Ginger Without Borders

From the day we agreed to take a week to travel to North India, like almost every other traveler to India, I wanted to see the Taj Mahal. For context, I admit that, when visiting Italy, I almost did not go to the Leaning Tower of Pisa or to the Florence museum that holds the…

The totally open main level of our hotel in Delhi featured both the reception area (in the front) and the dining room (in the back). The dining area was decorated with large murals on the walls describing the history of Delhi. One of my favourites was the description of Delhi at the time of the Tughlaq Sultan…

Even with my limited knowledge of Indian history, I was aware that a Muslim dynasty ruled Hindu India for many years from Delhi. But I always wondered what was the difference, if any, between the Mughals of India and the Mongols of Mongolia, whose leader Gengis Khan conquered much of the then known world from China…

Our departure from the Delhi airport was delayed while we waited for our baggage to come off the baggage carousel (my least favorite part of checking baggage). My bag was the second to come off the baggage carousel. Even though we had checked in at the same time in Kerala, Kingston’s bag was the very last to…

Mumbai is the largest city in India by population but its geographic location on islands along the western coast limits it to a 169 square mile area. A new city, New Mumbai, was built on the mainland across the inlet from Mumbai to allow for further growth. Delhi, in north central India, covers an area of over…