So my daughter says "Enough of all this sybaritic India let's go to an ashram." I've only ever visited an ashram for an overnight in Mysore a few years ago and have memories of a small place that was a calm and peaceful oasis with a few elephants. It's a long way to Mysore so …
Elephants
We are sitting in the afternoon sun in Coorg in Karnataka after a five hour 'hairy' Indian road journey from Bangalore. We have been welcomed by our host Mickey and have settled into our charming and simple ' home stay' cottage on the Sand Banks coffee plantation. As we enjoy our first cup of the …
Marigold re-visited
The follow up to the film 'The Best Exotic Marigold Hotel' is released this month. The original film was based in Rajasthan and on our last Indian trip my daughter Jennie and I travelled to stay at the hotel. (The film came up in conversation this week and I decided it was worth reminiscing and following …
Sweet Guru
If you're lucky enough to visit and stay at an ashram this adds to your knowledge of India and its religious, spiritual and daily life. Today is the day we get our 'Ashram fix'. We are booked for three days into the Art of Living Ashram situated on the top of the Panchagiri Hills, 24km …
Heading for the Hills in South India
We have arrived in Coorg, the coffee growing area of Karnataka, to stay with Mickey and Sapna, (old school mates of my friend Mridula). They live on a 130 acre plantation in the heart of the jungle in South India. This farm has been in their family for three generations and, as a young girl, …
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