October 28, 2024 As the sun was rising I went on a walkabout on the Hotel property. It is massive and looks like a castle. I included an overhead shot from their website to give you a perspective of how massive it it. The hotel is magnificently poised near the forest of Ranthambhore, amidst the …
October 27, 2024 The day started off with a bang as fireworks to celebrate the upcoming Diwali holiday started going off at 12:45am. What a fun way to start what I hope is going to be an epic day…it’s Bengaltiger day for me!!! Early in the morning we headed out for our five-hour drive through …
October 25, 2024 I began my walkabout this morning in search of the sunrise and to find unique beauty. It is hard when your senses are overwhelmed with the chaos of everyday living for the locals to look around for the beauty but I know it exists. Walking along the quiet street in the morning …
October 24, 2024 The day started with the first sunrise that I have witnessed since arriving in India. I walked around experiencing the quiet of the city that will be waking up soon. The city is really beautiful without the chaos of the day. After my walk we began our overland transfer to Jaipur, a …
October 24, 2024 The day’s adventures began with a short drive to Humayun’s Tomb. The tomb was the first of its kind built for a Mughal emperor, a 16th-century tribute to the emperor by his Persian-born wife. It is believed to have inspired the Taj Mahal, which was erected about a century later After enjoying …
October 23, 2024 After a long travel day (over 30 hours) I was finally in Delhi heading to my hotel. Even though it was almost midnight traffic was insane!!! The city was all lit up including the India gate. Can’t wait to daylight to begin evploring. My first day in Delhi began with a walk …
September 18, 2024 Another sunny day in Vienna!! We are off to explore Schönbrunn Palace which was the main summer residence of the Habsburg rulers, located in Hietzing. The name Schönbrunn has its roots in an artesian well from which water was consumed by the court. What started as a hunting lodge grew into one …
September 17, 2024 When I woke up and looked out the window and actually saw the sun I was so beyond happy! Yesterday was an insane day (hence no blog) as I found out at 3:00 am that all trains to Vienna were cancelled due to weather. We had to get to Vienna as we …
September 15, 2024 The day started with the good news that it had finally stopped raining!! We took a walk about Salzburg to enjoy the lack of rain and then we boarded a coach to go to Hallstatt for the morning. Hallstatt is a village on Lake Hallstatt’s western shore in Austria’s mountainous Salzkammergut region. …
September14, 2024 Guess what….it’s still raining. Salzburg has gotten almost 4” of rain in the last 24 hours, the good news it’s not snow!!! I was determined to explore Salzburg so I headed out on an early morning walk in the rain. Salzburg is on the banks of the River Salzburg, at the northern boundary …
