Arriving in Bundi in India’s Rajasthan during Coronavirus was a weird experience. We were a party of 4, and were the ONLY tourists in town. As in the ONLY ones. Our hotel was operating only a skeleton service, so we looked for somewhere to eat out, but many places were …
Since COVID-19 upended all our lives, we have scarcely travelled, and the little we have done has been to stay with friends, or in home-stays run by friends. So the current trip we are on right now, driving down to south India, was our first experience of staying in “normal” …
Last week in Jaipur, we were on a mission to buy a bandhni sari for a friend’s mother, and I wanted to buy stoles/dupattas, and so after trawling many shops in Johari bazaar, we liked the look of one New Silk Palace. Friendly staff who patiently showed us gazillions of …
Take a generous helping of the best of British acting talent. Add an exotic (yes, really) location like Rajasthan, India. Combine with great filming and the result is a colourful, happy, feel-good, entertaining confection. This film is a delight. It may not be the most searingly important film on the …
The charmingly restored and renovated Karni Fort, in Bambora village, Rajasthan is a destination in itself, as well as a good base for visiting Udaipur. The Fort has everything a self-respecting fort should have – crennallations and towers and panoramic views over the beautiful countryside it dominates, and – oh …
In a state seemingly awash with heritage hotels and palaces, this centrally located hotel in Jaipur, in India’s Rajasthan state, ticks all the right boxes. Approached through noisy congested streets in the city centre, and located opposite a nondescript modern shopping complex, one’s heart initially sinks at the approach. But …
Although seemingly every hotel in India’s Rajasthan state is either a palace or a self-proclaimed heritage property, to describe the Bharat Mahal Palace as a “royal residence” (as their own brochure does) or a heritage hotel (as the sign in the garden does) is an exaggeration. This poorly maintained, decidedly …
