I’m very excited to announce the launch of WanderTours.com – this is the new home to all of the Wanderlust and Lipstick tours that now include the popular women-only adventures as well as the growing number of co-ed trips! Why a new site? Well, I’ve been offering women-only tours to India, Bhutan and Vietnam & Read More…
India
South India’s People
Last week I wrote about the temples of South India. There are countless temples in the region that are well worth a visit. And though I was concerned that I’d be templed out, they were all so different that I never did get bored. But what made South India so very special, was the warm Read More…
Passports with Purpose Village – Photo of the Day
Can you grock this? It’s how a hole is drilled for the placement of re-bar for the foundation of a home built by LAFTI. This is just one of 25 homes being funded by Passports with Purpose! I had the great honor of visiting our village in Kuranganni, Tamil Nadu, India, just a couple of Read More…
South India Temples
Often, it isn’t until you return home and have a bit of time for reflection that you realize just how unique and spectacular the sights you’ve seen really are. Such was the case when I sat down and scrolled through my photos of South India. South India, specifically Tami Nadu, is renowned for its temples Read More…
South India Tea Plantations – Photo of the Day
We were told that once we got up into the mountains and into the tea growing region of Munnar in South India, that it would be cool and that we wouldn’t see the sun. How wrong our sources were. Instead, we had warm, sunny days. The tea plantations (in the foreground) rolled through the hillsides Read More…
Pongal in Pondicherry, India – Photo of the Day
When I mentioned to a friend that I would be in Tamil Nadu in South India in January, he got very excited that I would be there during Pongal. India is a country of festivals and I hadn’t given it a lot of thought. But by the time our group was in the charming seaside Read More…
Indian Women in Saris – Photo of the Day
No matter how many times I travel to India, I’m always struck by the absolute beauty of the women. In their colorful saris, sparkling bangles and jingling ankle bells, they radiate. . . Even as they tend to the most mundane tasks, it seems that they exude an air of elegance when they are wrapped Read More…
Photo of the Day: Bombay – The Maximum City
I’m currently reading Maximum City: Bombay Lost and Found by Suketu Mehta It’s been on my reading list for years, and probably on my bookshelf for 2, but just picked it up recently and now can’t stop. It’s really about the underbelly of Bombay (now called Mumbai) and outlines the incredible corruption and disorganization at Read More…
Photo of the Day: Pushkar Camel Fair
One of the most fantastic things we did during our October tour through Northern India, was to take a camel ride at sunrise. It was one of the highlights of all my journeys to the subcontinent. Despite looking a bit awkward – these animals really are quite cute. This was taken at the Pushkar Camel Read More…
Photo of the Day: Indian Turbans
I took this video at Jaisalmer Fort. He was quite adept at wrapping that turban – and so fast, too! Apparently, this gentleman in Jaisalmer is the most photographed man in Rajasthan. Quite handsome, isn’t he? Maybe not the most photographed, but he was fun. And here’s as still of the guy after he wrapped Read More…