Taj Mahal early in the morning As part of my two week trip to India with the UK-based Explore travel company, we took an early morning to the Taj Mahal in Agra. We had to leave our hotel at 5 am so we could get in line at one of the three entrance gates before … Continue reading Taj Mahal: India’s Crown Jewel
Ranthambore National Park is Delightful
Do you like to see wild animals in their natural habitat? If so, I recommend a visit to Ranthambore National Park in Rajasthan if visiting India. It’s about 130 kilometers from Jaipur, a city well worth visiting too, and 13.5 kilometers from the city of Sawai Madhopur. It used to be the hunting grounds for … Continue reading Ranthambore National Park is Delightful
India: Noisy And Crowded But Magnificent Too
Picture a noisy, crowded and dirty big city. Horns constantly blare, vehicles quickly and closely roar pass you as you are forced to walk in the uneven street. An old woman holding a baby stands in your way with her hand out. This is India. Now imagine a royal fortress high upon a mountain, with … Continue reading India: Noisy And Crowded But Magnificent Too
Cultural Wonders of India: My Journey Begins
Tomorrow I will be taking a two-week guided tour to India with an English lady friend. It is sponsored by a British company called the Adventure People. My husband has no interest in going to India nor does her husband so we are going together. I really don't know why India has always held such … Continue reading Cultural Wonders of India: My Journey Begins
Pachinko: A Book Review
Cover of this National Bestseller Pachinko is a compelling novel that deals with many issues faced by a Korean family living in Japan over four generations of the 20th Century. What stood out the most for me while reading was how much I learned about Korean history in this work of historical fiction. For instance, … Continue reading Pachinko: A Book Review
Finding Joy in Everyday Moments
Photo by Ivone De Melo on Pexels.com The birth of a healthy child brings rapture Falling in love can do it too Of course, proposals of marriage Can be a seventh heaven As long as one is entranced by the one doing the asking Re-establishment of a formerly-fractured relationship Might make one feel euphoric While … Continue reading Finding Joy in Everyday Moments
Focus on Nature & Family
What details of your life could you pay more attention to? I could always focus more attention on the small joys of everyday living, such as looking out our kitchen window at the many birds on my feeders. Today I looked but I also took a moment to be happy knowing I am regularly feeding … Continue reading Focus on Nature & Family
A Tale of Two Countries’ Health Care
Taj Mahal, Agra, India I am taking a two-week guided "Highlights of Northern India" tour soon and getting immunization shots before going was recommended by the British tour company I am using called Adventure People. I am going to Delhi, Jaipur, Pushkar, Ranthambore National Park, Agra, Chambal and Varanasi. Since I was visiting the US … Continue reading A Tale of Two Countries’ Health Care
Travel Misadventures
The view of NYC from Newark airport Have you ever had a travel day from hell, one where everything goes wrong and nothing happens as planned? Hubby Rick and I had such a day on Labor Day, a national holiday and peak travel day in the US. We were on a United airlines afternoon flight … Continue reading Travel Misadventures
Riding in a Car without a Driver
Do you know you can hire a Waymo car in San Francisco and it will drive you around town while you listen to your favorite music? No need to make polite conversation or figure out how much to tip the driver, though, because the car doesn’t have one! Waymo is “the world’s first autonomous ride-hailing … Continue reading Riding in a Car without a Driver
US Author Nancy Klein in Spain 