Tag Archives: India
Kerala, Birds & Backwaters
Nov 18-21 Jungle Bird Home Stay – Thattekad, Kerala My hesitant introduction to what will become my home away from home in India, began at about 11:00 am when Sudha, the beautiful 57 year old owner of the Home Stay … Continue reading
The Nilgiri Hills
Nov 9 – Forest Hills Resort near Masinagudi, Tamil Nadu Boy, do I know how to screw up a great day. I got away from the Parklane in Mysore after a good breakfast before 8:00. Actually, breakfast was funny. This … Continue reading
Goa to Mysore
Nov 3,4, – Panjim, Goa It is a luxury for us, after six days on the move early every morning, to read the paper and dawdle over breakfast. But we still have the early morning habit and so we were … Continue reading
Mumbai to Goa
Oct 29 – Murud We had scouted out the ferry crossing that would get us out of Mumbai, and I had confirmed on the internet that the way on south was possible from the ferry. We were starting out to … Continue reading
Jaipur & Mumbai – Superficially
Oct 23,24 – Jaipur We had a nice breakfast at the hotel and then walked down the street to a RDTC hotel where we booked an all day Jaipur tour. More than I wanted, but we missed the half day … Continue reading
Birds and Game Viewing
Oct 18,19 – Bharatpur We left our hotel in Agra at 7:30, and for almost an hour followed the GPS directions out of town. Unfortunately our hotel was on the east end and we had to get out of the … Continue reading
Taj Mahal
Oct 16,17 – Agra Agra is only a two hour train ride south of Delhi, but for us because of our bikes, it means getting up at 3:30 am. We cycled in the dark around to the north side of … Continue reading
Hospital Stay
Oct 11 – Amritsar We had an lazy morning in Wagah as the border did not open until 9:30, and then it took close to an hour to make our way through the multiple checks on both sides, but it … Continue reading
KKH and India 2012 – The Plan
Sept 12, 2012 The last few days of preparation for our Karakorum Highway (KKH) & India trip . On Sunday, Sept 16, Rich King and I will load our bikes and bags onto the first of a series of flights … Continue reading
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