Ginger Without Borders

By the time we awoke at our beach hotel, Kingston’s sister and her family had arrived by train. And since the hotel had a pool, the very first thing the kids wanted to do after breakfast (on the veranda atop the hotel with great views of the Indian Ocean) was to play in the pool.…

Lena’s friends had encouraged her to consider Goa as a destination for our trip to India. I noticed that Goa was a 13 hour road trip from Mumbai. Even by air, it was an hour drive from the closest airport. So Goa was placed on the back burner for planning purposes. But we had almost…

The Pink City was our favorite destination In North India, not just because of the planned city within those ancient walls, but the food, the Heritage Hotel and the vibe of the city. We had some time during our last day in Jaipur before our flight back to Mumbai, so we decided to visit the…

While traveling in South India, most of our hotels included both a breakfast and a dinner buffet with the room. So we had labels to explain what we was displayed on the buffet. I still had to ask Kingston questions about many of the dishes but at least I could see what I was eating…

Lena and Dawn decided they needed a rest day after 21 days of “Kingston travel.” Lena had resisted visiting Hindu, Muslim or Christian religious sites, but Dawn and I have often remarked to each other that many of our European trips have centered around visits to Catholic cathedrals, because we both admire the artworks and…