India
City snapshot: Pushkar
The location: in the middle of the Rajasthan desert, about 3 hrs south of Jaipur.
The look: another rooftop Rajasthan classic but this time …
India
Pushkar Kite festival: a curious clash of colour and culture
It must be an odd sight for an outsider. Arriving in Pushkar on the morning of 15 January, seeing trees decorated with bright paper …
India
Incredible India. Indeed
“India is incredible”, in a way the tourism department wasn’t bargaining on. It’s incredible in that open mouth, shaking head kind of way.
And it …
India
Survivor: Sleeper class
Whoever said “hard travel makes you culturally tolerant” never travelled Sleeper Class on an Indian train for more than 12 hours. If they had they …
India
Agra? Agro? Agree?
Aah Agro, the home slash prison of the 48-hour tourist and the happy jailers who service them.It’s package tourist heaven or hell, depends on which …
India
Between the lines
India is overwhelming. It crams every person, action, idea into one frame, confusing and overwhelming you so that you see everything and nothing at the …
India
7 Hampi characters and stereotypes you might recognise
Hampi is one of those places where there’s a lot to do but no hurry to do it. You could fill up your day with …
India
It takes a village [to complete this blog]
In Africa we have a saying “it takes a village to raise a child”.
In Asia I have a saying, “it takes a village to …
India
16 hours in Bangalore
Pic: Kind of how how we felt when we arrived in Bangalore
It felt like a geocaching mission – that recreational activity where you use …
India
Arrival day: what the first 24 hours say about your trip
I have one rule for arrival day – never ever make a non-essential purchase, unless you are under the influence of a very strong currency …
