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On the Road to Ruin with David and Victoria Beckham: A Message from India – UK and India On the Road to Ruin with David and Victoria Beckham: A Message from India UK and India Every time I return to the UK from India it is inevitable that someone will ask me, “What is India like?” Many hold mindsets about the place based on outdated stereotypes. You know the ones: mass
Of Temples and Tombs – Bijapur, Badami, Aihole, North Karnataka, India Of Temples and Tombs… Bijapur, Badami, Aihole, North Karnataka, India I must have been an historian in my previous birth. I just love the timelessness of old monuments…the way some of them have been there for centuries, mute witnesses to all that has happened since. Wandering throug
There’s No Deja Vu at Ellora – Maharastra, India There’s No Deja Vu at Ellora Maharastra, India Someone recently asked me “What’s the best place you have ever been to?” For many people, this would be a tough one to answer. Just think of all of the answers that could be given. Near to the top of my list is Venice, with
Little Known Tales of Mehrangarh Fort – Jodhpur, India Little Known Tales of Mehrangarh Fort Jodhpur, India I had just about joined a Big 4 accounting firm and a week later was the annual off-site (in technical terms – the partner-manager meeting). The off-site was to be held in Jodhpur, an exotic location in the heartland of Rajasthan –
Lifeblood – India Lifeblood India Many tourists spend half of their trip visiting museums, monuments and galleries to get some kind of insight into the place they are visiting. However, a first rate indicator of what makes a place tick is provided by its transport system. It is its lifeblood. England has its bla
Off a Hidden Canal Road in Orissa – Bhubhaneshwar, Orissa, India Off a Hidden Canal Road in Orissa Bhubhaneshwar, Orissa, India The golden triangle of Bhubhaneshwar ? Konark ? Puri is a much loved and visited tourist circuit in Orissa, accounting perhaps for the bulk of visitors to this state. While Bhubhaneshwar boasts of the largest number of extant tem
Simply Coffee – India Simply Coffee India I love coffee. I have drunk it all over the world, from England to Austria and from Canada to India. I drink it wherever and whenever I can. But I rarely drink coffee in cafés or restaurants in the UK. I refuse to go to one of the trendy high street coffee bars that h
Enjoy Your Trip – India Enjoy Your Trip India Many Indians who have been to the US or Europe tell me that the first thing that strikes them is the lack of people on the street. Everyone seems to be in a vehicle, with relatively few pedestrians about. And I think I know what they mean. City centre streets can be packed
Ancient Varanasi’s Secret is Digital – Varanasi, Uttar Pradesh, India Ancient Varanasi’s Secret is Digital Varanasi, Uttar Pradesh, India Yes, it seemed like he was going to rub my arm with his sweat and snot. I was sitting on a straw mat, facing the holy Ganges River. My outstretched right arm rested over the shoulder of a chubby, half-naked man. His breas
To Sera Je – Southern India To Sera Je Southern India I decided on a Thursday in August, with the view from the tube window bouncing back at me from the tunnel walls a foot from the end of my nose. Modern life, I decided, to coin a phrase, was rubbish; euphemistically hectic, complicated, challenging and interesting, in r
Dakshin Chitra, A slice of Old-style living – India Dakshin Chitra, A Slice of Old-style living India Madras, or Chennai as it is called now, is not particularly known for its tourist attractions. Compared to many other ancient Indian cities, it is only a few hundred years old, having become a place of any repute only when the British establishe
Unlikely Pilgrims in Pushkar – Pushkar, Rajasthan, India Unlikely Pilgrims in Pushkar Pushkar, Rajasthan, India We stepped out onto the road, fair game for the boys who shoved brass camels and sandalwood elephants in our faces. In her running shoes, jeans, polo shirt, and a baseball cap over her short ponytail — obviously a tourist in desperate
Confluence of Natural Highs, Wild Cannabis, Bemusing Natural Charms – Kullu Manali, North India Confluence of Natural Highs, Wild Cannabis, Bemusing Natural Charms: Kullu Manali, North India Kullu Manali, Himachal Pradesh, India India is a land of diversities in its rich cultures and travelling vistas, that offers a unique variety of travelling endevours to follow for tourists around the
Birthday Boy – Rajasthan, India Birthday Boy Rajasthan, India It was nearing 3 a.m. when there was a quiet, almost apologetic knock at the door of my guest house room. I knew what it was all about – I think everybody in the hotel knew what it was all about. The fact was that I was not a discreet puker. When I got sick,
Mumbai Safari – Mumbai (Bombay), Maharashtra, India Mumbai Safari Mumbai (Bombay), Maharashtra, India I’m back from the Garden of Hell. Where butterflies feed on dead and decaying matter. Moths stun butterflies with their looks. Bugs roll joints and bidis. Butterflies grow bigger than bats. And cats eat dogs. The Garden of Hell makes up 1/
Rishikesh, India: Yoga Capital of the World Rishikesh attracts a certain type of traveler. Nestled in the foothills of the Himalayas along the northern banks of the Ganges River, Rishikesh has been a site of pilgrimage for Hindus venturing north into the “Land of the Gods” since the ninth century. Appropriately, many of the t
Prisoner Cell Bloke Ashram – Kerela, India Prisoner Cell Bloke Ashram Kerela, India Prior to visiting India, I’d always been suspicious of meditation centres. Too much orange and not enough hair. Bliss without alcohol? You must be joking. Still, despite successfully failing to attend meditation courses in five other countries, my
Mmmmmumbaai – Mumbai, India Mmmmmumbaai Mumbai, India Welcome to Mumbai, India’s biggest, fastest and richest city. The moment you leave the airport this metropolis, perched on the edge of the Arabian Sea, will, quite simply, bowl you over. Here you don’t really breathe the air so much as gargle it. The noise
Embarking on a Holy Adventure – India Embarking on a Holy Adventure India I had a strong grip on the seat in front of mine. I could have felt my stomach shrinking in fear and moving upward, toward my chest. “Ladies and gentlemen, we are experiencing some turbulence. Please keep your seat belts fastened until the seatbelt sign
Platform 4 – Calcutta, India Platform 4 Calcutta, India I shift my weight from side to side as the numbness creeps up my legs and into my butt once again, slight relief as blood starts to flow again to the right places. I decide to stand for awhile because I’ve been sitting on the hard cement for too long and lost co

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