“There are no seven wonders of the world in the eyes of a child. There are seven million.” – Walter Streightiff

Posted by on Nov 16, 2012 in India | 6 comments Agra – a place you feel almost obliged to go to when visiting India; and if it wasn’t for the Taj Mahal,  one I’m sure most would miss, but there is more to see than the Taj – like another Fort!  Our time here was…well, interesting. It got off to a bit of a shaky start though… Our afternoon train from Jaipur to Agra departed at 5pm and was scheduled to arrive at 9:30pm, but ran...
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DIPS in Jaipur

Posted by on Nov 10, 2012 in India | 2 comments As our preferred travelling style is slow and steady, this last week in India was really flying in the face of what is the norm for us.  In the time usually reserved for just one place we needed to cover three cities, not to mention the travelling in between. We planned to end our Indian odyssey with the classic ‘Golden Triangle’ of Jaipur, Agra and Delhi, starting with 4 nights at a great...
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The Jodhpur blues…

Posted by on Nov 7, 2012 in India | 0 comments When we arrived in Udaipur we had looked into organising our onward journey to Jodhpur by train, when it became apparent that two historical landmarks were actually just under half way to Jodhpur so it made sense to do this sector using a private car and driver. The cost of the road trip was also comparative to four train tickets (in 2nd class A/C) at 2800Rupees/$51.   Jodhpur is just...
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Unique Udaipur

Posted by on Nov 1, 2012 in India | 6 comments Our trip north to Rajasthan began early with a 4am departure from our B&B in Mysore with Steve our host insisting on getting up to see us off. After a four hour drive to Bangalore and a two hour wait at the airport, we took our Jet Connect flight to Delhi where we endured another two hour wait before our Jet Airways connecting flight to The City of Lakes –...
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Mysore, Maharaja’s and Marsala Dosas

Posted by on Oct 26, 2012 in India | 0 comments After our restful stop in the cool highlands of Wayanad, it was time to continue inland to Mysore.  As trains do not operate over the Western Ghats, it meant another bus ride to Mysore, and once through the wildlife reserve the paved road gave way to dirt and what was already bad, rapidly got worse!  I am surprised the bus didn’t shake apart going over the corrugations. As we passed...
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India continued… Week 2 – DIPS in the Arabian Sea and Highland activities

Posted by on Oct 21, 2012 in India | 6 comments Before leaving Fort Kochi we did quite a bit of research into domestic flights so we could end our southern Indian odyssey at a point where we could fly up to Rajasthan in the north. Swimming pools were still being either elusive or only attached to the most expensive hotels, so we also wanted to be able to have a swim in the Arabian Sea before heading to a highland area to escape the heat and...
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