The 10-day tour with Leo’s family came to an end and we said goodbye at Narain Niwas. Only Leo’s sister, Lynn, and her partner, Dana, had plans to stay on in India for a few more days....

On the first day of the new year, I signed our group up for a cooking class at Pink City Cooking. I had connected with Bunty on WhatsApp a few days earlier and made all of the arrangements...

Rajasthan was once called Rajputana – Land of the Rajputs – by the British. The term “Rajput” comes from the Sanskrit word “raj-putra” or “son of a king”.  The Rajputs believed they...

In the genre of woodblock art, the picture that comes to mind for many people is probably the iconic image of The Great Wave off Kanagawa by Hokusai, with the waves like little fingers...

The City Palace is a functioning palace complex containing courtyards, gardens, temples and halls that was conceived of and started by Maharaja Sawai Jai Singh, the founder of Jaipur,...

A few days prior to our visit to Amber Fort, Rajesh asked me if we wanted to ride the elephants up the hillside to the entrance of the fort. The alternative to riding the elephants...