Incredible India: Jamie’s Journey to Mumbai – Part 3 of 3

WEB 4 India, Mumbai, Public Laundry

Here is the final segment of this Jamie's Journey to Mumbai. What an interesting couple days it was. The public laundry is an incredible place to see if you can make your way inside. I see all those people working in the chemicals for as much as 16 hours a day and think "What a life!" Stay tuned for this surprise ending... It is amazing what can happen even in a city of 20 million people. The … [Read more...]

Incredible India: Jamie’s Journey to Mumbai – Part 2 of 3

WEB 29 India, Mumbai, Public Laundry

Well, here we go with part 2 of these two adventurous days we spent in Bombay! In this segment you'll meet Raj who will play an important role in our surprise ending in part 3. Then we head to Dhobi Gate, the largest public laundry in Asia, where you will meet Samil, a laundry stall owner who will give us a fascinating tour that the tourist do not get to see. This is an amazing travel adventure. … [Read more...]

Incredible India: Jamie’s Journey to Mumbai – Part 1 of 3

The Gateway of India was built to commemorate the visit of King George V and Queen Mary to Bombay, prior to the Delhi Durbar, in December 1911. In 1948 the last British troops to leave India passed through  this gate.

  V Cruisers, As summer begins to wane many of you may be looking ahead to this winter and are considering your travel options. This winter when Regent Seven Seas Cruises Seven Seas Voyager travels down to New Zealand and back from the Mediterranean it will make two calls to Incredible India. You can check out a couple itinerary options. … [Read more...]

Regent Seven Seas Voyager Bids Farewell to Sri Lanka and India on the 2011 World Cruise

Dana and Lilly - one of our lovely guests - dressed in their Indian attire.

Day 103 of 145.  India and Sri Lanka, among others, are great places to visit but as I remind my guests these are not the "usual" destinations for tourists, they are the destinations for travelers.   Tourists visit places that get millions of visitors and everyday the same travel scenarios get repeated over and over again, normally, right down to the well rehearsed and delivered … [Read more...]

Regent Seven Seas Voyager’s 2011 World Cruise: Magnificent Mahabalipuram!

Regent Seven Seas Voyager visits Chennai, India on its 2011 World Cruise.

Day 94 of 145 It is hard to believe that it was 25 years ago since Dana and I last made call at Madras (now Chennai) on the Royal Viking Sky’s1985 World Cruise. Madras is a big city and not a clean city which has a few sites to see in within the metropolis but to really enjoy all it has to offer you have to get out and away from it. One of the more popular sites is the Church of … [Read more...]

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