The old fort area of Kochi, the former Cochin, remains a peaceful enclave of tourist sites, hotels, and the remains of the traditional way of life.  The military are based… Read more »

It is early morning, 6:30 am, on a backwater inlet in Kerala and I am sitting on the prow of our houseboat, listening to Sanskrit chanting from a Hindu temple… Read more »

Here is my insight for the day:  While we in the U.S. have just as great a gap as here between the housing of the very rich and very poor. … Read more »

On the way to Madurai, during the days leading up to the Pongal harvest festival, the signs are beginning to appear everywhere.   We saw a cow in a village… Read more »

I told my group this morning as we left for the Chettinad Region in Tamil Nadu that they will find many people who have toured India but very few who… Read more »

The road inland from Tranquebar takes us to the great temples of the Chola dynasty, in full strength from 800-1200 AD,` past agricultural lands filled with the green of newly… Read more »

There could hardly be a more out of context experience than visiting the Matri Mandir at Auroville, the intentional community established by the spiritual head of the Sri Aurobindo Ashram… Read more »

India’s Silk Road:  Kanchipuram to Mahabalipuram At one time, the silk and spice trade flowed through the town of Kanchipurm and to the great port cities on the Bay of… Read more »

We rumble down the express highway to Agra in our tourist  bus through impenetrable fog.   Fortunately, there is now a divided highway and the risk is no longer of… Read more »

Exhausted from their recent arrival into India but eager to begin exploring this new world, our group of 7 (two remain back to catch up on some sleep) dive into… Read more »