Month: April 2023

26th to 29th April Men of the Forest Orang-Utan We crossed a strident river on a wobbly wooden suspension bridge to reach our lodging for the next two nights, the Eco Lodge at Bukit Lawang. The Lodge is situated on

22nd to 26th April Medan We arrived at Medan’s International airport to be met by our guide Lindung and driver Egi. This is a new phase of our journey, a personal guided tour of Sumatra.  When our booked expedition ship

Penang 19th to 22nd April It is impossible to travel onwards from India through Myanmar (war), or by sea (no ferries with added pirates). We had to take a plane to go east – a four hour flight to Kuala

19th April On leaving Bengalaru, we stayed at a hotel near the airport because of the distance and traffic from downtown Bengaluru to the airport. We chose a resort-type hotel, with swimming pool and were upgraded to a suite. The

16th – 18th April We had a lazy last morning in Mysore, with a crowded breakfast room full of Indian families, before rushing to catch our train, as we literally lost track of time.  We arrived 40 minutes before our

12th – 15th April Journey to Mysuru The most challenging thing in leaving our hotel, in Hosapeta, was breakfast. An inviting buffet presented itself, however lifting the silver lids of the warming pans did not reveal the expected scrambled eggs,

10th -12th April Journey What an unexpected delight was the drive to Londa Junction over the mountains of the Western Ghats and through the Mollem National Park and Bhagwan Mahavir Wild Life Sanctuary. There was little traffic, but as the

4-10 April Close your eyes for a minute. Imagine a tropical paradise. Pristine sandy beach, clear blue sea with gentle waves lapping onto the shore. At the top of the beach a wall of palm trees, with lazy trunks at

1st to 4th April Istanbul Istanbul humms with people. Commuters, tourists, hawkers, people with urgent errands. Streets with parked cars, cars blocking narrow roads, cyclists on pavements, motorbikes. Impatient hooting and jostling. Underground metro with fast streams of passengers flowing

29th March to 1st April Selçuk Selcuk is a lovely town, with a delightful blend of the modern, the medieval and the ancient.   We visited the remnants of St.John’s Basilica, which is said to house the tomb of St. John,