Already, we have parted ways with our first tour group and yesterday we left South India. We are now back in smog-filled Delhi. Most of the members of the North India and Rajasthan Tour arrived yesterday and we met up with most members of the group last night. It takes [...]
One of my readers recently asked me for a list of books I have read that were written by India authors... And so another blog post is born. I love to read. I read on the bus when I am back home en route to work and back, I read [...]
From two days ago...only getting around to downloading photos now. And my apologies for posting blog posts that say "authored by Julie Newcombe" when in fact they are authored by me. Julie is/was my administrator and the problem only occurred when I post blogs from my iPhone. The issue has [...]
Written yesterday: Yesterday we went to the Spice Plantation. Our guide was so informative. We walked around and he showed us the various spice plants. He taught us remedies and recipes to make the most of the spice's healing properties. He also identified birds, which were flying overhead, hanging out [...]
Written today about yesterday and posted today from Kerala: We are in Madura, South India. Our local guide for today stood up at the front of the bus and introduced himself: My name is Mudu. My name means "pearl". I have only one wife and two children. I love my [...]
