My safari guide continues to be the best. He spots the leopards and then calls all the other guides over, so at least I have 10 quiet...

Today is April 15, 2022 - tax day (although this year I think that falls on April 18….). After breakfast which was the same as...

(Note: I’m posting this without photos - turns out Bera Safari lodge is in the middle of nowhere with very limited connectivity, so will...

We started from Deogarh at 9:30 and drove the 3 hours to Udaipur. The route took us through Nathdwara where there was a huge statue of...

3 nights - definitely 1 night too long in Deogarh. Don’t get me wrong, the Dev Shree is definitely a unique experience, but an expensive...

If you remember the scene from the book or movie of Kipling’s The Man Who Would be King, Kipling is in the train at Marwar Junction...

Today I leave the luxury and heat of Ranthambore and travel to the village of Deogarh. My Google Maps says this is a 6 1/2 hour drive,...

4/9/22 was a two safari day and the afternoon had us on route #2 starting at 3pm. Lunch today was cream of mushroom soup and a middle...

Today 4/9/22 - started very early at 5am, so barely got 5 hours of sleep. The morning was delightfully cool and the scent of star...

April 8, 2022 - I couldn’t let my maharani balcony go to waste, so was up at 5:30 to see the sunrise from the balcony. It was still...

Finally here is the video:)

I saw the first monkeys of the trip as we were approaching Jaipur. They are beautiful with their black faces and long tails. In the...

As we reached the Rajasthan boarder post we had to pay a tax - it’s interesting to think what it would be like if this was necessary...

(The blog size limits mean I have to split this day into 3 posts) The night was a jet lagged mass of fits and starts of sleep, waking at...

It was 2 years in the making, but am finally taking the trip to India I put together and paid for in November of 2019. I decided to do...