A ridiculously early start this morning, a 3.30 am departure from Chenderit school for the visit to Venice. Although, I must admit that everything seems more worthwhile when you see the splendid view of the Alps as we fly over Switzerland. Even the view over the sand banks look pretty amazing as we descend into […]

Signing off from Delhi The tour was advertised as a “trip of a lifetime” and an opportunity to discover the “real” India. I think it’s safe to say that everyone has really embraced everything the country has to offer and have been suitably inspired for their next round of artworks. I would like to take […]

We have seen many amazing sites on the tour but it feels very special to once again visit the Taj Mahal at Agra. We avoided the early start time because of the morning mist, and waited to see the beautiful marble mausoleum in the bright sunshine. The architecture looks so prominent against the crisp blue […]

I thought I would use today’s blog to give you a better look at rural India and what it’s like to travel across the country. Almost every aspect of daily life is visible to us as we pass through the local towns and villages, and everything is carried out against an incredible background noise. Engines, […]

Just a 4 hour journey today, unfortunately it happened to take us onto possibly the worst road in India. Our coach must be made of strong stuff! Driving through the town there is no sign of the recent marriage of Mr Brand and Miss Perry. It’s a long way to come to get married. The […]

The elephant ride up to the Amber fort has been the highlight of the day. An incredible experience, thoroughly enjoyed by everyone, and certainly makes the hike up the mountain that bit easier. The palace of mirrors was just incredible, so I have recorded some high definition video which I will upload once I get […]

Vikram, our tour guide gave us an insight into the older ways of Indian life today when we visited the historic houses of former trading families in Mandawa. There is elegance and a true sense of grandeur to the exterior facades even though they are now weathered and decayed. It’s great to get an insight […]

Made the trip to Mandawa today, although it was difficult at times with the coach going on either side of the road, thats of course when there was a road. Driving rules are optional it appears. The only thing you give way for is a vehicle bigger than yours, and cows of course, which are […]

A great day in the oldest part of the city, the sight of the students was causing quite a distraction to the locals as we headed to the mosque. As you can see in the video, traffic flow is not high on the agenda! Once inside the mosque you can see the “glamourous” group in […]

First day in Delhi has gone well. We managed to get to the national gallery of modern art to see the excellent Anish Kapoor exhibition. That was an unexpected visit which was a bonus, and from there it was across to the India gate to look at the war monument. In the surrounding parks, I […]