Holi is a period of joyous festivity where people sprinkle colours to welcome the spring which is also the season of romantic love. Although it’s a primarily Hindu festival many other communities join in too. It is customary on this day to visit friends and relations with sweets and colour. This festival also has many […]
The ‘Pink City’ of Jaipur. The name derives from the regulation salmon colour of its historic walled core, whose bazaars (great for gemstones and block-printed textiles), havelis (courtyard mansions) and royal palaces offer endless scope for exploration. Hawa Mahal (Palace of the winds) is one of the first things we saw as we drove into Jaipur. […]
Pushkar has a magnetism all of its own – it’s quite unlike anywhere else in Rajasthan. A belt of whitewashed Hindu temples enfold the shores of Pushkar Lake, on the fringes of the Thar Desert. It’s a prominent Hindu pilgrimage town and devout Hindus should visit at least once in their lifetime. The town curls […]
We hired a private driver in Delhi for the next 3 weeks to ensure we can get to all the locations we want to see. After a 5 hour drive to Agra we checked into our hotel to get an early night ready for our visit to the Taj Mahal the next day. The Taj Mahal […]
After a fairly difficult few days in Delhi we decided to visit a travel agent and book a tour out of the city. We envisioned yoga, meditating and cooking classes in the mountains followed by a rafting trip down the ganges river. The travel agent informed us it was not the right time of year […]
Dive straight in to the chaos of Delhi, India’s pulsating capital. Ride the metro, walk through crowded bazaars and take a rickshaw tour of Old Delhi via Jama Masjid, India’s oldest mosque.
Intrepid traveller who enjoys unique, obscure and off-the-beaten track locations to traditional 'hot-spots'. Seeking out lesser-known eateries while abroad to ensure an authentic local experience. LAST SEEN: Building a Mud House & Volunteering in Kenya. NEXT STOP: Kalkan on the Turkish Mediterranean coast
