Global Gallivanting

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Category : Travel Blog

Udaipur – Rajasthan’s most romantic and beguiling destination

Anna
Udaipur – Rajasthan’s most romantic and beguiling destination Udaipur is often described as the most romantic place in India and Udaipur started to enchant me from the moment I arrived off an overnight sleeper train with a magical, purple hued sunrise that glowed over the shimmering lake blowing away cobwebs......

Jaipur – Pink Cities, Palaces and Primates

Anna
The ‘Pink City’ of Jaipur completes India’s touristic “golden triangle.” Jaipur is the capital of India’s most flamboyant and colourful state of Rajasthan. The old city was northern India’s first planned city, founded by Jai Singh II in 1727, and is an exercise in symmetry with streets laid out in......

A Glimpse into Traditional Life in Rural India

Anna
It was a quintessential scene of life in rural India. Women and children chatted as they collected water and washed at a pump just outside the village. Fields of Buffalo, cows and goats that lazily roamed around the open, dusty countryside that was punctuated by the ancient, elaborate temples of......

The Erotic Temples of Khajuraho: More Than The Kama Sutra

Anna
Sitting by the side of the intricately sculpted, ancient temples of Khajuraho, I watched entranced, as a rainbow of women in bright saris carrying flowers and little silver pots made their way to the only temple still in use. The air was filled with incense and the sound of bells......

A Tale of Two Cities – Old Delhi and New Delhi

Anna
Delhi is a fascinating and historic city that has been the capital of many different empires. It is a challenging but interesting city, home to fantastic medieval, Mughal and imperial architecture and iconic sites. After falling prey to a scam, being lost, scared and staying in a crack den, our......