On the outskirts of modern, high-tech Hyderabad, on a hilltop in the heart of the Old City, one of India’s finest historic palaces recently opened as a luxury hotel…
Category Archives: Travel: India
Trout fishing — and the yearning for peace — in Kashmir
Death returned to Kashmir this month. A fresh wave of violence erupted after a teenage rebel — a local celebrity on social media — was killed in a shootout with police. More than 70 people have died in clashes in August alone. Five thousand more have been injured, according to various news reports. It is an ominous …
Photo of the week: Mumbai
The Gateway of India is one of Mumbai’s most iconic landmarks, and I had the most incredible view of the arch from the balcony of my room at the legendary Taj Mahal Palace Hotel…
Cocktail Recipe: Jasmine Sour Martini from Taj Falaknuma Palace
If you’ve got a jasmine bush in your yard (and the jasmine is blooming throughout Los Angeles at the moment), or if perhaps your neighbor has one… Make this drink! This…
Quick Look: Taj Mahal Palace Hotel, Mumbai
Images from the Taj Mahal Palace Hotel, Mumbai, India (photos by Brad A. Johnson) Mumbai is chaos. Absolute, full-sensory chaos. The noise. The pigeons. The traffic. The incessant honking. The wild dogs barking. The heat. The tongue-wetting aroma …
Photo of the Week: Hyderabad, India
Hyderabad, India (photo by Brad A. Johnson) If this picture doesn’t make you smile, then nothing will. This picture captures the very essence of Hyderabad. These two kids were sitting in the back of a three-wheeler mini cab in the parking lot of t…
Rebirth of Luxury Train Travel: 4 Amazing Journeys
Eastern & Orient Express (Brad A. Johnson)The best way to experience the true soul of a place is to arrive by train. I???m reminded of this after spending several days aboard the Eastern & Oriental Express and disembarking my posh Pullman car at the…
Jungle Book: The Search for Bengal Tigers in Ranthambore, India
An elusive Bengal tiger in Ranthambore ???He???s watching us,??? says the guide, leaning out of our idling Jeep and pointing to the soft-dirt road in the jungle that we???ve been traversing. Monkeys screech overhead, swinging from the Banyan trees. ???He???s …
