October 2014

Roger Wolens writes about the delights of India – environmental and otherwise A visit to the Taj Mahal must always be a top priority for any visit to India, and deservedly so. Its outline is so familiar to everyone that you might expect it to be a rather hackneyed or cliched tourism experience. Not so. […]

Roger Wolens writes about the delights of India – environmental and otherwise Shortly after booking for Kuoni’s Images of India tour, the newspapers were full of the plague outbreak scare in India. Because of this, the Kuoni offered us the option of cancelling or transferring to another tour. As the health risk was at its

Roger Wolens writes about the delights of India – environmental and otherwise Travelling in style makes such a difference My wife Jackie is not the most relaxed air passenger, but in KLM Business Class she managed (dared?) to sleep for the first time in 30 years of flying. We were fortunate to be bumped up

Roger Wolens writes about the delights of India – environmental and otherwise A startling, swirling, superb circus of life In Jaipur we were taken into the middle of that heaving human maelstrom and turned loose. It was THE highlight of a tour absolutely crammed with highlights. We were dropped off in the middle of the

Roger Wolens writes about the delights of India – environmental and otherwise It doesn’t matter where you are in the world, if you fall ill you wish you were somewhere else – anywhere else. It is the same with Delhi Belly. I must confess to feeling a little smug as a few fellow travellers fell

Roger Wolens writes about the delights of India – environmental and otherwise   Our tour included three separate stays at The Claridge’s, which tries in every way to emulate its London namesake. Certainly it creates a good first impression with staff efficiency, tasteful decor, manicured lawns 24-hour restaurant, prompt room service, etc. It caters for

Roger Wolens writes about the delights of India – environmental and otherwise Conmen with some polish We must give off our own special odour when we first arrive in foreign lands. No doubt our pallor helps to identify us as new arrivals – immediately showing that we are at our most vulnerable to the quick-buck