in the News-Tribune's Eh? column.
Ann, 29, and Marc, 28, plan to settle in San Francisco. But memories of their
honeymoon adventure remained with them Saturday as they looked through
photographs.
While third world travel has its share of inconveniences, the wonder of new
cultures made the trip worthwhile.
The couple hiked the snow-capped shadows of the Himalayas, napped on the
beaches of Bali, and marveled at India's Taj Mahal.
They ate lots of rice, noodles and vegetables while dreaming of pizza and
American fast food. They endured 12-hour bus rides down rutted dirt roads to
avoid spending money on airline tickets. They slept in an Indian palace and
made friends with a Nepalese hiking guide.
India, steeped in history and Hindu culture, left the strongest memories.
They watched a man light his mother's funeral pyre on the banks of the Ganges
River, where fires of the dead burn day and night. Those who can't afford
funeral wood are placed directly in the river, where their bodies can
sometimes be seen on the banks.
``It was very difficult to watch at first,'' Marc said. ``It's a very
different life than we have here.''
The trip cost the couple more than $11,000. They don't expect to take another
one like it soon.
After visiting Ann's parents, Bernard Kaner and Sharon Kaner
, they'll head to Ohio for Christmas with Marc's family. After that, they'll
settle down.
``I think we're going to be focusing on our careers, buying a house and
starting a family during the next five years,'' said Ann, who has a master's
degree in social work. ``I can't imagine taking a child on a trip like the
one we were just on.''
The trip will be something to remember while they return to what Ann calls
``real'' life.
``The best part was having all this freedom,'' she said. ``We had new
adventures, saw new places. If we didn't like the adventure, we'd move on to
the next one.''
Caption: PHOTO: Courtesy photo
From left: Ann Kaner -Roth, Nepalese guide Bharat and Marc
Roth stand in front of a Himalayan mountain range.
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