Death on the Ganges – Varanasi, India

Varanasi is a special place for the people of India, it is a major centre for pilgrimage, a highly spiritual and highly respected place.

Roundtrip in India for 3 weeks

I think we didn't know what a challenge it would have been. We were prepared but not enough. Comparing my knowledge now of traveling in general and of organizing how I travel, back in the past I didn't even know anything. But still we did it, I was planning this big trip for at least...

AT THE TAJ MAHAL IN INDIA

Would you go to Paris and not see the Eiffel Tower? Or to Mexico and not visit the Chichen Itza? Or to Rome and not go to the Colosseum? Or to Egypt and not check on the Pyramids?Would you go to India and not have the energy/effort/money/mood to go to the TAJ MAHAL?I think it...

The Blue City – Jodhpur, India

Jodhpur is in Rajasthan state, India. It is called the blue city because most of the huses in the Old City are blue. While walking in the Old town among the blue houses you will for sure bump into some cows (they are holy animals in India),  you will see old buildings like the Clock...

Bishnoi Village Safari from Jodhpur, India

Rajasthan is one of the most famous regions in India, you can find here Jaipur (The Pink City), Jodhpur (The Blue City), Udaipur (City of Lakes), Puskar (pilgrimage site for Hindus), the Desert near Jaisalmer...When we were on holiday in India in this area we went on a tour to a Bishnoi village from Jodhpur....

Visiting Mumbai – the Victorian City

Some years ago I was in India, I wrote here in a previous post about it ➡️Roundtrip in India for 3 weeks During the roundtrip I visited Mumbai (Bombay) too. The official name of the City was Bombay till 1995. I personally find this name more exotic than Mumbai.. We flew to Mumbai by Air...

The Road Full of Monkeys and Pilgrims in Jaipur, India

There is a temple near Jaipur called Monkey Temple (Galta Ji), because of the dozens of wild monkeys living in that area. It is a Hindu pilgrimage site, about 10 kilometes from Jaipur. When we spent in India some years ago about 20 days visiting Delhi, Agra, Jaipur, Jodhpur, Mumbai and Varanasi, I thought it...