Travel Tangles

Varanasi, An Ancient City On The Ganges RiverThere we were in the city of Varanasi in India, the oldest continuously inhabited city in the world. Set on the Ganges, Varanasi is one of India’s holiest places and one of the locations in India where there are ‘ghats’ – landings and…

And Now For Something Completely DifferentThe iconic Monty Python’s Flying Circus TV show that aired in the ’60s and ’70s promised viewers towards the beginning of each of its comedy sketches before it set off on its wonderfully crazy path, “And now for something completely different.” I am reminded of…

Spotting elephants walking in the road is not the norm for a Western woman like myself. However, I am happy to say that I have now experienced that phenomenon in India. Marriage Partners Getting married in India means that the bride’s family gets out the great guns, and that is…