We bade farewell to Jaipur and drove to Agra with an en route stop at Fatehpur Sikri, a fine example of a walled Mughal city with defined private and public areas. It is a UNESCO World Heritage Site, and I
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India Revisited: Jewels of Jaipur
The drive from Udaipur to Jaipur (again a pesky 1 hour flight that no longer exists) passed without incident which was a small miracle given my condition the night before. The group got started at 9 AM and my friend,
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India Revisited: Glorious Udaipur
Often referred to as the “most romantic city in India,” (a favorite of mine for sure), this fairy tale city with marble palaces, set on three interconnected man made lakes and surrounded by verdant hills will not disappoint! It was
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India Revisited: Jodhpur to Udaipur, A Journey through the Aravalli Hills
A hearty breakfast in the garden at Raas girded us for a full day of overland travel, leaving the Rajput Kingdom of Jodhpur as we headed to Udaipur. I have to say, that in spite of the many indisputable ways
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India Revisited: Valentine’s Day in Jodhpur
We arrived in the Kingdom of Jodhpur, our first stop in Rajasthan, which is located on the edge of the edge of the Thar Desert and was ruled by the powerful Rathor clan on an interrupted basis since the 5th
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India Revisited: Amazing Amritsar
A short flight due north took us to Amritsar, also known as “City of Nectar,” and the home of the Sikh faith. Although less than 2% of India’s population, the Sikhs are easily recognizable with their distinctive full beards and
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India Revisited: Delhi Delights
A 90-minute flight brought us to Delhi, the political capital and home to over 16 million inhabitants making it India’s 3rd largest city. I don’t know if it was our mid day flight time or just plain lucky, but we
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India Revisited: The Virtues of Varanasi
The pre-dawn wake up call came early, and we hustled to the airport, bound for the spiritual capital of the Hindu world. Two hours northeast of Mumbai, on the west bank of the Ganges River, we landed at Varanasi—also known
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India Revisited: The UNESCO Caves of Ajanta and Ellora
Our day began early with a 7:30 AM start from the hotel and a two hour drive to Ajanta, site of 30 rock cut cave temples built between 2nd century BC to 5th century AD. In India there are 1241
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India Revisited: Bombay Dreams, Part 2
We visited a small Christian community in the heart of the city called Khotachi Wadi which is a throwback to Portuguese times and the architecture and name plates of its residents reflect this –names like Rodrigues and Gomes. We wandered