Paradise in Goa and Travelling Home

Gorgeous Goa and our Early Departure Pololem Beach, GoaAmidst the ever changing chaos of the Coronavirus, John and I are mostly enjoying our visit to Palolem Beach in Goa and our accommodations at  the lovely Palm Forest Palolem. I say mostly because of the time we spend online monitoring travel advisories, flight status, border closings, events back home… the uncertainty is stressful.We are however enjoying our resort’s yoga, meditation and …

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Last Day in New Delhi

Last Day in New DelhiQutab MinarJohn and I have a leisurely morning. We take the stairs to the lobby, passing one of the hotel staff making toast in the stairwell landing. We meet up with Garima for breakfast at the restaurant/sweet shop next to our hotel. It seems weird without the rest of the group. Garima leaves today for her home town of Jaipur.John and I head out by …

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New Delhi and the Red Fort

New Delhi and the Red FortFirst Impressions of New Delhi Air India whisks us to New Delhi in an hour. Upon exiting the airport, we find that the hotel mixed up our reservation and forgot to send our driver. We go to the prepaid booth and the guy quotes 3,800Rs. Knowing that the hotel’s cab was to be 1,400Rs, we squawk our displeasure. The guy comes down to 2,200Rs. I …

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