Harappa Ruins and Kutch Wildlife
January 26, India Republic Day The known dates of Indus Valley culture is approximately 3000 BC-1500 BC and a number of settlements of similar culture have been found at the… Read more »
Author Archives: Varya
Bhuj Views
January 23 India is not for the unsteady or infirm which make me wonder how many more visits to new places here I will be able to make. Some things… Read more »
Gondal Glory
It is 4:30 AM and impossible to sleep with a pack of yelping dogs in the large garden area and a little later I hear the loud blasting of a… Read more »
Ahmedabad Life
Life is good sitting in an open-air dining room with fresh masala dosa and a buffet of Gujarati breakfast items while we await our guide. I am getting very little… Read more »
Gujarat Culture
Gujarat is the most Western state in India, bordering Pakistan, known for the displacement of its people during the partition of India in 1947, its fine local textiles, rural arts… Read more »
Tikal Tour
It has been a few days since our return from Guatemala and I am finally able to find the time to write about our last day which was a whirlwind… Read more »
Markets in Chichicastenango
The market in Chichicastenango happens every Sunday and Thursday and is said to be the largest outdoor market in Latin America. I am very happy to be here as I… Read more »
Views of Lake Atitlan
Guatemala is a shopping paradise – with stalls and helpful shopkeepers everywhere and beautiful textiles and handicrafts seeming without end. The Guatemalans seem to be born and bathed in… Read more »
Along the Way in Guatemala
The act of traveling from home to a distinctly different environment requires an adjustment of perception and interpretation from the known to the unknown. The art of traveling is… Read more »
Guatemala City and Antigua Town
Guatemala is bathed in bright colors – from the tropical greens to the blue sky to the traditional clothing which covers the full spectrum of the rainbow. We are now… Read more »