Author Archives: journeywithmadonna

…….and I have no idea why but the post on Mumbai and Cochi was dated in January and is now the very first blog of the trip.   So you have to scroll down and it will look as if … Continue reading →

We travelled to Udaipur by car and our driver, Aziz, was also the same driver we had the previous two days as he brought us into the desert, spent the night and then brought us back to Jodhpur and on … Continue reading →

Jaisalmer sunset at our hotel, Mystic Jaisalmer,  and supper at the hotel rooftop restaurant What a treat – we arrived in Jaisalmer ahead of schedule!   This ‘golden city’, with a population of approximately 70,000, is our favorite yet.  It … Continue reading →

Hey that wasn’t so bad!   Finally we’re starting to leave our North American Values (from hereon our NAVs) behind because the train left 15 mins late and we arrived only 35 mins behind schedule.   It’s like when we … Continue reading →

To the tune of John Lennon’s “So this is Christmas” So this is India, what have we done     Another day over, and a new one has begun And so this is India, we’re still on the train   … Continue reading →

Dawn and I at  Jama Masjid Mosque in Delhi Humajun’s tomb – Delhi   When we were planning our trip to India we all agreed that Varanasi, the spiritual capital of India located on the banks of the Ganges, was … Continue reading →

At least that’s what I think it is! For some reason I can no longer download pictures because, we believe, the system is too slow so will try again at our next location………..if we ever get there! We were just … Continue reading →

“Why India?”someone recently asked and it took me a little while to answer.  However I do remember when I first put it on my bucket list although I think it’s always been on Jim’s, but then what isn’t?  During the … Continue reading →

The flight to Mumbai was uneventful, thank the Lord, and as soon as we stepped off the plane we were hit with the heat………at least I was!   34 degrees and we’re grateful that our Hotel Emerald was just around … Continue reading →

After dropping George and Gerry off at the airport we travelled on for about an hour to Kamniska Bistrica as Jim had read about the great hiking in the area. Time was a bit of an issue as we had … Continue reading →