14th March 2020 Our last day – for now – in Dungarpur will be best remembered for our visit to … Continue reading We Cut and Run

In the first half of the 20thC the Maharawal decided to stop living in Juna Mahal, perched just below the … Continue reading The Juna Mahal at Dungarpur

13th March 2020 We had arrived in Dungarpur in time to unpack, case the joint and decide that the balcony … Continue reading Chillaxing in Dungarpur

March 12th 2020 The bumf in the folder on the desk in my extremely comfortable room encouraged me to let … Continue reading “… for the Elderly and Beautiful…”

11th March 2020 Australia had banned travel, and BA and Ryan Air had cancelled all flights from Italy where Coronavirus … Continue reading 360 Temples Encircled by 22 Miles of Wall

10th March 2020 A 5th person had died from Coronavirus in the UK and the global death total was heading … Continue reading Happy Holi Day!

9th March 2020 It was too good a day to risk opening the i-pad. Having checked the night before, I … Continue reading Off to Celebrate Holi in Jodhpur

March 8th 2020 To wake up and see the sun rise over Jaisalmer from my bed, was such a treat … Continue reading Jaisalmer

March 7th 2020  Bikaner, in the Thar Desert, was established in the mid 15thC by Rao Bika, the second son … Continue reading A Typical English Staircase

6th March 2020 When the mullah woke me it was raining, raining hard. This was not what one expects in … Continue reading Lunch out.