1-day visit to Ellora Cave Temples – our guide to one of the most extraordinary sites in India and how to get there! Juan and I caught an early morning bus from Udaipur to a place called Ahmedabad, watching a rural India of cotton fields and sugar cane plantations pass by, en…
Udaipur ‘Lake City’ in India – what to see in a 2 day visit to the stunning lakeside city of Udaipur in Rajasthan. I planned to get an overnight train from Jodhpur travelling south through Rajasthan province to Udaipur but there wasn’t a rail connection. However, the sleeper bus was really comfortable and a convenient alternative, quite luxurious really…
Discovering Jodhpur, India’s Blue City – What to see if you are staying for 2 days Jodhpur Rajasthan. The train journey from Jaipur to Jodhpur was uneventful, only a slight hitch in the morning as we found the night receptionist asleep with a very loud cock-a-doodle-doo alarm on his phone going…
How to spend 2 days in Jaipur, India’s most famous World Heritage City. Jaipur is the capital of regal Rajasthan, the famous Pink City in North India. So what can you see on a 2-day trip… the Wind Palace and Amber Fort are magnificent, and I just love those silk saris in the bazaar!…
1 day visit to see the Taj Mahal, one of the Seven Wonders of the World! How to get to Agra from Delhi on the Taj Express, and seeing the sights.
What to see and do in 1 day in New Delhi, India. It was time to move on after 1 month in Nepal. Juan and I boarded a plane from Kathmandu to New Delhi, a daylight flight with extraordinary views from the plane window to the snow-capped Himalayan mountains in the…
Known as the festival of lights, Diwali is one of the most important dates on the Hindu calendar and the ambiance in Kathmandu is magical.
One of Nepal’s great attractions is Chitwan National Park, a huge nature reserve where Bengal tigers, white rhinos and Indian elephants roam free.
Pokhara, Nepal. 1 week in Nepal’s Lake City, relaxing beside Pokhara lakeside for a few days. Juan and I chilled at Pokhara lakeside for a few days after our memorable hike in the Himalayan foothills. The six day trek to Poon Hill with Nepal Adventure Point had left us feeling energized…
The Nepal Poon Hill trip comes to an end at Ghandruk but our guide suggests walking in the Himalayan foothills for 2 more days, returning via Landruk and Dhampus.
