Postcards from abroad
We’re rather behind on the blog after an entire day on a train (worth its own story) and a full-on day in Varanasi but we wanted to post about the most beautiful and peaceful place we’ve been to in India. The Sarai’s owners, Joanna and Raghu, are so charming, thoughtful and knowledgeable, giving us the… Continue reading The Sarai: Part 1 – the Ken River
Okay - I am sure some of you are thinking ‘enough with the tigers’ but … we set off yesterday afternoon on another safari with our driver Devendra convinced that the tiger cub he had seen sleeping at 11.30 would still be there in the afternoon. This time we had our friends Rosalind and Paul… Continue reading An eagle and four tiger cubs
We enjoyed a beautiful walk through farmland and buffalos being led to grazing. Our destination was a nearby village of some 200 people. It is still absolutely freezing, so Sue and our friend Paul were well and truly rugged up (as the Australians say) as we departed: I was charmed by the various scarecrows we… Continue reading A village walk
Well, what a morning. We are staying in a marvellous place, The Sarai (of which more in the next post), close to Panna, a national park with about fifty tigers. We had arranged a morning safari - involved getting up in the dark (this morning in the very foggy dark), having some tea and biscuits… Continue reading A trio of tiger cubs
We have arrived in the Sarai at Toria, a wonderful and peaceful place where we’ll be posting endless pictures of animals and birds if we can get adequate wifi. But before we do that, we wanted to offer a change from monuments with some other scenes from the last few days. First - sitting on… Continue reading An interlude