Udaipur, India – Whirling Women In honor of the Passports with Purpose Fundraising project, I’ve chosen one of my favorite photos from India this week. A last minute decision to go to the nightly cultural show in Udaipur yielded great photographic results.  I arrived late and they sat me right up front, but it was [...]

It’s here…the day the travel blogging community has been waiting for; Passports with Purpose 2011 begins today! What is Passports with Purpose? This is the innovative charity event of the online travel community!  Travel bloggers love to travel and we also love to make this world a better place.  During this holiday season we are [...]

Squaring it Up – Agra, India View of the Taj Mahal from the Agra Fort; a different perspective of the famous and often photographed site.  It was just as spectacular seeing it from the walls of the old Agra Fort. To see more Photo Friday around the web – check out Delicious Baby for more travel [...]

Bucket Bath Delhi, India While volunteering in India, I often walked around the slum neighborhoods to see the family culture.  Family homes don’t have bathrooms, and baths are taken outside in front of the house with buckets.  It didn’t seem to phase the kids, as this was a great way to cool down on a [...]

I recently recieved a little recognition from one of the volunteer companies I worked with in 2007.  Cross Cultural Solutions chose me as their ‘Alumni In Focus’ for their newsletter.  I was rather stunned, but I think they wrote a very nice article that highlights some of the high points of my volunteering with them.  [...]

I just finished the book Holy Cow, a memoir about an Australian’s experiences living in India. It was recommended to me to be a a good book to read before you came to India to get a feeling for the country – or to scare you off. Of course I didn’t end up starting the [...]

For the ‘best of’ Delhi Photography – click here! For the ‘best of’ Agra and Taj Mahal Photography – click here! For the ‘best of’ Rajasthan Photography – click here! I wasn’t supposed to be here, in India that is. When I left the US a year ago I had many people ask me if [...]

I have finally had a chance to upload my hundreds of photos of India. I have went back to the Entries for Spice Diaries and added the links to the pictures. However – I have also added all of the links here to each of the albums for your simple viewing pleasure. Also – for [...]