India 2026

As we usually do, we follow the aircraft we are using from its waking moment, which today is sat on the apron… Read more: India 2026 – days -07 to -05

On Tuesday we walk through Hyde Park and set a course south of the river to Battersea in order to meet up… Read more: India 2026 Days -03 to -02

With our last few hours with Maria we walk along the Grand Union Canal’s towpath through Little Venice towards Ladbroke Grove, before… Read more: India 2026 Day -01

It’s been a busy week in England! Before our last daily walk through Hyde Park / Kensington Gardens we make a tiny… Read more: India 2026 Day 00 – 01

A We meet Narendra at 08:30 – we have a fairly tight schedule today. As we cross the city we see the… Read more: India 2026 Day 02 – 2026-03-29

One day in Mumbai isn’t enough obviously, but this tour is four weeks long and in order to fit a very varied… Read more: India 2026 Day 03 – 2026-03-30

We order a local specialty with breakfast, Chole kuche Amritsari, a fried potato cake served with chickpea curry – just gorgeous!  Then… Read more: India 2026 Day 04 – 2026-03-31

We’re up before breakfast is available, so we have pack-ups made by the hotel. Our driver is wating for us at 06:30… Read more: India 2026 Day 05 – 2026-04-01

Our full day in Shimla starts with a short journey to an hotel with a spectacular view of the distant snow-capped Himalayas,… Read more: India 2026 Day 06 – 2026-04-02

From our hotel to the train station is just two miles, but Narendra insists we leave by 09:30 as the traffic is… Read more: India 2026 Day 07 – 2026-04-03

Delhi is the capital city of India, and the second largest by population after Mumbai, around 24 million people.  However that’s not… Read more: India 2026 Day 08 – 2026-04-04

Travel days always seem like they might be dull, but today couldn’t be further from this. We start with a slow departure… Read more: India 2026 Day 09 – 2026-04-05

Our first full day in Jaipur sees us heading back the way we went last night, but past the turning for the… Read more: India 2026 Day 10 – 2026-04-06

It’s our second full day in Jaipur. Having a private tour brings flexibility to our day. We start off just across the… Read more: India 2026 Day 11 – 2026-04-07

Like a schoolboy meeting his idol, today unravels into something rather special! Passing the King Edward Memorial we start our travel day… Read more: India 2026 Day 12 – 2026-04-08

Everybody loves a love story. It doesn’t get much more fairytale than today’s story  Mumtaz was a beautiful intelligent young lady of… Read more: India 2026 Day 13 – 2026-04-09

Yesterday we watched as local farmers gathered the cut wheat in the field next door to us, and yes that is a… Read more: India 2026 Day 14 – 2026-04-10

We didn’t know what to expect of Lucknow, it’s not on the regular tour circuit for any of the other people we’ve… Read more: India 2026 Day 15 – 2026-04-11

We’re on the road after another excellent breakfast at the Hyatt, this restaurant has been the best yet on this journey. It’s… Read more: India 2026 Day 16 – 2026-04-12

After yesterday you know what a ghat is, and why they are so important. Needless to say there’s more. Not only is… Read more: India 2026 Day 17 – 2026-04-13

Today we commence the final leg of our Northern India section, and it starts early, with a packed breakfast from the hotel,… Read more: India 2026 Day 18 – 2026-04-14 

Today is our day in Kolkata and we head first to the northern part of town. As we drive we note an… Read more: India 2026 Day 19 – 2026-04-15

Our second longest travel day will be a bit short on adventure, so here´s some lovely cake from breakfast. We wake up… Read more: India 2026 Day 20 – 2026-04-16

We’re heading south this morning, down the length of the spur which separates the Arabian Sea from the Vembanad Backwaters, a lake… Read more: India 2026 Day 21 – 2026-04-17

After breakfast captain reverses out of our mooring and takes us on our final hour of houseboating.  Then we’re on the road… Read more: India 2026 Day 22 – 2026-04-18

Colonel John Pennycuick turns out to be a god. Not literally, but in the eyes of the locals – to this day… Read more: India 2026 Day 23 – 2026-04-19

We’re on the road again, driving from Thekaddy to Munnar. The road is like the road to Mallaig, or maybe Masca for… Read more: India 2026 Day 24 – 2026-04-20

We enjoy the lovely views from our room and the Tea County Munnar grounds overlooking the town before commencing our return to… Read more: India 2026 Day 25 – 2026-04-21

As previously mentioned the Holiday Inn Kochi has an excellent restaurant, in our opinion every bit as good as the five-star Raj… Read more: India 2026 Day 26 – 2026-04-22

On our final day in India we are up early and finalising our packing for a 05:30 pickup. Jishoy and Udayan insist… Read more: India 2026 Day 26 & 27 – Endgame