Memsahib in India

What’s in a name? I wondered, thinking about Windermere Estate, Munnar. A wonderful place that’s been imprinted in my psyche for 23 years or so. Somehow, I’d never asked the question. One i...

https://memsahibinindia.com/2024/08/02/windermere-estate-munnar/

Traveling in India with children is a once in a lifetime experience. India is full of stories, it’s like opening an adventure book or stepping into a movie set! With mountain train journeys, wi...

https://memsahibinindia.com/2024/06/16/take-the-kids-india-is-great-destination-for-all-the-family/

I’m privileged to have lived in India and spent a lot of time sampling it’s national parks, I’ve run a lodge in Kanha National Park and written a book about the experience too! Here are som...

https://memsahibinindia.com/2024/06/06/20-things-to-remember-whilst-on-safari-in-india/

Varanasi is unique, ancient and spiritual, artistic and paradoxical. It is one of the most important places of Hinduism as to die here and be cremated is to achieve moksha (freedom from the cycle...

https://memsahibinindia.com/2024/05/26/discovering-india-differently-varanasi/

This morning I was frog marched round Lodhi Gardens, still, there are worse places to exercise! Groups doing laughter yoga which can’t help but bring a smile to their (and our) faces, aunties i...

https://memsahibinindia.com/2024/05/16/snapshots-a-morning-walk-around-lodhi-gardens/

As a seasoned travel professional who has spent over two decades living in and exploring India, I have had the opportunity to stay in a wide range of accommodations across the country. From luxur...

https://memsahibinindia.com/2024/05/15/wanderlust-women-discover-the-magic-of-india-with-these-11-solo-travel-hotspots/

Part 01 – Planning your trip. Think about why you really want to visit India and what interests you. It is very easy to follow a cliched program in India, following the masses just because ever...

https://memsahibinindia.com/2024/05/09/top-tips-for-traveling-to-india-2/

As a seasoned traveller with over 25 years of experience exploring India, including 13 years living in the country (alone) I have gained a wealth of knowledge and insight into navigating this inc...

https://memsahibinindia.com/2024/05/03/top-tips-for-solo-female-travelers-to-india/

The very nature of any sort of tourism as we know it is far from sustainable. The inevitable international flights for one, the on the ground transport for another and over recent decades with tr...

https://memsahibinindia.com/2024/04/22/the-dichotomy-of-tourism-mainstream-vs-sustainable/

I’ve been pondering recently and if I think about it, it was solo travel that changed my life. Back in 1998 I met three people who had a travel company specialising in Africa and they wanted to...

https://memsahibinindia.com/2024/04/17/escorted-small-group-tours-to-india/