Monthly Archives: December 2012

Mumbai, menopause and madam – Udaipur

Posted on December 28, 2012 by

A Hotel Fit For A Princess This is the Hotel Ambrai… …located on the shores of Lake Pichola in Udaipur, overlooking the City Palace… …and the luxury boutique Lake Palace Hotel, formerly a summer palace built by Maharana Jagat Singh … Continue reading →

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Mumbai, menopause and madam – Jodhpur

Posted on December 26, 2012 by

A working mum doing the best she can Okay, so there I was complaining that we hadn’t had hot water for five nights. Then I remembered this little girl. And all of a sudden, my hot shower seemed unimportant. But … Continue reading →

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Mumbai, menopause and madam – Bikaner

Posted on December 23, 2012 by

Mum shows rat cunning “Not much to do here,” the teen announced. She sounded hopeful. As I’d promised, we wouldn’t visit every fort and every palace in every town we’d stopped. So a morning of no forts, nor palaces, in … Continue reading →

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Mumbai, menopause and madam – Jaipur

Posted on December 21, 2012 by

Monkey business Next stop after a perfect day at the Taj, was a visit to the Monkey Temple just outside of Jaipur. After all, who couldn’t help but full in love with the stars of the National Geographic television series … Continue reading →

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Mumbai,menopause and madam – Delhi-by-bike

Posted on December 18, 2012 by

Pedal Power – potholes puddles and poo. As I watched the teen pick up her pushbike to carry it across the railway tracks I had a split second of the most horrific “what if”. What if the train came right … Continue reading →

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Mumbai, menopause and madam – Delhi

Posted on December 17, 2012 by

A bright hotel dimmed by the outside Okay so at 1am in the morning our first impression of The Hotel Bright wasn’t too well, er, bright. Our driver Prakash helped us out with the bags, and the three of us … Continue reading →

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Mumbai, menopause and madam – Tears and fears

Posted on December 16, 2012 by

A reluctant passage to India It hit me like a ton of bricks. As I watched my daughter cling to her grandfather, I wondered if this time I had had bitten off more than I could chew. We were at … Continue reading →

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