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Ahhhh, India. I spent two weeks there in November and I’m ready to go back. I read a blog recently where the blogger said, “I was in India and so exhausted from the visual stimulation that I thought I’d never return. I’ve been home now about a month and I’m ready to get on […]
Writing about color in India is not particularly original. All the guide books, blogs and India related materials refer to the richness of hues and the vivid saturated color on this vast continent along with the wild mix of cultures and peoples. I expected to see the reds and oranges, and...
The turbans and saris in India totally captivated me. We traveled in the Northern part of India for two weeks in November and while I loved the palaces, forts and exotic nature of this part of the world, the way the women and men dressed was absolutely mesmerizing. My back ground as a fashion...
If you’ve been following DesignDestinations, you know we toured the Northern Plains of India on an Abercrombie and Kent trip recently. The tour was packed with “old buildings.” Seems like every day we visited a palace, a fort or a temple–sometimes a series of them. Interesting. I...
Riding an elephant is an unbelievably “jerky” experience. I was really surprised although I don’t know why, that every ponderous step caused me to sway from side to side, some times with considerable impact. It was fun though. We were at a resort in Rajasthan, India where the...
Like many compulsive travelers I’ve been glued to the TV, Internet and other sources of news to learn about the volcano in Iceland and the horrendous impact it is having on travel in Europe. And like lots of folks, we know people stuck there, trying to figure out how to get home, to or from...