India – Varanasi and Delhi
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Varanasi homestay
One of the benefits of staying at a homestay is that sometimes communal breakfasts and dinners are arranged. This is a great way to have home-cooked food in India and meet other travellers. In Varanasi, we had generous hosts. The food was very good and the chef, once I explained vegan food, made some very … Continue reading / view photos Varanasi homestay
Delhi to Varanasi
After Agra, I went to Delhi to meet Helene who was flying over from the UK for two weeks. I didn’t see much of Delhi because we flew to Varanasi on the same day that she landed. For some people, Varanasi represents real India. All the icons are here: snake charmers, people begging (with and … Continue reading / view photos Delhi to Varanasi
Royal Academy Summer Exhibition 2023
I enjoyed the first Royal Academy Summer Exhibition I went to in 2017 but a few later ones not so much. This year’s, however, was full of good stuff and much of it was in the first room, including one of my favourites: the painting of Varanasi, which was evocative of my trip there a … Continue reading / view photos Royal Academy Summer Exhibition 2023
The Bronx
The Bronx was out-of-limits during my first trip to New York. The staff at the YMCA told me not to go there. It was too dangerous. This time it was a different story. In India, I met various people in our homestay in Varanasi. One of them was Paul, an artist from New York. When … Continue reading / view photos The Bronx
Hounded in New Delhi
The night train from Varanasi to Delhi was comfortable. We got a good night’s sleep. The trains have been generally better than I thought they would be apart from their timeliness. It’s rare for a train to get anywhere on time. For some trains, that’s not surprising because routes can be several hundred kilometres, running … Continue reading / view photos Hounded in New Delhi